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2023/24 Spanish La Liga
Matchday 2
Valencia CF v Las Palmas
Estadio de Mestalla
Valencia, Spain
Friday, 18 August 2023
Kick-off is at 20h30
Valencia CF will be looking to record their second successive win in
Spanish La Liga when they face La Palmas on 18 August.
Current Form
The Bats emerged as 2-1 winners over Sevilla FC away on 11 August and they are undefeated in their last three league games.
Valencia are also unbeaten in their last four home matches having recorded two draws and two wins at the Estadio de Mestalla.
While Palmas were held to a 1-1 draw by Real Mallorca at home on 12 August as they extended their winless run to 17 La Liga matches.
The Yellows are also winless in their last 17 matches on the road having registered five defeats and 12 draws as the visitors.
Team News
Cristhian Mosquera and Alberto Marí are injury doubts after the Valencia duo missed the game against Sevilla.
Las Palmas, on the other hand, will be without the duo of Fabio González and Alberto Moleiro who are currently injured.
Quotes
"It was a very complete team performance," Valencia manager Ruben Baraja said after masterminding a win over Sevilla.
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"We were able to maintain the intensity and rhythm that we had to have in the game and withstood some situations that arose when it was 1-1 and Sevilla pushed.
"We have to be very happy with the result and the effort; we took a big reward at a very difficult ground, against a Sevilla that push a lot. We are happy with the result.”
Head-to-Head
Palmas emerged as 2-1 winners over Valencia in their last meeting in La Liga and the game took place at the Estadio de Gran Canaria on 20 January 2018.
Prior to that, the Bats had snapped their three-match winless run against the Yellows in the league with a 1-0 win on 18 August 2017.
La Liga matchday 2 fixtures
Friday, 18 August
18:30 - Real Mallorca v Villarreal CF
20:30 - Valencia CF v Las Palmas
Saturday, 19 August
16:00 - Real Sociedad v Celta Vigo
18:30 - UD Almeria v Real Madrid
20:30 - CA Osasuna v Athletic Bilbao
Sunday, 20 August
16:30 - Girona FC v Getafe CF
18:30 - FC Barcelona v Cadiz CF
20:30 - Real Betis v Atletico Madrid
Monday, 21 August
18:00 - Deportivo Alaves v Sevilla FC
20:30 - Granada CF v Rayo Vallecano
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