Villarreal vs Granada Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd March 2024

Villarreal look destined for a win in their match on Sunday against Granada. Bookmakers have them down as fairly big favourites, with the visitors going through a bit of a slump in the La Liga lately.

Sitting bottom of the table, Granada have claimed 14 points after 25 rounds, while Villarreal have amassed 29 points. This places the latter as number 13 in the La Liga at the moment.

The last time Villarreal played Granada, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win this coming Sunday.

Villarreal step into their next home match on Sunday having scored a nice average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 16 goals, while also allowing 19 goals against. That is an average of 1.9 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet one times in those matches.

Granada travel to their next La Liga match, averaging a lowly 0.8 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of eight goals, while also conceding 14 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.4 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Villarreal won the last two meetings against Granada, as they followed up a 4-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 3-2 score.

Villarreal vs Granada Prediction

Villarreal Form

Villarreal currently look solid, going undefeated in three matches, which started by drawing 1-1 against Deportivo Alaves. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Getafe in a 1-1 encounter, before beating Real Sociedad in a 1-3 encounter. Villarreal claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the La Liga. They also drew three and lost one, scored eight goals and conceded eight.

Granada Form

Having collected three points from their previous three matches without winning, Granada are on the lookout for a win again. Against Las Palmas, they settled for a 1-1 draw, before splitting the points with Barcelona in a 3-3 draw. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a single point after drawing 1-1 against Almeria. Granada didn't manage a single away win in their last six La Liga matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 12 and scored four goals themselves.

We trust neither defence to be able to keep their opponent at bay, when Villarreal welcome Granada this coming Sunday. Goals should be flowing at both ends of the pitch.

Villarreal won 15 points from their last eight encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won four, scored 12 and let in ten goals. Granada claimed two wins from nine goals scored and ten conceded from their past six matches against teams placed in the bottom six. This handed them eight points to their account. Villarreal have a record of seven wins, eight draws and 11 defeats in the La Liga this season. Granada have a record of two wins, eight draws and 15 defeats in the La Liga.

Villarreal vs Granada Squads

Villarreal Squad

The 58-year-old coach of the home team, Marcelino Garcia, will select the lineup against Granada from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:

Filip Joergensen (0/26), Iker Alvarez (0/0), Pepe Reina (0/0), Adria Altimira (0/11), Aissa Mandi (1/10), Alberto Moreno (1/20), Antonio Espigares (0/0), Eric Bailly (0/5), Jorge Cuenca (2/20), Juan Foyth (1/12), Kiko (0/13), Raul Albiol (0/21), Yerson Mosquera (0/4), Alejandro Baena (1/23), Dani Requena (0/0), Daniel Parejo (2/21), Denis Suarez (0/4), Etienne Capoue (0/24), Francis Coquelin (0/9), Manuel Trigueros (0/10), Ramon Terrats (0/14), Santi Comesana (2/18), Alexander Soerloth (9/22), Alfonso Pedraza (1/14), Bertrand Traore (0/0), Gerard Moreno (10/23), Goncalo Guedes (1/6), Ilias Akhomach (1/22), Jorge Pascual (0/0), Jose Luis Morales (6/20), Yeremi Pino (0/7).

Granada Squad

Here is the full team squad of Granada. The 55 year-old Jose Ramon Sandoval will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Adrian Lopez (0/0), Augusto Batalla (0/7), Marc Martinez (0/0), Raul Fernandez (0/4), Bruno Mendez (1/5), Carlos Neva (0/24), Faitout Maouassa (0/4), Ignasi Miquel (1/24), Jesus Vallejo (0/3), Kamil Piatkowski (0/3), Miguel Rubio (1/10), Miki Bosch (0/1), Ricard Sanchez (3/23), Victor Diaz (0/4), Facundo Pellistri (1/3), Gerard Gumbau (0/23), Gonzalo Villar (1/22), Kamil Jozwiak (0/0), Lassina Sangare (0/0), Martin Hongla (0/4), Oscar Melendo (0/19), Raul Torrente (0/14), Sergio Ruiz (0/23), Antonio Puertas (0/22), Jose Maria Callejon (0/19), Lucas Boye (3/18), Matias Arezo (0/6), Myrto Uzuni (7/25), Pablo Saenz (0/0), Theodor Corbeanu (0/1).

Villarreal vs Granada Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Villarreal, as they prepare to meet Granada, since seven could be missing. Alfonso Pedraza gets a day off from the Villarreal squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Eric Bailly, Alfonso Pedraza, Ramon Terrats, Daniel Parejo, Juan Foyth, Yeremi Pino and Denis Suarez are all absent from the Villarreal squad that faces Granada at Estadio de la Ceramica.

Granada have five on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Villarreal this coming Sunday. Gerard Gumbau is suspended from the Granada squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Granada need to do without Lucas Boye, Victor Diaz, Jesus Vallejo and Raul Fernandez, who are not fit enough to travel to Estadio de la Ceramica.

Villarreal vs Granada Lineups

Villarreal vs Granada H2H

Villarreal had a good reading on Granada in their last two meetings, which they won by 4-1 and 3-2, respectively. Villarreal seem to have a great read on Granada, winning six times of the previous ten matches in the La Liga. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 7/10.

Villarreal vs Granada Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Villarreal and Granada. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 6/5 with bookies.

Villarreal vs Granada Betting Tips

Alexander Soerloth has been great for Villarreal lately, hitting the target three times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Granada are optimistic that Ignasi Miquel doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Villarreal claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing two. Granada won zero of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost eight of the games in this run. Goals are flowing freely for Villarreal on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target three times in Granada''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past ten encounters between Villarreal and Granada, with the latter scoring one goal on average in these. Villarreal managed an average of 2.1 goals as both teams scored five times in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Villarreal, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Granada, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.