Granada vs Athletic Club match preview: Even contest expected at Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 19.July
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes (23156 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the La Liga table so far. Here's the Granada - Athletic Club latest:

It's no vacation for neither Granada nor Athletic Club as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

These teams have little in common geographically as Athletic Club have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

Athletic is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Granada form and stats

Granada have collected 30 points from their La Liga home games so far after 9-3-6.

Granada are returning here after visiting Mallorca in a La Liga game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Víctor Díaz and Carlos Fernández scored the goal(s). Preceding that match was the home game against Real Madrid that was lost 1-2.

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of D. Martínez Penas when Carlos Fernández scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Granada have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won nine, drawn one and lost two.

Granada are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 18 games. From these home matches, Granada have conceded only 16 goals.

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Athletic Club form and stats

4 wins, 8 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Athletic Club playing as the away team in the La Liga this season. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Athletic, as they have won on their previous two travels.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a La Liga home defeat versus Leganés with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Levante at their stadium, the result 2-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Athletic Club playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were two Athletic Club wins, three draws and five defeats.

Athletic Club have scored 20 goals on their travels this season, from 18 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Athletic have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Granada and Athletic Club have met before this season: Athletic Club - Granada 2-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Granada wins - draws - Athletic Club wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Athletic ClubR. García Escudero
R. García Escudero
15 goals
GranadaC. Fernández Luna
C. Fernández Luna
10 goals
GranadaD. Machís Marcano
D. Machís Marcano
7 goals

Granada missing players

Athletic Club missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Granada Athletic Club
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 5 18 37
15 9 2 Won W 3 4 13
8 3 1 Drew D 2 8 12
14 6 2 Lost L 0 6 12
48 22 7 Scored S 9 20 41
45 16 7 Conceded C 5 20 34
95% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 89%
73% 61% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 72% 68%
49% 50% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 39% 30%
16% 6% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 17% 11%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 5%
46% 50% 80% BTTS BTTS 80% 61% 46%
32% 39% 20% Clean Sheets C S 20% 22% 32%
27% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 32%
 
4.4 5.1 5.4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 4.4 4.7
4.8 4.3 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 5.1 4.6
2.9 2.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 2 2.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
368 199 58 Total Shots T S 41 165 434
117 61 21 Shots on Target S O 17 49 130
41% 36% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 53% 41% 32%
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Athletic Club have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Granada have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 37 26 8 3 68 23 19 15 4 0 40 11 18 11 4 3 28 12 45 86
2 Barcelona 37 24 7 6 81 38 19 16 2 1 52 16 18 8 5 5 29 22 43 79
3 Atlético Madrid 37 18 15 4 50 26 18 12 5 1 27 10 19 6 10 3 23 16 24 69
4 Sevilla 37 18 13 6 53 34 18 9 7 2 25 14 19 9 6 4 28 20 19 67
5 Villarreal 37 17 6 14 59 49 18 8 5 5 33 25 19 9 1 9 26 24 10 57
6 Real Sociedad 37 16 7 14 55 47 19 9 4 6 33 20 18 7 3 8 22 27 8 55
7 Getafe 37 14 12 11 43 36 19 8 6 5 25 20 18 6 6 6 18 16 7 54
8 Valencia 37 14 11 12 46 52 19 11 7 1 29 16 18 3 4 11 17 36 -6 53
9 Granada 37 15 8 14 48 45 18 9 3 6 22 16 19 6 5 8 26 29 3 53
10 Athletic Club 37 13 12 12 41 34 19 9 4 6 21 14 18 4 8 6 20 20 7 51
11 Osasuna 37 13 12 12 44 52 18 7 6 5 24 27 19 6 6 7 20 25 -8 51
12 Levante 37 13 7 17 46 53 18 8 5 5 26 19 19 5 2 12 20 34 -7 46
13 SD Eibar 37 11 9 17 39 52 19 8 3 8 25 25 18 3 6 9 14 27 -13 42
14 Real Betis 37 10 11 16 48 58 19 9 4 6 34 27 18 1 7 10 14 31 -10 41
15 Real Valladolid 37 8 15 14 30 43 18 4 10 4 16 15 19 4 5 10 14 28 -13 39
16 Deportivo Alavés 37 10 9 18 34 54 18 7 6 5 20 14 19 3 3 13 14 40 -20 39
17 Celta de Vigo 37 7 15 15 37 49 19 5 8 6 22 20 18 2 7 9 15 29 -12 36
18 Leganés 37 8 11 18 28 49 18 5 4 9 15 24 19 3 7 9 13 25 -21 35
19 Mallorca 37 9 5 23 38 63 19 8 3 8 25 22 18 1 2 15 13 41 -25 32
20 Espanyol 37 5 9 23 27 58 18 2 5 11 15 31 19 3 4 12 12 27 -31 24

Granada:
Athletic Club:
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 37 26 8 3 68 23 19 15 4 0 40 11 18 11 4 3 28 12 45 86
2 Barcelona 37 24 7 6 81 38 19 16 2 1 52 16 18 8 5 5 29 22 43 79
3 Atlético Madrid 37 18 15 4 50 26 18 12 5 1 27 10 19 6 10 3 23 16 24 69
4 Sevilla 37 18 13 6 53 34 18 9 7 2 25 14 19 9 6 4 28 20 19 67
5 Villarreal 37 17 6 14 59 49 18 8 5 5 33 25 19 9 1 9 26 24 10 57
6 Real Sociedad 37 16 7 14 55 47 19 9 4 6 33 20 18 7 3 8 22 27 8 55
7 Getafe 37 14 12 11 43 36 19 8 6 5 25 20 18 6 6 6 18 16 7 54
8 Valencia 37 14 11 12 46 52 19 11 7 1 29 16 18 3 4 11 17 36 -6 53
9 Granada 37 15 8 14 48 45 18 9 3 6 22 16 19 6 5 8 26 29 3 53
10 Athletic Club 37 13 12 12 41 34 19 9 4 6 21 14 18 4 8 6 20 20 7 51
11 Osasuna 37 13 12 12 44 52 18 7 6 5 24 27 19 6 6 7 20 25 -8 51
12 Levante 37 13 7 17 46 53 18 8 5 5 26 19 19 5 2 12 20 34 -7 46
13 SD Eibar 37 11 9 17 39 52 19 8 3 8 25 25 18 3 6 9 14 27 -13 42
14 Real Betis 37 10 11 16 48 58 19 9 4 6 34 27 18 1 7 10 14 31 -10 41
15 Real Valladolid 37 8 15 14 30 43 18 4 10 4 16 15 19 4 5 10 14 28 -13 39
16 Deportivo Alavés 37 10 9 18 34 54 18 7 6 5 20 14 19 3 3 13 14 40 -20 39
17 Celta de Vigo 37 7 15 15 37 49 19 5 8 6 22 20 18 2 7 9 15 29 -12 36
18 Leganés 37 8 11 18 28 49 18 5 4 9 15 24 19 3 7 9 13 25 -21 35
19 Mallorca 37 9 5 23 38 63 19 8 3 8 25 22 18 1 2 15 13 41 -25 32
20 Espanyol 37 5 9 23 27 58 18 2 5 11 15 31 19 3 4 12 12 27 -31 24

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