A spirited clash unfolds in Villamarín as Real Betis faces UD Las Palmas in a Spanish league confrontation on Sunday evening at the Benito Villamarín Stadium, kickoff at 9 p.m. This match is part of LaLiga 2023-2024 matchday 14, and it promises to be a tactical showdown between two ambitious teams.
Betis welcomes Las Palmas to this historic venue with eyes on securing another home win. The latest form shows Betis coming off a mixed run, while Las Palmas arrives seeking to extend its improving away performances into southern Spain.
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Key historical notes to consider:
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Real Betis lost two of their last three league meetings with Las Palmas, registering only one win in that span. Yet, Betis previously enjoyed a stronger head-to-head record against the Canaries, with five wins and four draws in their last ten top-flight clashes.
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At home, Real Betis has not fallen to Las Palmas in eleven previous LaLiga visits, recording nine wins and two draws. They have also posted a four-match winning streak at home against Las Palmas without conceding a goal—the best such run in direct encounters in this fixture set.
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Las Palmas’s road trips to Andalusia have yielded two wins in their last five visits to local clubs in LaLiga, with only two defeats and three draws in those excursions. The team had not secured a league win in any of its fifteen prior visits to Andalusian sides before that October result against a neighboring club, a 1-2 victory.
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Betis currently carries an eight-match unbeaten run in LaLiga with three wins and five draws, marking their strongest continuous spell without a loss in a single season since late 2020, during a stretch also guided by Manuel Pellegrini at the helm.
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Las Palmas has claimed five victories in its last eight LaLiga fixtures, with one draw and two losses in that run. It matches the number of wins from its previous fifty top-tier matches, highlighting a period of consistency at this level.
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Real Betis Balompié has lost only two of its thirteen LaLiga games in the 23/24 season, equaling the best-ever defeat count at this stage in the 21st century, a mark previously achieved in the 2002/03 and 2004/05 campaigns.
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Las Palmas has enjoyed higher ball possession across all 13 LaLiga games this season, averaging 58 percent. They are the only team to lead possession in every match of this edition.
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William José has struck three goals in three LaLiga matches against Las Palmas, scoring in both home appearances for his former club and continuing to be a scoring threat in this fixture.
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Las Palmas goalkeeper Álvaro Vallés has stopped 78 percent of the shots he has faced this LaLiga campaign, with 43 saves from 55 shots faced. This is the highest percentage among goalkeepers with at least five appearances this season.
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Manuel Pellegrini has won both of his competitive meetings against Las Palmas as a coach, with victories achieved while at Villarreal in the Copa del Rey rounds in late 2007 and early 2008.
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