Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — FC Barcelona 1st with 88 points, Las Palmas 19th with 32, 56 apart. Per game in the league, Las Palmas were scoring 1.05 and conceding 1.61, FC Barcelona 2.68 and 1.03, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
Las Palmas had lost three in a row, having scored in 6 consecutive games. FC Barcelona had won four straight, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Over the last five, Las Palmas had taken 1 of 15 points to FC Barcelona's 13.
9 meetings are on record — 1 won by Las Palmas, 7 by FC Barcelona, 1 drawn, at 3.11 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 78% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
The match was played at Estadio de Gran Canaria (capacity 32,392). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
FC Barcelona: Dani Olmo (62'), Ferran Torres (90')
Key stats
Possession: Las Palmas 30% · FC Barcelona 70% · Total shots: 10-15 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 5-3