Oviedo vs Las Palmas Prediction

Recent league form

Oviedo's last few Segunda División matches have been mixed: wins away at Valladolid and Albacete sit alongside a home defeat to Leganes and draws against Burgos and Granada. It's the kind of form that shows they can beat decent sides but also drop points they probably shouldn't.

Oviedo: 20 completed matches; Las Palmas: 20 completed matches.

Oviedo

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

18

Conceded

24

Difference

-6

Las Palmas

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

28

Conceded

31

Difference

-3

Las Palmas have been similarly patchy. They won away at Ceuta and beat Albacete at home, but they also lost heavily away at Girona, 5-2, and dropped further points in September against Eibar and Burgos.

Neither side's recent run points clearly towards a strong edge.

Comparative Team Statistics: Oviedo vs Las Palmas

A history of tight contests

These two have met ten times since 2018, and it's been a tight series. Several of those games finished level, including 0-0 and 1-1 draws, and most of the decisive results have been by a single goal.

The most recent meeting, back in April 2023, saw Las Palmas win 1-0 at home. It's an old result now, but it fits the pattern of low-scoring, closely fought games between these two.

History suggests a tight, low-scoring game is likely again.

Barely anything between them

Oviedo sit 12th with eight points from six games, one place and two points behind Las Palmas in 11th. Both have scored and conceded similar amounts, so there's no real gulf in quality on the numbers available.

With positions this close, home advantage alone wouldn't be enough to call this a one-sided affair.

Table position doesn't give either side a clear edge here.

Players to watch

Las Palmas' main attacking threat on the numbers we have is T. Miyashiro, with two goals and two assists in his last six appearances. He looks like their most involved attacker right now.

Oviedo:

Penalty cards:

Aritz Aldasoro x 1

Y. Didi x 3

Las Palmas:

Best scorers:

T. Miyashiro - 2

Best assist providers:

T. Miyashiro - 2

Penalty cards:

Jesé x 1

On the discipline side, Oviedo's Y. Didi has picked up three yellow cards in his last six games, and Aritz Aldasoro has a red card from just three appearances. Las Palmas' Jesé also has a red card in five games without a single yellow, so both sides have had moments of ill-discipline this season.

How this one might play out

Put the table, the recent form and the head-to-head together, and nothing points firmly one way. Oviedo's home form has been decent without being dominant, Las Palmas can win games but also collapse against stronger sides, and their past meetings have mostly been close.

Given the disciplinary records on both sides too, a tight, cagey match wouldn't be a surprise. It's the kind of fixture where small margins could decide it rather than any clear gap in quality.