Sports Innovation previews the La Liga match between Granada and Real Madrid and offers team stats and betting tips with the latest odds.
Real Madrid hope to make it three La Liga wins in a row ahead of Sunday’s visit to Granada.
If Real Sociedad fail to beat Valencia, the third-placed visitors could go top of the La Liga table. They currently have 27 points from 12 games, leaving them one point behind current leaders Sevilla – who drew 2-2 with Alaves on Saturday.
Granada, meanwhile, have endured a tough start under new manager Robert Moreno. Two wins from 12 games (D5 L5) have left them down in 17th in the standings. The only thing keeping them out of the relegation zone is goal difference.
Our tip
Facts and figures for Granada vs Real Madrid in La Liga.
- Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Granada’s last 6 of 8 matches;
- Granada conceded in the last 9 of 11 matches;
- Granada scored in the last 7 of 9 matches;
- Granada scored the last 5 matches in a row at home.
- Real Madrid unbeaten the last 4 matches in a row;
- Real Madrid has won in the last 4 of 5 matches when playing away;
- Real Madrid scored in the last 15 of 17 matches;
- Total goals was OVER 2.5 in Real Madrid’s last 7 of 9 matches.
Current form — Granada v. Real Madrid
The Nazaríes on a roll
Granada will be out to extend their fine run of results lately. Robert Moreno’s side have seen it all in their last 3 matches, which brought home 4 points. They first shared the points in a 1-1 draw with Getafe, before claiming 3 points in a 3-0 win against Levante. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Espanyol.
Los Blancos tough to break down
Real Madrid keep brushing aside all resistance adding more points to their tally last time out. Carlo Ancelotti’s side have been in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last 3 matches on the bounce. Elche got left behind in a 1-2 win, before Shakhtar Donetsk got hammered in a 2-1 victory. Rayo Vallecano was the most recent victim in a 2-1 win for Real Madrid.
Judging by the strong performances mentioned above, Real Madrid seem to have a good shot of another win against Granada. The bookmakers currently settle the price for a home win at 7.50 whereas a win for the visitors pays out odds of 1.47.
Granada v. Real Madrid — fixture history
Real Madrid won the last two meetings against Granada in the La Liga by a comfortable margin. A 4-1 win was the follow-up to a 2-0 win in two entertaining encounters.
Granada have the following 0-0-10 meeting statistics with Real Madrid. The last 10 matches between these teams have been highly entertaining when it comes to goals. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet no less than 8 times. Both teams to score paid out 5 times in those 10 matches.
Current table in the La Liga
Primary goalscorer
Despite having scored just once lately, Jorge Molina is one of the players from Granada who we expect to be hitting the net again quite soon. Similarly, Real Madrid have Karim Benzema on top of the list with 5 goals to his account at this point.
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