Third will play hosts to 18th in the Segunda Division this international break as Las Palmas welcomes Sporting Gijon to the Estadio de gran canaria with the aims to move on from a terrible run of form recently.
Las Palmas have lost grip on first place and moved down into third after a poor run saw them demolished 4-1 by Tenerife last time out. Alvaro Jimenez did score that day, but the club now sit behind Granada in second on goals difference as a result and adrift of Eibar by four points in first.
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Las Palmas also drew 2-2 with Malaga just prior to that result, as Pejino and Jonathan Viera scored a goal each although they drew 0-0 with Andorra just prior to that too.
Combine this with another goalless draw against Leganes, and it means the club's only win in the past five games came in a 2-0 victory over Ponferradina.
García Pimienta's are still favoured to challenge for promotion back into La Liga, although they are now only above Levante by two points in fourth.
Las Palmas have also scored just 38 goals in 32 games, but they do head into this one with the second fewest goals conceded in the Segunda Division this season.
As for Gijon, they continue to fight for survival in the second tier of Spanish football, although they are now boasting of a much healthier gap over Malaga in 20th.
They now sit above the 20th-placed club by 10 points and come into this come with just eight wins on the board, 13 draws and 11 losses in the league.
On the other hand, Gijon have not won in the past three games, as they drew in a lacklustre goalless game with Burgos last weekend after having just two shots on target.
Prior to this, they played out a thrilling 4-3 game against Mirandes at home and almost came back to draw with two late goals from Alex Garcia.
The club's last victory came in a 1-0 victory over Tenerife back at the end of February, as they also lost to Albacete in the league and saw another defeat against Andorra.
Despite the poor form throughout March, Las Palmas are still above Gijon by 19 points and should get the win here. Forebet predicts a victory for the home side and for the game to see under 2.5 goals to make it 16 wins this season.