La Liga duel: Close contest expected between Granada and Villarreal

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Mon 30.Oct
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes (23156 seats)

Granada are receiving Villarreal for yet another important fixture after their 0-2 result versus 10th-placed Osasuna.

Insights:
  • Granada have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Granada have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Villarreal have scored away.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Granada form and stats

1 victory, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Granada have to build on here at Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes in the La Liga. Two draws in a row at home now for Granada.

In their previous game, the manager Fernández led his Granada to a defeat away at Osasuna. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes. The first loss after collecting points through three league fixtures. Fernández (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.15/10. Fernández hit one key pass.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Barcelona.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Granada as they are travelling to their away game against Arosa in the Copa Del Rey. That match is three days after this one.

A decent goal production from Granada in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Granada with 11 goals conceded in these matches.

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Villarreal form and stats

1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Villarreal playing as the away team in the La Liga this season. Villarreal has drawn their two previous away games.

Villarreal played 1-1 against Deportivo Alaves in their previous match. Jörgensen had red hot gloves after the game against Deportivo Alaves, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Las Palmas.

Sports betting statistic: Both teams have scored goal(s) in 8 of this club's latest 10 league games.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Copa Del Rey trip to Chiclana.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Villarreal as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league.

Head 2 Head

Villarreal have managed a streak of 12 consecutive matches without losing (7-5-0) when facing Granada.

Top Goalscorers

GranadaB. Zaragoza Martínez
B. Zaragoza Martínez
5 goals
VillarrealG. Moreno Balaguero
G. Moreno Balaguero
4 goals
VillarrealA. Sørloth
A. Sørloth
4 goals

Granada missing players

Villarreal missing players

Granada Villarreal
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
10 5 1 Played P 2 4 10
1 1 1 Won W 1 1 2
3 2 0 Drew D 0 2 3
6 2 0 Lost L 1 1 5
15 8 3 Scored S 2 3 12
25 11 2 Conceded C 3 4 16
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 90%
90% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 80%
60% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 25% 60%
60% 60% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 25% 20%
40% 40% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
70% 80% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 80%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 20%
30% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 10%
 
4.7 4 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5 5.8
4.5 6.4 3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.2 4.8
2.9 2.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.8 3.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
11 12.2 10 Shots (avg) S ( 11 9.5 11.4
4.2 5 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3 3.7
36% 32% 75% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 25% 32%
 
14.3 15 10 Shots against (avg) S A 13 14.8 15
6.1 6.8 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 5 6
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • All of Granada's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Granada have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Granada have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Villarreal have scored away.
  • 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 10 8 1 1 21 7 4 4 0 0 10 2 6 4 1 1 11 5 14 25
2 Girona 10 8 1 1 24 13 5 4 0 1 14 8 5 4 1 0 10 5 11 25
3 Barcelona 10 7 3 0 22 10 5 5 0 0 12 2 5 2 3 0 10 8 12 24
4 Atletico Madrid 9 7 1 1 23 8 4 4 0 0 11 5 5 3 1 1 12 3 15 22
5 Real Sociedad 10 5 3 2 18 12 6 4 2 0 15 8 4 1 1 2 3 4 6 18
6 Athletic Club 10 5 2 3 16 10 5 3 1 1 12 6 5 2 1 2 4 4 6 17
7 Rayo Vallecano 10 4 4 2 12 13 4 1 2 1 5 10 6 3 2 1 7 3 -1 16
8 Valencia 10 4 2 4 12 11 5 3 0 2 7 3 5 1 2 2 5 8 1 14
9 Real Betis 10 3 5 2 12 14 4 2 2 0 5 1 6 1 3 2 7 13 -2 14
10 Osasuna 10 4 1 5 11 14 5 1 1 3 3 6 5 3 0 2 8 8 -3 13
11 Getafe 10 2 5 3 13 16 5 2 3 0 5 3 5 0 2 3 8 13 -3 11
12 Las Palmas 10 3 2 5 6 9 5 2 2 1 4 3 5 1 0 4 2 6 -3 11
13 Sevilla 9 2 3 4 14 13 6 2 2 2 11 8 3 0 1 2 3 5 1 9
14 Villarreal 10 2 3 5 12 16 6 1 1 4 9 12 4 1 2 1 3 4 -4 9
15 Deportivo Alaves 10 2 3 5 8 14 5 2 1 2 6 8 5 0 2 3 2 6 -6 9
16 Cadiz 10 2 3 5 8 14 5 2 2 1 5 3 5 0 1 4 3 11 -6 9
17 Mallorca 10 1 5 4 12 16 4 0 3 1 3 4 6 1 2 3 9 12 -4 8
18 Celta de Vigo 10 1 3 6 10 18 6 0 2 4 3 10 4 1 1 2 7 8 -8 6
19 Granada 10 1 3 6 15 25 5 1 2 2 8 11 5 0 1 4 7 14 -10 6
20 Almeria 10 0 3 7 13 29 5 0 2 3 8 13 5 0 1 4 5 16 -16 3

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La Liga is the top professional level of the Spanish football league system. Is is often referred to as the Primera División and is considered one of the absolute top leagues of Europe and the world. 20 teams play 380 fixtures from August to May to create a final league table.