Granada vs Atletico Madrid Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd January 2024

Granada enjoy home advantage, when visitors Atletico Madrid swing by on Monday for a clash in the La Liga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Granada are placed 19th with 11 points after 20 matches. Atletico Madrid occupy a position as fiveth in the league on 38 points.

With 4 defeats from their last 6 games, the mood around the Granada camp could probably be a lot better. They need to up their game or prepare for more disappointment, when facing Atletico Madrid on their home ground.

Granada have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly seven goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.7 goals per game, in which they conceded 16 goals, or 1.6 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheets in this run.

When it comes to goal-scoring Atletico Madrid are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 16 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.6 goals per game. They conceded 15 goals for an average of 1.5 a game, achieving a clean sheet in two of these matches.

Atletico Madrid celebrated a 3-1 win in their most recent meeting with their Granada. Are we in for something similar at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes on Monday, or does the latter have something else in store?

Granada vs Atletico Madrid Prediction

Granada Form

Showing inconsistent form, Granada lost two of their past three matches, going down 0-3 against Sevilla, before beating Cadiz 2-0. The joy was short-lived, as Real Betis proved too strong in a 1-0 defeat. Granada only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes in the La Liga. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded ten goals.

Atletico Madrid Form

In their previous three outings, Atletico Madrid won by 1-3 against Lugo, drew 3-3 with Real Madrid, before also drawing 2-2 against Real Madrid. Atletico Madrid won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the La Liga. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and nine scored.

Atletico Madrid and Granada seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues on Monday, as we aim for both teams to score.

Granada fought their way to zero wins and two points from their last six games against teams inside the top six. They were on target nine times in these matches, but also let in 17 goals. Atletico Madrid recorded 18 points following six wins from their last six games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 15 goals, but also conceded five. Granada claimed two wins, five draws as well as 13 defeats in the La Liga this season. Atletico Madrid have a record of 12 wins, two draws and five defeats in the La Liga.

Granada vs Atletico Madrid Squads

Granada Squad

The 55-year-old Granada manager, Jose Ramon Sandoval, will select the lineup against Atletico Madrid from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the La Liga this season):

Adrian Lopez (0/0), Andre Ferreira (0/15), Augusto Batalla (0/2), Raul Fernandez (0/4), Bruno Mendez (0/2), Carlos Neva (0/20), Ignasi Miquel (0/20), Jesus Vallejo (0/3), Kamil Piatkowski (0/1), Miguel Rubio (1/8), Miki Bosch (0/0), Ricard Sanchez (2/18), Victor Diaz (0/4), Bryan Zaragoza (6/19), Gerard Gumbau (0/18), Gonzalo Villar (1/18), Martin Hongla (0/0), Oscar Melendo (0/14), Raul Torrente (0/13), Sergio Ruiz (0/18), Antonio Puertas (0/19), Famara Diedhiou (0/8), Jose Maria Callejon (0/17), Lucas Boye (3/16), Matias Arezo (0/2), Myrto Uzuni (6/20), Shon Weissman (0/5).

Atletico Madrid Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Atletico Madrid head coach Simeone will select from for his starting XI:

Antonio Gomis (0/0), Bernabe Barragan (0/0), Ivo Grbic (0/0), Jan Oblak (0/19), Caglar Soyuncu (0/6), Cesar Azpilicueta (0/16), Jose Gimenez (0/13), Mario Hermoso (0/17), Nahuel Molina (2/16), Reinildo (0/1), Stefan Savic (0/10), Axel Witsel (1/18), Javi Galan (0/5), Koke (0/16), Marcos Llorente (3/19), Pablo Barrios (0/9), Rodrigo De Paul (0/16), Rodrigo Riquelme (2/15), Saul Niguez (0/19), Thomas Lemar (0/3), Vitolo (0/0), Alvaro Morata (12/18), Angel Correa (4/15), Antoine Griezmann (11/19), Marcos Paulo (0/0), Memphis Depay (2/10), Samuel Dias Lino (2/15).

Granada vs Atletico Madrid Team News

Granada could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Atletico Madrid. For their upcoming match in round 21, Granada are unable to call upon Martin Hongla, who is suspended.

Raul Fernandez and Miguel Rubio are all absent from the Granada squad that faces Atletico Madrid at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes.

Atletico Madrid face a list of five absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Monday against Granada. Reinildo won't turn out for Atletico Madrid in their next match, as he has been suspended due to accumulating too many penalty points.

Marcos Paulo, Thomas Lemar, Memphis Depay and Vitolo all face a spell on the sidelines for Atletico Madrid due to various injuries.

Granada vs Atletico Madrid Lineups

Granada vs Atletico Madrid H2H

The last time the pair played each other, Atletico Madrid came out the other side as 3-1 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result. In total, they have played four matches in past seasons with Atletico Madrid running away with most of the points. They won two encounters, with Granada stealing all 3 points in one match. Naturally, the last one game ended all square. The bookies have Atletico Madrid to win this match at best price odds of 7/10.

Granada vs Atletico Madrid Results

In the previous ten matches between Granada and Atletico Madrid, both teams found the back of the net six times.

Granada vs Atletico Madrid Betting Tips

It has been an excellent season for Alvaro Morata who managed to score an impressive 12 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target five times in his last six outings. Atletico Madrid are looking to him against Granada, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

In their last 10 matches at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes across all tournaments Granada won two times, drew four and lost four times. Atletico Madrid claimed four wins, one draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Granada conceded at least one goal in nine of their last 10 matches on home soil, whereas Atletico Madrid kept two clean sheets in their previous 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Granada managed an average of 0.7 goals, with Atletico Madrid averaging 2.5 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Granada’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in six of Atletico Madrid's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.1 goals in these matches.