Predictions La Liga - Las Palmas vs Sevilla

La Liga -  Las Palmas vs Sevilla
Match Time: 17-08-2024 02:30 Saturday (GMT+7)
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Las Palmas will be welcoming a familiar face back to Estadio Gran Canaria on Friday evening, as Garcia Pimienta left his role as head coach of Pio Pio at the end of last season to take charge of Sevilla.

Los Amarillos secured a return to La Liga by finishing second in the 2022-23 Segunda Division season, and they were then 16th in the top flight last term to make it back-to-back campaigns at this level of football.

Las Palmas were seven points clear of the relegation zone, and they will be a team to watch this term considering the incredible turnaround of players over the summer, with 12 arriving and 10 leaving, so there will be a fresh look to the squad during the 2024-25 campaign.

Luis Carrion is now in charge of the team, with the 45-year-old leaving Real Oviedo to move to the top-flight outfit, and he will be desperate to start his reign with a victory on Friday night.

Las Palmas played six times over the summer, including a goalless draw with Liverpool last Sunday, but their only pre-season victory was a 4-0 success over Union Sur Yaiza earlier this month.

Sevilla were also last in action against Liverpool last weekend, suffering a 4-1 defeat to the Reds, but they beat a Premier League outfit in the shape of Fulham 2-1 earlier this month.

Los Nervionenses have had a difficult couple of seasons in Spain's top flight, finishing 12th and 14th in their last two campaigns, which has been a huge drop-off considering their regular presence in the top four of late.

Last season's 14th-placed finish represented their worst performance in La Liga since being relegated at the end of the 1999-2000 campaign, so there is huge room for improvement in the coming season.

Rojiblancos have also had a big turnaround in terms of players this summer, with Lucien Agoume and Kelechi Iheanacho among those to arrive, while Albert Sambi Lokonga and Saul Niguez have joined on loan from Arsenal and Atletico Madrid respectively.

Sevilla have dominated the recent meetings between these two sides, triumphing in their last seven encounters in Spain's top flight, including a 2-0 success in the corresponding fixture in 2023-24.

Prediction: Las Palmas 1-2 Sevilla