Granada CF vs Alaves Prediction & Tips
Granada and Alavés face at Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes, in a match for the 16 th round of the La Liga. In this stadium, the history of direct clashes is favorable to the home team, which has 3 wins in the last 3 matches. Indeed, the last time these teams met at this stadium, on 20‑09‑2020, in a match for the La Liga, Granada won by (2‑1). The goals of the match were scored by R. Soldado (7′ ) and D. Machis (79′ ), for Granada, and by Joselu (22′ ), for Alaves.
After 2 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses, the home team is in the 16 th position, having won 12 points. In the penultimate match, they lost at home against Real Madrid, by (1‑4). The team comes for this match after an away win against Laguna, by (0‑7). For the championship, Granada won 5 points out of a possible 18, after 1 win, 2 draws and 3 defeats in the last 6 matches they played in their stadium. In their home league matches, the most frequent scorer at half-time was 1‑0 (3 out of 6 matches). The team has conceded goals to its opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they haven’t shown great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have managed to score in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 14 matches for the competition, they have never been able to turn the score around in the 8 matches in which they conceded the first goal.
Granada enters this match motivated after an away rout, by 0-7, in a trip to Laguna stadium, for the Copa del Rey: Bacca, Adrián Butzke, Antonio Puertas and Jorge Molina scored the “goals” of the victory. The home team has a habit of playing in a tactical design in 4-4-2, using two excellent finishers up front: Luis Suárez and Jorge Molina. In this scheme, the four players that will occupy the middle zone of the field are Maxime Gonalons, Darwin Machís, Ángel Montoro and Ruben Rochina. It should be noted that the biggest difficulty for the home club has been defensive consistency, which has allowed their opponents to create a lot of goal situations. Coach Robert Moreno is likely to be without Neyder Lozano as he is recovering from a head injury.
The away team is currently in the 15 th position of the league, having won 14 points, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses. In the last match, they lost at home against Celta de Vigo, by (1‑2), after having tied in an away match against Sevilla, by (2‑2). The team comes for this match after an away win against Unami, by (0‑3). In the championship, Alavés won 5 points out of a possible 18, after 1 win, 2 draws and 3 defeats in the last 6 games they played as a visitor. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so they haven’t shown great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have managed to score in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 14 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 10 times and have only turned the score around in one. There are 3 periods that stand out in the last 9 away matches for all competitions: they have scored 4 of their 9 goals between minutes (76’‑90′); conceded 3 of his 8 goals between minutes (46’‑60′) and 3 of his 8 goals between (31’‑45′).
Alavés enters this performance motivated after an away triumph, by 0-3, against Unami, counting for the Copa del Rey: Guidetti, Sylla and Luis Rioja scored the goals of victory. Alavés team usually works in a tactical system in 4-3-3, where the three players responsible for the offensive sector are Luis Rioja, Joselu and Edgar Mendéz. The Spaniard Tomás Pina is the player responsible for guiding the “soldiers” in the central zone and defining the best way forward for the attack. Given what is expected, coach Javier Calleja should not be able to count on right-back Ximo Navarro as he is recovering from a partial ligament tear.
Granada CF – Alaves FREE TIPS
Alaves – Win @ 2.80
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
