The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Granada are in the 11th position while the guesting Espanyol worry at 20th.
The hosts Granada saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Copa Del Rey. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at CD Badajoz.
Espanyol have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Granada form and stats
Granada have played 10 La Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Granada haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 246 minutes ago. A. Montoro scored that one.
Granada are returning here after visiting CD Badajoz in a Copa Del Rey game and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. Carlos Fernández, Álex Martínez and Roberto Soldado scored the goal(s). A La Liga defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Sevilla.
This is expected to be a close game, with Granada perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Granada as a small favourite), we find eight games. Granada has won 6 of these, drawn 0 and lost 2.
Granada are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 10 games. Granada are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 10 matches.
Espanyol form and stats
Playing away, Espanyol, who have the most conceded goals (38) in La Liga, have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the La Liga this season.
There were no winners in Espanyol's previous match, a La Liga home game that ended 1-1 vs Athletic Club (placed 9th). A 0-2 defeat away at Real Sociedad before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Espanyol in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Espanyol, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
The attacking power of Espanyol when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 10 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Espanyol have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Espanyol - Granada 0-3. Granada-Espanyol H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Granada 2 wins, Espanyol 6 wins, 2 draws. 5 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Rodríguez Díaz 4 goals |  Á. Vadillo Cifuentes 3 goals |  C. Fernández Luna 3 goals |
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| Granada | Espanyol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 25 | 12 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 28 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 38 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 71% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 86% |
| 38% | 30% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 40% | 48% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 24% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 33% | 30% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | 52% |
| 38% | 60% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 10% |
| 29% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 43% |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 214 | 108 | 31 | Total Shots | T S | 42 | 98 | 240 |
| 62 | 33 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 28 | 69 |
| 40% | 36% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 25% | 25% |
- Espanyol has the most conceded goals (38)
- Espanyol has the most conceded goals in the second half (23)
- Espanyol has the the worst goal difference (-21)
- Espanyol have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Granada has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Granada haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 26 | 46 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 43 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 38 |
| 4 | Getafe | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 36 |
| 5 | Atlético Madrid | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 36 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 34 |
| 7 | Valencia | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 31 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 31 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 28 |
| 11 | Granada | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -3 | 27 |
| 12 | Real Betis | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -4 | 27 |
| 13 | Levante | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -6 | 26 |
| 14 | Deportivo Alaves | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -9 | 23 |
| 15 | Eibar | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 23 |
| 16 | Real Valladolid | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -7 | 22 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 25 | -15 | 18 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -13 | 17 |
| 19 | Leganes | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -17 | 15 |
| 20 | Espanyol | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -21 | 15 |