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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sat 12.March
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes (23156 seats)

This match stars two teams dwelling in the carpet of the La Liga, Granada at 17th spot and Elche sitting at 14th. A decent chance for one of the squads to upgrade their situation.

Insights:
  • Granada have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in La Liga
  • Elche have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both sides have had ample time to rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's trust this will be an enthusiastic fixture!

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Granada form and stats

The story so far in the La Liga for Granada at their home stadium (Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats. When Granada hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Levante, Mallorca, Granada, Getafe, Cadiz and Deportivo Alaves), they have won 2 of 4 matches!

In their previous game, the manager Moreno led his Granada to a defeat away at Valencia. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes. Midfielder Uzuni was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.23 (out of ten) in that game. Uzuni dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Cadiz.

Granada has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Granada defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Elche form and stats

There's been little loot from Elche's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 14 away games in the La Liga. Elche only have 2 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 3 draws. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Elche have lost on their last two travels.

This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Barcelona with 1-2 on the scoreboard.

Prior to that match, the Elche manager Vílchez faced defeat when travelling to Levante and losing 0-3.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Elche have conceded 25 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Granada and Elche have duelled previously this season: Elche - Granada 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Granada five wins, four draws and Elche one victory. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

GranadaJ. Molina Vidal
J. Molina Vidal
7 goals
ElcheP. Milla Peña
P. Milla Peña
7 goals
ElcheL. Boyé
L. Boyé
7 goals

Granada missing players

Elche missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Granada Elche
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 14 27
5 4 2 Won W 1 2 7
10 4 2 Drew D 1 3 8
12 5 0 Lost L 2 9 12
28 17 7 Scored S 3 13 29
43 21 3 Conceded C 6 25 39
89% 92% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
78% 85% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 71% 70%
44% 54% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 57% 56%
30% 31% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 29% 26%
19% 31% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 7%
59% 77% 75% BTTS BTTS 25% 57% 59%
19% 15% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 7% 19%
33% 15% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 36% 30%
 
3.9 4 3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 2.7 3.9
5.3 4.5 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 6.1 5.4
2.6 2.5 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.8 2.7
2 2 1 Red cards R C 1 1 4
 
10.1 10.8 12 Shots (avg) S ( 6.8 6.4 8.8
3.3 3.4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.4 3
31% 39% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 39% 35%
 
15.7 15.1 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 13 14.9 13.6
5.4 5.6 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5.3 4.8
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Elche have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Elche have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Elche have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Elche haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Granada have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Granada have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in La Liga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 27 19 6 2 56 21 14 10 4 0 32 9 13 9 2 2 24 12 35 63
2 Sevilla 27 15 10 2 39 18 13 10 3 0 28 11 14 5 7 2 11 7 21 55
3 Barcelona 26 13 9 4 48 29 12 8 2 2 27 13 14 5 7 2 21 16 19 48
4 Atletico Madrid 27 14 6 7 50 35 13 8 3 2 23 12 14 6 3 5 27 23 15 48
5 Real Betis 27 14 4 9 49 35 14 7 2 5 26 18 13 7 2 4 23 17 14 46
6 Real Sociedad 27 12 8 7 28 29 13 7 4 2 10 6 14 5 4 5 18 23 -1 44
7 Villarreal 27 11 9 7 47 26 14 8 4 2 34 14 13 3 5 5 13 12 21 42
8 Athletic Club 27 10 10 7 32 26 13 7 2 4 22 14 14 3 8 3 10 12 6 40
9 Valencia 27 9 9 9 41 43 14 5 6 3 22 18 13 4 3 6 19 25 -2 36
10 Celta de Vigo 27 9 8 10 33 31 14 5 3 6 20 19 13 4 5 4 13 12 2 35
11 Osasuna 27 9 8 10 26 31 14 3 6 5 11 19 13 6 2 5 15 12 -5 35
12 Espanyol 27 8 8 11 33 40 14 7 4 3 21 16 13 1 4 8 12 24 -7 32
13 Rayo Vallecano 26 9 4 13 28 32 13 8 2 3 20 9 13 1 2 10 8 23 -4 31
14 Elche 27 7 8 12 29 39 13 5 5 3 16 14 14 2 3 9 13 25 -10 29
15 Getafe 27 6 9 12 26 32 13 6 3 4 19 13 14 0 6 8 7 19 -6 27
16 Mallorca 27 6 8 13 26 45 14 4 6 4 13 14 13 2 2 9 13 31 -19 26
17 Granada 27 5 10 12 28 43 13 4 4 5 17 21 14 1 6 7 11 22 -15 25
18 Cadiz 27 4 12 11 23 39 14 1 8 5 11 18 13 3 4 6 12 21 -16 24
19 Deportivo Alaves 27 5 7 15 21 44 14 4 4 6 10 15 13 1 3 9 11 29 -23 22
20 Levante 27 3 9 15 29 54 13 2 6 5 16 21 14 1 3 10 13 33 -25 18

Granada:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 27 19 6 2 56 21 14 10 4 0 32 9 13 9 2 2 24 12 35 63
2 Sevilla 27 15 10 2 39 18 13 10 3 0 28 11 14 5 7 2 11 7 21 55
3 Barcelona 26 13 9 4 48 29 12 8 2 2 27 13 14 5 7 2 21 16 19 48
4 Atletico Madrid 27 14 6 7 50 35 13 8 3 2 23 12 14 6 3 5 27 23 15 48
5 Real Betis 27 14 4 9 49 35 14 7 2 5 26 18 13 7 2 4 23 17 14 46
6 Real Sociedad 27 12 8 7 28 29 13 7 4 2 10 6 14 5 4 5 18 23 -1 44
7 Villarreal 27 11 9 7 47 26 14 8 4 2 34 14 13 3 5 5 13 12 21 42
8 Athletic Club 27 10 10 7 32 26 13 7 2 4 22 14 14 3 8 3 10 12 6 40
9 Valencia 27 9 9 9 41 43 14 5 6 3 22 18 13 4 3 6 19 25 -2 36
10 Celta de Vigo 27 9 8 10 33 31 14 5 3 6 20 19 13 4 5 4 13 12 2 35
11 Osasuna 27 9 8 10 26 31 14 3 6 5 11 19 13 6 2 5 15 12 -5 35
12 Espanyol 27 8 8 11 33 40 14 7 4 3 21 16 13 1 4 8 12 24 -7 32
13 Rayo Vallecano 26 9 4 13 28 32 13 8 2 3 20 9 13 1 2 10 8 23 -4 31
14 Elche 27 7 8 12 29 39 13 5 5 3 16 14 14 2 3 9 13 25 -10 29
15 Getafe 27 6 9 12 26 32 13 6 3 4 19 13 14 0 6 8 7 19 -6 27
16 Mallorca 27 6 8 13 26 45 14 4 6 4 13 14 13 2 2 9 13 31 -19 26
17 Granada 27 5 10 12 28 43 13 4 4 5 17 21 14 1 6 7 11 22 -15 25
18 Cadiz 27 4 12 11 23 39 14 1 8 5 11 18 13 3 4 6 12 21 -16 24
19 Deportivo Alaves 27 5 7 15 21 44 14 4 4 6 10 15 13 1 3 9 11 29 -23 22
20 Levante 27 3 9 15 29 54 13 2 6 5 16 21 14 1 3 10 13 33 -25 18

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