Las Palmas

vs

Cultural Leonesa

Preview

Las Palmas

• Las Palmas will be looking to regain form after consecutive draws when they host Cultural Leonesa in a clash between two of LaLiga 2’s most improved teams on Saturday.
• Las Palmas have won five, drawn two and lost two of their nine home games in LaLiga 2.
• Las Palmas have drawn their last two games at home 0-0 with CD Mirandes and away 1-1 at AD Ceuta FC.
• His side are fifth in the LaLiga 2 table with 31 points from 18 games and their boss appears to have instilled a control-oriented style that can win games with possession, while being resolute at the other end.
• Garcia’s preferred 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 formations are based on the midfielders rotating around each other and creating overloads in the wide areas to stretch the opposition.

Cultural Leonesa

• Cultural Leonesa have won three of their last five matches, losing their last outing 0-2 at home to SD Huesca.
• Cultural are very different in that they do not like the ball and are disciplined when out of possession, but Cuco Ziganda - appointed as their manager in September 2025 - has made them a tough nut to crack at the back.
• His 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-2 set-ups are always compact and narrow with a focus on getting numbers behind the ball and transitioning quickly into a counter-attack or set-piece opportunity.
• Manu Justo is a classic number nine who doesn’t get many touches of the ball, but is a reliable finisher when things click with five goals in 16 league games so far.
• He will be the focal point of an attack that has scored 15 goals in nine LaLiga 2 away games this season, with Leonesa proving themselves capable of turning up and winning any match, as their 2-1 victory at Eibar shows.

Key Players

• Las Palmas’s ability to play creative soccer, as well as control games, is based on the movement and finishing quality of players like Ale Garcia - the team’s top goalscorer with five in 14 LaLiga 2 appearances.
• Manu Justo is a classic number nine who doesn’t get many touches of the ball, but is a reliable finisher when things click with five goals in 16 league games so far.

Betting Insights

• The home side are the clear favorites at 1.68, with Leonesa 5.81 outsiders.
• Garcia’s side have been solid at Estadio Gran Canaria this season, averaging 1.33 goals scored and 0.78 conceded per home match, which gives us a clue about the kind of game to expect.
• A tight game is expected with Under 2.5 goals coming in at 1.66 - a figure that looks generous given the respective styles of both teams.

Prediction

• Garcia’s men have the edge.
• A tight game is expected with Under 2.5 goals coming in at 1.66.