LaLiga – Season Continues – Seville v Granada on Match-day 31

Seville at home against Granada – Friday – 9:00pm GMT – The Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.

Seville will take on Granada on Friday, as fourth takes on sixteenth in the League.

Seville have so far accrued 57 points in this season of the LaLiga

Seville have dropped five points in their last two encounters – a 1-0 defeat at Barcelona and 0-0 draw at Real Sociedad.

Also, football is a simple game, first don’t lose, and Seville achieved this now in 15 of their last 16 fixtures, a form has placed them in clear contention for Champion’s League qualification. With a fourth position in the league and 15 wins, 3 losses and 12 draws, they currently have 57 points in the League having won 15 meetings, drawn 12 games, and lost three games.

Granada travel to Seville, knowing that they have nothing to lose. The odds are not in their favour, as the home team has recorded 10 victories and four darts in the 14 home matches they’ve played so far this season.

A victory for Seville would put them on 60 points.

A solid defensive team

Seville have conceded 20 goals so far, so their defence can be considered to be strong. The number of goals that a team scores can sometimes give a misleading impression of performance. Seville have found the net 40 times (39 from open play and one penalty), but their performance at times this season has been average. Their stand out attacking players have been Rafa Mir (2), Papu Gomez (2), and Ivan Rakitic (1).

Going into Friday’s game, Julen Lopetegui without six of his players, due to illness or injury.

Granada’s LaLiga season, has so far seen them gain 29 points, going into this game

Whilst a disappointing 2-2 draw against Rayo Vallecano in their last game, is not the worst result they could have experienced, Granada will be keen to improve the result in this fixture.

Also, Granada need to get out of the losing habit, with seven recorded in the last 10 games. With 29 points (6W, 13L and 11D), they are established in sixteenth position in the League having won six meetings, drawn 11 fixtures, and lost 13 games.

It must be a worrying prospect for Granada to go back on the road, with a bud run of away performances under their belt this season. So far they have only secured two wins, six draws, and seven losses to the home team.

Winning this fixture will see Granada on 32 points.

Granada are no strangers this season to illness and injury and Ruben Torrecilla is concerned that Friday’s fixture could see him without seven of his key players

Seville v Granada – Head-to-Head.

Regarding their historical duels Seville and Granada have faced each other 21 times in the past, with the balance of wins sitting in Seville’s favour (12 – 7). Also, Seville have seen victory in seven of the previous nine matches with Granada. Their most recent encounter in this competition was October 2021, when Granada walked away as 1-0 winners.

Other standout players for Seville are Rafa Mir and Papu Gomez with two goals each and for Granada are Luis Suarez and Luis Milla with three goals both.