LaLiga 2024/2025 - Matchday 25
UD Las Palmas-FC Barcelona: Match statistics and curiosities
A Blaugrana expedition will travel to Gran Canaria to face the 'Pío-Pío' team this Saturday at 9:00 p.m. in the twenty-fifth round of LaLiga
FC Barcelona will play its first matchday as La Liga leader again. It will be the twenty-fifth, scheduled for the Gran Canaria Stadium at 9:00 p.m. Spanish peninsular time, against UD Las Palmas. The first meeting this season between the two teams took place in the fifteenth match of the competition, just one day after the 125th anniversary of the Catalans, and ended with a defeat for the hosts (1-2). Curiously, despite the multiple changes that both have undergone in terms of positions in the table, they face each other again with the Catalans first and the yellows seventeenth.
The first match was played on a Saturday, while Real Madrid played the following day, against Getafe. The white team beat their neighbor (2-0) and took advantage of the Blaugrana's stumble to move into the top spot in the table. On this occasion, the scenario is similar. The Culés and Merengues are tied on points, with 51 and Barça is the one who plays first. If they lose to Las Palmas and Ancelotti's pupils beat Girona, the overtaking will be repeated with the 'Pío-Pío' team as executioner for the second consecutive time.
Historical records between Las Palmas and FC Barcelona
UD Las Palmas has been in the First Division for 36 seasons. This is the second consecutive one in which it is. Its longest streak competing in the highest category of Spanish football is 19 campaigns, something it achieved between 1964 and 1983. In the present century, it has not exceeded three consecutive seasons and did so between 2015-2018. Currently, it is in seventeenth position, with 23 points, tied with Valencia (18th) and with one more unit than Alavés (19th). Avoiding relegation would equal their record for the current century.
In the 36 seasons they have been in LaLiga, they have faced FC Barcelona 71 times, 36 at the Blaugrana ground and 35 on Canary Island territory. The Catalans have won 43 times, drawn 8 and lost 20. The results in favour of the Catalan club have mostly come at home (30 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses), in which they have scored 111 goals and conceded 21. In contrast, in Gran Canaria, Barça have won 13 times, drawn 5 and lost 17, in which they have scored 50 goals and conceded 42.
| PLACE | MATCHES | WINS | DRAWS | DEFEATS | GOALS |
| Barcelona | 36 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 111 GF, 21 GC |
| Gran Canaria | 35 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 50 GF, 42 GC |
| Total | 71 | 43 | 8 | 20 | 161 GF, 63 GC |
Likewise, the domestic competition is not the only tournament in which these two teams have faced each other. It has also happened in the Copa del Rey. There have been 7 matches played in the aforementioned trophy, divided between the round of 16 (2), semi-final (4) and final (1). FC Barcelona has won 5 of them, compared to 1 for Las Palmas. The remaining one, tied during the 120 minutes, was resolved on penalties in favor of the azulgranas. However, the island team has never been able to eliminate the Catalan team.
| PLACE | MATCHES | WINS | DRAWS | DEFEATS | GOALS |
| Barcelona | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 GF, 1 GC |
| Gran Canaria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 GF, 1 GC |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 GF, 1 GC |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 GF, 3 GC |
In the history of the duel between Las Palmas and Barça, 242 goals have been scored in 78 matches, which is an average of 3.10 per match. The top scorers in these clashes are Eulogio Martínez (FC Barcelona, 9 goals), Carles Rexach (FC Barcelona, 8 goals), Germán Dévora (UD Las Palmas, 7 goals), Luis Suárez Miramontes (FC Barcelona, 7 goals) and José Manuel León (UD Las Palmas, 7 goals). In the current century, the top scorer is Luis Suárez, the Uruguayan, with 6 goals. He is followed by Neymar and Messi, both with 4. Of the current Barça squad, the benchmark in this statistic is Raphinha, with 2.
Matches at the Gran Canaria Stadium in the 21st century
This Saturday's match will take place at the Gran Canaria Stadium, with Las Palmas as host. In the current century, both teams have met at this venue 5 times. FC Barcelona has won on 3 occasions, while the other 2 have ended in a draw. The home team has not managed to beat the Catalans at home this century.
| SEASON | MATCH |
|---|---|
| 2001/2002 | UD Las Palmas 0-0 FC Barcelona |
| 2015/2016 | UD Las Palmas 1-2 FC Barcelona |
| 2016/2017 | UD Las Palmas 1-4 FC Barcelona |
| 2017/2018 | UD Las Palmas 1-1 FC Barcelona |
| 2023/2024 | UD Las Palmas 1-2 FC Barcelona |
In these 5 matches, the distribution of goals has been as follows: Neymar Jr. (6); Luis Suárez (4); Messi, Gündogan, Ferran Torres, Pedro Bigas, William José, Munir El Haddadi and Jonathan Calleri (1). The goal he scored in the penultimate match was scored with the yellow jersey, despite being a Barça youth player.
Match trivia
- UD Las Palmas have played 7 games in 2025, 6 in LaLiga and 1 in the Copa del Rey. They have lost all of them, except for a draw against Osasuna, conceding 18 goals and scoring 6. They have not won a game since December 22, the last game they played in 2024, against Espanyol (1-0), the former team of their coach, Diego Martínez.
- FC Barcelona are undefeated in 2025. They have played 12 games: 5 in LaLiga, 3 in the Copa del Rey, 2 in the Champions League, 2 in the Spanish Super Cup. They have won 11 and drawn 1, scoring 42 goals and conceding 11. They have not lost a match since December 22, the last match they played in 2023, against Atlético de Madrid (1-2).
- FC Barcelona has scored 11 goals and conceded 1 in the four matches they have played in February. On the other hand, UD Las Palmas has scored 3, compared to the 7 they have conceded in 3 games.
