La Liga: Granada vs Valencia – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the La Liga round 26 match between Granada and Valencia and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Mid-placed Valencia travel to Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes to face struggling Granada in a round 26 game, which kicks-off on Saturday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Form: Granada vs Valencia

Granada Form

In their previous three matches, Granada first drew 1-1 against Las Palmas, then 3-3 against Barcelona before also sharing the points in a 1-1 draw against Almeria. 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 five and conceded seven goals.

Valencia Form

In has been a bit of everything for Valencia in their previous three matches, as they first beat Almeria by 2-1. This was followed by a disappointing 2-0 defeat against Las Palmas, before an encounter with Sevilla produced a 0-0 draw. Valencia 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 eight goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats for Granada and Valencia

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Granada and Valencia. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Granada vs Valencia

Having scored just once lately in the La Liga, Ignasi Miquel will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Valencia hope Hugo Duro can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three La Liga goals in his last six La Liga games.

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Full-time result

Granada claimed a measly one home win in 10 most recent games at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes. However, they did draw six whilst losing three. Valencia won five of their last 10 away games, with zero draws and five defeats as well. Valencia have not lost to Granada in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Granada scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Valencia scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Valencia will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday with Granada managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Valencia have scored in 11 consecutive meetings with Granada when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Granada, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Valencia, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches. Granada conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches.

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