Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Villarreal (5th, 70 pts) held a 38-point advantage over Las Palmas (19th, 32 pts). Recent form flatters Villarreal's table spot — 1st league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 5th. Per game in the league, Las Palmas were scoring 1.05 and conceding 1.61, Villarreal 1.87 and 1.34, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
Las Palmas had not won in 5 games. Over the last five, Las Palmas had taken 1 of 15 points to Villarreal's 10.
Across 11 recorded meetings, Las Palmas have 4 wins to Villarreal's 4, with 3 draws, at 2.45 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Estadio de Gran Canaria (capacity 32,392). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Las Palmas: Manu Fuster (84') · Villarreal: Ayoze Pérez (66'), Alejandro Baena (53')
Key stats
Possession: Las Palmas 57% · Villarreal 43% · Total shots: 20-9 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 6-5