Las Palmas vs Atletico Madrid

The stakes are high for La Liga relegation fighters Las Palmas as they host title hopefuls Atletico Madrid at Estadio de Gran Canaria in a ‘make or break’ fixture.

Las Palmas fought back from a deficit to beat Getafe 3-1 last weekend and arrest an underwhelming 13-game run without victory in all competitions since the start of 2025 (D4, L9). More importantly, that triumph steered them a point away from the drop zone, bolstering their hopes of avoiding relegation in their second consecutive season in La Liga. However, manager Diego Martinez has yet to oversee a home league win this calendar year (D2, L4). On a positive note, Las Palmas stunned Atletico Madrid 2-1 in this corresponding fixture last term, marking their only win in 11 top-flight H2Hs (L1). Furthermore, that was Martinez’s first H2H win against this opposition as manager after six failed attempts to beat them beforehand (D2, L4).

In the meantime, Atletico Madrid made it 22 consecutive top-flight meetings with Las Palmas in which they found the net with a 2-0 win in this season’s reverse fixture, suggesting this should be ‘another day in the office’ for Diego Simeone’s side. Moreover, Los Verdiblancos are on an 11-game scoring run in La Liga after a 4-2 rout of rock-bottom Valladolid last weekend, though they only won five times in that sequence (D4, L2). However, a third league title under Simone looks unlikely as they trail pacesetters Barcelona by seven points. Still, they’re on the verge of securing a 13th consecutive Champions League qualification after opening up a 12-point gap to fifth-placed Villarreal.