Las Palmas vs Atletico Madrid

Las Palmas have a record of seven wins, eight draws and 16 defeats from their 31 league matches this season, with a total of 29 points leaving them in 18th spot in the table, one point behind 17th-placed Alaves.

Pio Pio will enter this match off the back of a 3-1 victory over Getafe, which proved to be their first success since before the winter break, and it is now just one loss from their last four games in Spain's top flight.

Diego Martinez's team faces a challenging double - header, with back - to - back tough matches against Atletico and Athletic Bilbao. Securing points from these two fixtures would significantly enhance their chances of staying in the league.

Las Palmas possess a potent attacking force. Fabio Silva and Sandro Ramirez have combined for 18 goals in La Liga this season, demonstrating their goal - scoring prowess. Additionally, Oli McBurnie has found the back of the net in his last two league outings, against Real Sociedad and Getafe.

In the 2023 - 2024 season, La Union Deportiva pulled off a surprising 2 - 1 victory over Atletico in the corresponding match. However, earlier this season, when they traveled to the Spanish capital for the return fixture, they were defeated 2 - 0.

Atletico head into this encounter on the back of consecutive victories, having overcome Sevilla and Real Valladolid in their last two games. These wins came after a six - game winless streak across all competitions, a slump that dashed their hopes of winning any trophies this season.

Simeone's side were knocked out of the Copa del Rey in the semi-finals by Barcelona at the start of April, while they were eliminated from the Champions League on penalties by bitter rivals Real Madrid last month.

Successive defeats to Getafe and Barcelona also proved very damaging to their La Liga title hopes, and Atletico are currently third in the table, seven points behind the leaders Barcelona with just seven games left.

The Red and Whites are comfortable when it comes to the top four, though, sitting 12 points ahead of fifth-placed Villarreal, and securing Champions League football for next season was the minimum requirement for this term.

Atletico have picked up 26 points from their 15 away league games during the 2024-25 campaign, and they will be heading to a Las Palmas side that have only collected 14 points from their 15 home league fixtures this term.

Las Palmas will again be missing Benito Ramirez and Jasper Cillessen on Saturday due to injury problems, while Kirian Rodriguez is out for the remainder of the campaign, having suffered a cancer relapse towards the start of this year.

Head coach Martinez could name the same side that took to the field for the first whistle against Getafe, including positions for Sandro, McBurnie and Silva, who are all in strong form entering the final straight.

There is likely to be a change at right-back, though, with Marvin Park set to be introduced for Viti Rozada.

As for Atletico, Angel Correa is still suspended, while Samuel Lino and Rodrigo De Paul will miss the game through injury.

The capital giants have not reported any fresh concerns from their clash with Real Valladolid last time out, and head coach Simeone may decide to name an unchanged XI for the fixture with Las Palmas.

Alexander Sorloth is pushing to be introduced in the final third of the field alongside Julian Alvarez, but Antoine Griezmann is expected to keep his spot, while Koke is likely to again be the player to benefit from the absence of De Paul.

Las Palmas possible starting lineup:

Horkas; Park, Suarez, McKenna, Marmol; Munoz, Bajcetic, Essugo, Sandro; McBurnie, F Silva

Atletico Madrid possible starting lineup:

Oblak; Llorente, Gimenez, Lenglet, Galan; Simeone, Barrios, Koke, Gallagher; Griezmann, Alvarez