Football Previews
Villarreal vs Granada
Competition – Spanish Primera
Stadium – Estadio de la Cerámica
Date: 16th August 2021
Kick-off time – 19:00 GMT
After a harsh penalty loss to Chelsea in the Super Cup, Villareal kick off their La Liga campaign with a visit from Granada this Monday.
The Yellow Submarines have not won a game since their penalty win over Manchester United in the Europa League final—a run of seven games that include club friendlies.
Unai Emery’s side are looking to build on their seventh-placed finish last season.
They enter this tie without a win in their last three opening home games of the season (D2, L1).
However, Emery has lost none of his last seven season openers at any club he has managed and he will be keen to start this season on a positive note despite their loss in the UEFA Super Cup.
Granada finished in ninth place last campaign—12 points behind their Monday hosts after winning none of their last five games of the season.
They head into this tie hoping to take home all three points and will fancy their chances of doing so after winning their last three pre-season friendlies and scoring over two goals in each.
A poor record in season openers leaves them with little confidence as they have won none of their last five season openers away from home in any of the Spanish League divisions. Another cause for concern is a poor head-to-head record against Villareal which has seen them go ten games without a win.
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:
| April 20, 2024 | ||
| Celta Vigo | 13:00 | Las Palmas |
| Rayo Vallecano | 15:15 | Osasuna |
| Valencia | 17:30 | Real Betis |
| Girona | 20:00 | Cadiz |
| April 21, 2024 | ||
| Getafe | 13:00 | Real Sociedad |
| Almeria | 15:15 | Villarreal |
| Alaves | 17:30 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Real Madrid | 20:00 | Barcelona |
| April 22, 2024 | ||
| Sevilla | 20:00 | Mallorca |
| April 26, 2024 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 20:00 | Real Madrid |
| April 27, 2024 | ||
| Las Palmas | 13:00 | Girona |
| Almeria | 15:15 | Getafe |
| Alaves | 17:30 | Celta Vigo |
| Atlético de Madrid | 20:00 | Athletic Bilbao |
| April 28, 2024 | ||
| Cadiz | 13:00 | Mallorca |
| Granada | 15:15 | Osasuna |
| Villarreal | 17:30 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Real Betis | 20:00 | Sevilla |
| April 29, 2024 | ||
| Barcelona | 20:00 | Valencia |
| May 3, 2024 | ||
| Getafe | 20:00 | Athletic Bilbao |
Spanish Primera Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 31 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 67 | 20 | +47 | 78 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 31 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 62 | 34 | +28 | 70 |
| 3 | Girona | 31 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 65 |
| 4 | Atlético de Madrid | 31 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 61 |
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 58 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 31 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 50 |
| 7 | Valencia | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 47 |
| 8 | Real Betis | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 45 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 54 | -5 | 39 |
| 10 | Getafe | 31 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 37 | 43 | -6 | 39 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 44 | -8 | 39 |
| 12 | Las Palmas | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 37 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 44 | -5 | 34 |
| 14 | Alaves | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 32 |
| 15 | Mallorca | 31 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 31 |
| 16 | Rayo Vallecano | 31 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 31 |
| 17 | Celta Vigo | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 46 | -13 | 28 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 31 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 41 | -20 | 25 |
| 19 | Granada | 32 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 61 | -28 | 18 |
| 20 | Almeria | 31 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 62 | -32 | 14 |
Spanish Primera Results
| April 19, 2024 | ||
| Athletic Bilbao | 1 - 1 | Granada |
| April 15, 2024 | ||
| Osasuna | 0 - 1 | Valencia |
| April 14, 2024 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 2 - 2 | Almeria |
| Athletic Bilbao | 1 - 1 | Villarreal |
| Granada | 2 - 0 | Alaves |
| Las Palmas | 0 - 2 | Sevilla |
| April 13, 2024 | ||
| Cadiz | 0 - 1 | Barcelona |
| Mallorca | 0 - 1 | Real Madrid |
| Rayo Vallecano | 0 - 0 | Getafe |
| Atlético de Madrid | 3 - 1 | Girona |
| April 12, 2024 | ||
| Real Betis | 2 - 1 | Celta Vigo |
| April 4, 2024 | ||
| Granada | 0 - 1 | Valencia |
| April 1, 2024 | ||
| Villarreal | 1 - 2 | Atlético de Madrid |
| March 31, 2024 | ||
| Real Madrid | 2 - 0 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Alaves | 0 - 1 | Real Sociedad |
| Girona | 3 - 2 | Real Betis |
| Celta Vigo | 0 - 0 | Rayo Vallecano |
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