LaLiga Preview: Las Palmas Aims for First Win; Will Celta Vigo’s Away Struggles Continue?

On October 6 at 00:30, the 9th round of the 2024-25 LaLiga season will see Las Palmas host Celta Vigo. In this match, Las Palmas hopes to leverage their home advantage to secure their first victory of the season. Conversely, the offensively strong but defensively weak Celta Vigo has had a terrible away record this season, losing all three of their away games.

In the first eight rounds of the current LaLiga season, Las Palmas has only managed three draws and five losses, accumulating three points. Not only are they at the bottom of the table, but they are also the only team among the 20 in LaLiga yet to win a game. The reason for Las Palmas’ predicament is largely due to their poor defensive performance, conceding an average of two goals per game, making them the second-worst defense in the league, only slightly better than Valladolid (conceding an average of 2.13 goals).

To date, Las Palmas has played four home and four away games in the season. Their away record is four losses from four matches, while their home record is one loss and three draws. These three draws include a 1-1 draw against defending champions Real Madrid. Las Palmas’ starting goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen suffered a left knee injury during the 1-1 draw with Betis and will be out for several weeks. As a result, substitute goalkeeper Jorgaqui stepped up, making four crucial saves (including saving a penalty) in the 1-3 loss to Villarreal last round, earning him the title of best player in that match. Sandro Ramirez missed the last game against Villarreal due to injury, and his availability for this game remains uncertain.

Celta Vigo currently stands at three wins, one draw, and four losses, accumulating ten points and ranking tenth in the league. After a promising start with two consecutive wins, Celta Vigo’s form has declined, with just one win, one draw, and four losses in their last six games. In their most recent three games, Celta Vigo has drawn once and lost twice. Celta Vigo is a team with a strong offense but a weak defense, averaging 1.88 goals scored and conceded per game. They are the fourth-highest scoring team, behind Barcelona (averaging 3.13 goals), Real Madrid (averaging 2.13 goals), and Villarreal (averaging 2.13 goals); however, they are also the third-worst defense in terms of goals conceded, only better than Valladolid (averaging 2.13 goals conceded) and Las Palmas (averaging 2 goals conceded).

Celta Vigo’s away record is also very poor, having lost all three away games this season: 3-4 to Villarreal, 2-3 to Osasuna, and 1-3 to Athletic Bilbao. In their last game, Celta Vigo drew 1-1 with Girona, marking veteran Iago Aspas’ 500th appearance for Celta Vigo. He came on as a substitute for 25 minutes and scored the equalizer for Celta Vigo. Regarding Aspas being a substitute for his milestone game, Celta Vigo’s coach Eduardo Coudet said, “Aspas is too important to us. When he’s on the field, our attack becomes very threatening. However, the recent schedule has been too tight, and we need him to rest, so I had to be the ‘bad guy’.”

In terms of head-to-head records, in the last 20 meetings, Las Palmas has won eight, drawn five, and lost seven. But in the last five encounters, Celta Vigo has won four and lost one.

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