Prediction: Barcelona vs Granada

Prediction: Barcelona to win 4-0

Best Odds: 10/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet

Barcelona and Granada will lock horns with each other in La Liga this weekend. The match between Xavi’s side and Alexander Medina’s team will be held at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys and is scheduled to kick off at 8 pm UK time on Sunday.

Barcelona

Barcelona are one of the biggest clubs in the world who regularly challenge for the biggest trophies. Xavi’s side won the La Liga title last season and will have ambitions of clinching the championship this campaign as well. However, things are not going perfectly for the Blaugrana.

Xavi’s side are third in the La Liga table at the moment with 50 points from 23 matches. Barcelona are six points behind second-placed Girona and are eight points behind leaders and bitter rivals Real Madrid. While it does not look very likely that the Blaugrana will be able to win the league title this season, if they continue to win matches and Madrid and Girona lose a couple of games, then they will be right in the mix again.

Barcelona will head into the La Liga match against Granada this weekend on the back of a 3-1 victory over Alaves away from home in the league. It came after a 1-0 victory over Osasuna in front of their fans in La Liga which followed a 5-3 defeat to Villarreal in the league.

Team News:

Barcelona are likely to line up in a 4-3-3 formation against Granada. Inaki Pena will be in goal for the Blaugrana and will have Jules Kounde, Ronald Araujo, Pau Cubarsi and Joao Cancelo in front of him in defence. Frenkie de Jong, Andreas Christensen and Ilkay Gundogan will be the three midfielders. Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski and Pedri will be the three forwards.

Granada

Granada won automatic promotion from the Segunda Division at the end of last season. They won the league title in the second division last season and  were expected to fight for survival in the top flight of Spanish football this campaign.

Alexander Medina’s side are second from bottom in the La Liga table at the moment with 12 points from 23 matches. Granada are eight points behind 17th-placed Real Mallorca and are in real danger of going back down to the second division.

Granada will head into the La Liga match against Barcelona on the back of a 1-1 draw with Las Palmas at home in the league. It came after a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Getafe on the road in La Liga which followed a 1-0 loss to Atletco Madrid in front of their fans.

Team News:

Granada are likely to line up in a 4-1-4-1 formation against Barcelona this weekend. Augusto Batalla will be in goal for the visiting team. Ricard Sanchez, Bruno Mendez, Raul Torrente and Carlos Neva will be the four defenders. Martin Hongla will be the holding midfielder. Facundo Pellistri, Oscar Melendo, Sergio Ruiz and Gonzalo Villar will be the four attacking midfielders and will have Douglas Arezo in front of them as the centre-forward.

Key Factors to Consider

• Barcelona have won 4 of their last 5 La Liga matches.
• Barcelona have scored 47 goals in 23 La Liga matches this season.
• Granada have won 2 out of 23 La Liga games so far this campaign.
• Granada have conceded 45 goals in 23 La Liga games this campaign.
• Robert Lewandowski has scored 9 goals and given 5 assists in 21 La Liga matches for Barcelona this season.

Conclusion

Granada are in real danger of getting relegated to the Segunda Division at the end of the season, and it is hard to see them shock Barcelona in La Liga this weekend. It is very likely that Xavi’s side will win the match by a big score.

Prediction: Barcelona to win 4-0

Best Odds: 10/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet