Football Previews
Granada travel to the Estadio El Sadar this Sunday evening to face Osasuna in a game where both sides will be hoping to get off to a flying start.
Both sides struggled in the Spanish Primera last season – Osasuna finished 16th, just three points above the relegation zone while Granada finished 15th, six points above the relegation zone.
So far in pre-season, Osasuna defeated Zaragoza 2:1, lost to Tenerife 2:1 and managed 3 draws while in Holland against Nijmegen, Heerenveen and Twente.
Granada have had a similar pre-season with 3 draws against Hercules, Villarreal and Almeria (all finished 1:1), a win against Jaen and a penalties loss against Belenenses.
Recent form:
Osasuna – W L D D D L L
Granada – L W D D D W L
Osasuna have won 1 in 7 while Granada have won 2 in 7.
Head-to-head
These two sides have met 4 times in recent seasons and Granada come out on top (Osasuna won 1, Granada won 2, 1 Draw).
The last four meetings between these two sides finished 0:3, 1:2, 2:1 and 1:1
Bookmakers side with Osasuna in this tie.
Current betting odds: Osasuna (11/10) Draw (23/10) Granada (5/2)
Gamingtips Prediction – Osasuna 1:0 Granada
Osasuna won 7 of their home games last season and scored a total of 15 goals while conceding 14.
Granada scored 16 goals away from home last season and conceded a whopping 33 (they won 5 out of their 19 away games).
This game will ultimately come down to which team is better prepared for their 2013-2014 campaign.
Granada have the most recent form winning the last two meetings against Osasuna however they do have a horrendous record away from home hanging over them from last season (conceded 33 in 19 games).
From a betting perspective the only sensible bet is to side with Osasuna (11/10) in this tie based on Granada’s record of goals conceded away from home last year (33 goals in 19 games).
The Spanish Primera Liga table currently looks like this:
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 12 | +28 | 33 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 27 |
| 3 | Atlético de Madrid | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 26 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 24 |
| 5 | Osasuna | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 21 |
| 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 20 |
| 7 | Real Betis | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 20 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 18 |
| 9 | Mallorca | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | +0 | 18 |
| 10 | Girona | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Celta Vigo | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 17 |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | +0 | 16 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Leganes | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 14 |
| 15 | Alaves | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 13 |
| 16 | Las Palmas | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 12 |
| 17 | Getafe | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 10 |
| 18 | Espanyol | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 10 |
| 19 | Real Valladolid | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 9 |
| 20 | Valencia | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 7 |
This game gets underway at 20:00 GMT+1.
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