Las Palmas midfielder Vicente Gomez Umpierrez (L). (Photo : Getty Images)
Reeling contenders UD Las Palmas (3-2-2, 11 points) is set to take on the challenge of lowly club RCD Espanyol (1-3-3, 6 points) in a 2016-2017 La Liga season game to be held at the Estadio Gran Canaria on Friday, Oct. 14.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 2:45 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Las Palmas began the season impressively with two straight lopsided victories over Valencia and Granada. However, the team had been mercurial after that, alternating losses and a win before going on their current two consecutive drawn matches.
Perhaps their most impressive game of the season was their round 6 match against powerhouse squad Real Madrid also at home on Sep. 24, when they leveled with a team that has Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, and Karim Benzema as attackers.
Los Amarillos is coming off a 2-2 draw with newly-promoted side Osasuna on the road at the Estadio El Sadar on Oct. 1 before the international break, as per ESPN.
Osasuna midfielder Roberto Torres drew first blood by scoring a penalty kick in the seventh minute before teammate Sergio Leon doubled the lead in the first half injury time, giving the hosts a 2-0 lead at the break.
Head coach Quique Setien's boys fought back in the second half and scored two goals of their own, courtesy of defensive midfielder Vicente Gomez Umpierrez and team captain David Garcia in the 57th and 90th+1 minutes, to force the draw.
Meanwhile, Espanyol was also held to a 0-0 tie by contending team Villarreal at their home field of Estadi Cornellà-El Prat on Oct. 2, SkySports reported.
It was the fifth winless effort of head coach Quique Flores's side in their last six matches which dropped them to the 17th spot in the 20-team Spanish top flight table.
The team is actually tied on points with bottom three squad Valencia and they also both have identical goal difference values.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a close 1-0 decision for Las Palmas.
Las Palmas starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Lizoain; Macedo, Garcia, Aythami, Lopes; Gomez Umpierrez, Mesa, Dominguez; Garcia, Livaja, Boateng
Espanyol starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Diego Lopez; Rios, David Lopez, Reyes, Sanchez; Reyes, Fuego, Roca, Gullon; Caicedo, Gerard
