Las Palmas have a record of six wins, five draws and 13 defeats from their 24 La Liga matches this season, with a total of 23 points leaving them in 17th spot, level on points with 18th-placed Valencia and just one ahead of Alaves in 19th.

Diego Martinez's side are in worrying form, picking up just one point from their last six league matches, while they have lost their last three against Girona, Villarreal and Mallorca to slide down the division.

Pio Pio have not actually been victorious in Spain's top flight since before the winter break, and at that stage, the team were in excellent form, including a 2-1 success over Barcelona in the reverse match.

Los Amarillos are struggling for results at this moment in time, while they have only picked up 13 points from their 12 home league matches this season, which is among the worst records in the division.

Barcelona, meanwhile, have the best away record in La Liga this season, securing 27 points from 13 games, and Hansi Flick's side will head into this game full of confidence due to their recent form.

The Catalan giants moved to the top of the La Liga table on Monday night courtesy of a 1-0 success over Rayo Vallecano, with Robert Lewandowski netting the only goal of the contest to secure a vital three points.

Barcelona and Real Madrid both have 51 points to show from their 24 league matches this season, but the former are at the summit due to their superior head-to-head record, while Atletico Madrid in third are just a point behind.

Flick's side have won each of their last four games in La Liga, while they are unbeaten in their last 12 games in all competitions dating back to before the winter break, when they suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Atletico.

Barcelona are chasing a treble this season, breezing into the knockout round of the Champions League, while they will face Atletico in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final next week.

The Catalan side have not actually lost an away game against Las Palmas since February 1991, while they have not been beaten by Saturday's opponents at Estadio Gran Canaria in Spain's top flight since February 1986.

Las Palmas possible starting lineup:

Cillessen; Rozada, Suarez, Pelmard, Marmol; Loiodice, Bajcetic; Sandro, Munoz, Moleiro; McBurnie

Barcelona possible starting lineup:

Szczesny; Kounde, Araujo, I Martinez, Balde; De Jong, Pedri; Raphinha, Gavi, Yamal; Lewandowski