Granada vs Villarreal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th October 2023

The La Liga clash at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes on Monday sees home team Granada battling it out for the win against Villarreal.

Granada are number 19 in the table on six points after ten matches. Villarreal rank as number 14 with nine points after ten matches played.

Their upcoming match is a difficult challenge for Granada, who next face Villarreal in their continuous fight to avoid relegation. They should be highly motivated to spring a surprise, even against a tough opponent like Villarreal.

Granada are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 15 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.5 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 25 goals, or an average of 2.5 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to zero clean sheets in this run.

Villarreal are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 12 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.2 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 16 goals, and while Villarreal claimed two clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.6 goals per match.

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Granada played against Villarreal. It finished 1-4 in a great La Liga match between the pair.

Granada vs Villarreal Prediction

Granada Form

It is neither good nor disastrous for Granada with just two points from their last three matches. They first drew 3-3 against Almeria, followed by another draw. This time 2-2 against Barcelona, before going down in a 2-0 defeat against Osasuna. In their last six La Liga matches at home, Granada have one win, while they've drawn three and lost two.

Villarreal Form

Villarreal added four points to their account in their previous three matches, starting off beating Rennes 1-0. A 1-2 defeat against Las Palmas followed, before sharing the points with Deportivo Alaves in a 1-1 draw. Villarreal, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn two and lost two in their last six away in the La Liga.

Villarreal 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 this coming Monday, as we aim for both teams to score.

Granada won four points from their last two encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won one, scored six and let in five goals. Villarreal claimed two wins from five goals scored and five conceded from their past four matches against teams placed in the bottom six. This handed them seven points to their account. Granada are looking at a record of one win, three draws and six defeats in the La Liga this season. Villarreal are looking at two wins, three draws and five defeats in the La Liga.

Granada vs Villarreal Squads

Granada Squad

Sandoval will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Villarreal from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season):

Adrian Lopez (0/0), Andre Ferreira (0/7), Raul Fernandez (0/3), Alvaro Fernandez (0/5), Carlos Neva (0/10), Ignasi Miquel (0/10), Jesus Vallejo (0/2), Miguel Rubio (1/7), Miki Bosch (0/1), Ricard Sanchez (1/10), Victor Diaz (0/4), Wilson Manafa (0/0), Alberto Perea (0/2), Bryan Zaragoza (5/10), Gerard Gumbau (0/10), Gonzalo Villar (0/9), Njegos Petrovic (0/6), Oscar Melendo (0/8), Raul Torrente (0/5), Sergio Ruiz (0/8), Antonio Puertas (0/9), Famara Diedhiou (0/4), Jose Maria Callejon (0/9), Lucas Boye (3/7), Myrto Uzuni (3/10), Shon Weissman (0/2).

Villarreal Squad

Here is the full team squad of Villarreal. The 55 year-old Pacheta will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Filip Joergensen (0/10), Pepe Reina (0/0), Adria Altimira (0/1), Aissa Mandi (0/6), Alberto Moreno (0/6), Jorge Cuenca (1/6), Juan Foyth (1/9), Kiko (0/4), Raul Albiol (0/8), Alejandro Baena (1/8), Daniel Parejo (1/9), Denis Suarez (0/4), Etienne Capoue (0/10), Francis Coquelin (0/0), Manuel Trigueros (0/3), Ramon Terrats (0/7), Santi Comesana (0/7), Alexander Soerloth (4/10), Alfonso Pedraza (0/8), Ben Brereton (0/8), Gerard Moreno (4/8), Ilias Akhomach (0/6), Jose Luis Morales (0/7), Yeremi Pino (0/6).

Granada vs Villarreal Team News

At the time of writing, Granada have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Villarreal this coming Monday. Lucas Boye gets a day off from the Granada squad, as he serves out a suspension.

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

Villarreal have six players on the injured and absent list ahead of the match this coming Monday against Granada. Alfonso Pedraza is suspended from the Villarreal squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Yeremi Pino, Denis Suarez, Ramon Terrats, Jorge Cuenca and Francis Coquelin all face a spell on the sidelines for Villarreal due to various injuries.

Granada vs Villarreal Lineups

Granada vs Villarreal H2H

The late encounter in the La Liga between these two teams was a belter of a 1-4 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Monday? Villarreal usually enjoy playing Granada, taking all three points against them six times in the last ten meetings. Not least in their most recent meeting, where Villarreal destroyed their upcoming opponents in a 4-1 win. The bookies best betting odds on an away win are at 11/8.

Granada vs Villarreal Results

In the past ten matches between home side Granada and Villarreal both teams found the back of the net five times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 4/7.

Granada vs Villarreal Betting Tips

Bryan Zaragoza has three strikes in six La Liga matches for Granada, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Villarreal. The visitors are looking to Gerard Moreno, who has provided his team with three La Liga goals.

Granada claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Villarreal won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing four in this series of matches. Of their previous 10 matches at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes, five had over 2.5 goals for Granada. In six of the previous 10 league games away for Villarreal the match had over 2.5 goals.

Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in the last ten encounters between Granada and Villarreal. There were over two goals five times, as Granada managed an average of 0.9 goals, while Villarreal scored 2.1 goals on average. In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Granada saw six of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Villarreal, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.