Sevilla vs Las Palmas: La Liga Survival at Stake in Relegation Showdown

Everything on the Line: Sevilla and Las Palmas Face Off for La Liga Survival

Few matches this season carry the emotional weight of Sevilla vs Las Palmas. With relegation fears hanging over both clubs, every minute on May 13, 2025, will feel like a final. For fans in Seville, the nerves have barely settled—their team sits just four points above the drop zone, with an unsteady record that makes survival anything but certain. Las Palmas, desperate for points and finding themselves six behind their hosts, know that anything less than victory could push them to the brink.

Sevilla are used to fighting higher up the table, but this campaign has gone off-script. They've managed just 38 points from 35 matches, barely hanging above 18th-place Leganes. Their last five games tell a story of frustration and missed chances—no wins, a nail-biting 2-2 draw with Leganes, and a gut-punch 3-2 loss to Celta Vigo. Defense has become a shared effort, with names like Nemanja Gudelj and Kike Salas stepping up to score, but the overall sense is one of a team trying to plug holes in a leaky ship.

On the other side, Las Palmas fans are running out of fingernails to chew on. The team’s run of three straight losses is a bitter pill, especially the 1-0 slip-up against Rayo Vallecano, which felt like a missed opportunity to claw back ground. Las Palmas have taken just eight wins from 35 matches, and their defense gives up too many soft goals, especially away from home.

History, Form, and the Players Who Make a Difference

When you look at their head-to-head history, Sevilla just about have the upper hand, with a 29-26-10 edge. Still, it's not a slam dunk—Las Palmas haven’t beaten Sevilla since the 2015/16 season, but they did manage a 2-2 draw in this season's earlier face-off, a result that showed just how tight these relegation battles can get.

Home advantage? Usually, that helps—but Sevilla have only won five of their 17 home games. That should make Las Palmas optimistic, until you see their own away stats: ten losses from 17. There's little comfort for either side, just tension and uncertainty.

In attack, Las Palmas rely heavily on Sandro Ramirez and Fabio Silva. With 19 goals between them, they carry the hopes of an entire club trying to survive another season in La Liga. Sevilla, meanwhile, will be worried about their recent defensive slips; if they're not careful, one sharp counter from Las Palmas could undo them.

Even the bookmakers, who usually lean strongly one way or another, are speaking in cautious tones. Sevilla are slight favorites at 1.7 odds, but nobody is writing off Las Palmas’ ability to cause an upset, especially with the home side’s recent shakiness. This meeting could easily tilt on a single moment or a flash of brilliance—or a costly mistake.

After this clash, it only gets more intense. Las Palmas must face Leganes and Espanyol, two matches that offer as much danger as hope. Sevilla’s future is by no means secure either, leaving both sets of fans to nervously calculate points, pray for favorable results elsewhere, and pin their hopes on a night that will decide far more than just league position.