LaLiga – Granada – Villarreal on Match-day 25

LaLiga action on Saturday as Granada and Villarreal meet at the Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes – 2:00pm GMT.

This clash sees seventeenth placed Granada, welcome seventh placed Villarreal to the Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes.

Granada have 24 points to their name, going into this tie

A loss to Real Sociedad away, and then R Madrid at away is not good enough to retain a credible run of form in the LaLiga. Granada will see this as an opportunity to get their season back on track.

Also, Granada have a huge task to over-turn their rivals in this match, having already lost four matches this season. With 24 points, they currently sit seventeenth in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 5 wins, 10 losses and 9 draws having won five games, drawn nine fixtures, and lost 10 games.

Granada have won four meetings, drawn three fixtures, and lost four matches of their 11 League matches at home this season.

Winning this fixture will see Granada on 27 points.

Granada’s ever growing list of players missing due to injury or illness to be a concern for Robert Moreno, ahead of this Saturday’s fixture against their opponents.

Villarreal go into this meeting with 36 points secured

Following a 0-0 draw against R Madrid, Villarreal will be hoping for more.

Also, Villarreal keep finding ways to win, having secured six victories in their last nine games is astonishing this season. They currently stand seventh in the League, with 36 points for a total of 9 wins, 6 losses and 9 draws having won nine fixtures, drawn nine games, and lost six matches.

Villarreal’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Granada. In the 11 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won two games, drawn five meetings, and lost four fixtures.

A win in this fixture, would take Villarreal’s points from 36 to 39, so far this season.

Good atacking and defensive team

Villarreal’s defence has been rock solid so far, only conceding 23 goals in their previous fixtures. Villarreal will be pleased to have a good goal scoring record so far this season (38). This season, their stand-out attacking players have been Pau Torres (1), Dani Parejo (1), and Etienne Capoue (1).

Unai Emery could be missing up to three of their players through injury or illness for the game on Saturday.

Granada v Villarreal – Head-to-Heads.

Regarding their historical duels both clubs have already faced each other 16 times with the result being eight victories and six draws for Granada. The last time both teams met in this competition was August 2021 and the score line ended up with a 0-0 draw.

Other players of note for Granada are Luis Suarez and Joao Costa with two goals each and for Villarreal are Pau Torres and Dani Parejo with one goals both.