Real Madrid vs Granada Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd December 2023

Real Madrid come up against visiting side Granada in a La Liga fixture on Saturday at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

Placed top of the table Real Madrid have amassed 35 points after 14 matches. On seven points, Granada rank 19th with 14 matches played this season.

In their last encounter, Real Madrid managed to run away with all three points against Granada. They will be confident of repeating the feat, seeing they have the advantage of playing on home soil on Saturday.

Real Madrid scored 23 goals, conceded seven, and pulled off five clean sheets in their past ten matches.

Granada scored 12 goals, conceded 21 and managed zero clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Real Madrid won the last two meetings against Granada, as they followed up a 4-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 1-0 score.

Real Madrid vs Granada Prediction

Real Madrid Form

Real Madrid swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 5-1 against Valencia. They went on to defeat Cadiz 0-3 and made it three on the spin against SSC Napoli in a 4-2 victory. Real Madrid showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 15 times, while letting in three themselves.

Granada Form

Granada only managed to gain a single point in their past three games, which kicked off with a 1-0 defeat against Valencia. A 1-1 draw with Getafe followed, before Deportivo Alaves ran out 3-1 winners. Granada came through their last six away games in the La Liga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 15 goals to seven.

We expect Real Madrid to make home advantage count but equally, we do not expect a festival of goals against Granada. Hence, our punt on the home win in a match with no more than three goals.

Real Madrid recorded ten points following three wins from their last four games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored eight goals, but also conceded two. Granada won zero matches and picked up three points from their last eight encounters with teams in the top half of the La Liga. They scored ten goals and conceded 19. Real Madrid lost just once so far this season in the La Liga and after 14 games played they recorded 11 wins and two draws Granada are looking at one win, four draws and nine defeats in the La Liga.

Real Madrid vs Granada Squads

Real Madrid Squad

The 64-year-old Ancelotti will select the starting eleven against Granada from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:

Andriy Lunin (0/4), Diego Pineiro (0/0), Fran Gonzalez (0/0), Kepa Arrizabalaga (0/10), Thibaut Courtois (0/0), Antonio Rüdiger (0/13), Daniel Carvajal (2/12), David Alaba (0/11), Eder Militao (0/1), Ferland Mendy (0/7), Francisco Garcia (0/11), Nacho Fernandez (0/9), Arda Guler (0/0), Aurelien Tchouameni (1/11), Brahim Diaz (1/9), Daniel Ceballos (0/4), Eduardo Camavinga (0/13), Federico Valverde (1/14), Jude Bellingham (11/12), Luka Modric (0/12), Toni Kroos (1/14), Joselu (5/14), Lucas Vazquez (0/10), Rodrygo (5/14), Vinicius Junior (4/10).

Granada Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 55 year-old Granada manager Sandoval will select his starting XI from these players:

Adrian Lopez (0/0), Andre Ferreira (0/11), Raul Fernandez (0/3), Alvaro Fernandez (0/9), Carlos Neva (0/14), Ignasi Miquel (0/14), Jesus Vallejo (0/2), Miguel Rubio (1/7), Miki Bosch (0/1), Ricard Sanchez (2/13), Victor Diaz (0/4), Wilson Manafa (0/3), Alberto Perea (0/2), Bryan Zaragoza (5/13), Gerard Gumbau (0/13), Gonzalo Villar (1/13), Njegos Petrovic (0/7), Oscar Melendo (0/12), Raul Torrente (0/9), Sergio Ruiz (0/12), Antonio Puertas (0/13), Famara Diedhiou (0/7), Jose Maria Callejon (0/12), Lucas Boye (3/10), Myrto Uzuni (5/14), Shon Weissman (0/4).

Real Madrid vs Granada Team News

Real Madrid are sweating on the fitness of no less than nine players before their match on Saturday.

Luka Modric, Vinicius Junior, Eduardo Camavinga, Arda Guler, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Aurelien Tchouameni, Daniel Carvajal, Eder Militao and Thibaut Courtois nurses various injuries and won't take part for Real Madrid against Granada at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

Going to Real Madrid, Granada have three players out of action for the match on Saturday.

Jesus Vallejo, Miguel Rubio and Miguel Rubio all face a spell on the sidelines for Granada due to various injuries.

Real Madrid vs Granada Lineups

Real Madrid vs Granada H2H

The last time these two teams squared up, Real Madrid ran out 1-0 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. Real Madrid are rubbing their hands at the prospect of welcoming Granada back to Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. The home side boasts an outstanding 10-0-0 record against their upcoming visitors. The best betting odds with the bookies for another win is 1/6.

Real Madrid vs Granada Results

In the last ten matches between Real Madrid and Granada, both teams to score came up five times.

Real Madrid vs Granada Betting Tips

It has been a great season for Jude Bellingham so far as he currently has 11 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net five times in his last six games, leaving Real Madrid hoping he delivers against Granada on Saturday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

Estadio Santiago Bernabeu witnessed Real Madrid winning nine times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing one and losing zero as well. Granada claimed one wins, one draw and eight defeats in their last 10 games away. Of their previous 10 matches at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, six had over 2.5 goals for Real Madrid. In five of the previous 10 league games away for Granada the match had over 2.5 goals.

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Real Madrid managed an average of 2.9 goals, with Granada averaging 0.6 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. In their previous ten matches across all tournaments Real Madrid saw over 2.5 goals scored eight times, and they scored 2.7 goals on average during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Granada, who managed to score one time in those matches.