Sevilla vs Granada Match Analysis and Prediction

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Sevilla will be playing host to Granada at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Friday as they will be looking to bounce back to winning ways.

The hosts are currently sittings fourth in the La Liga standings, having picked up 57 points from 30 matches, and are level on points with third-placed Atletico Madrid and second-placed Barcelona, who have a game in hand on the teams in the top-half of the table.

In their last game in the La Liga action, Sevilla suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Barcelona at Camp Nou at the weekend, which saw the 15-match unbeaten streak come to an end.

That defeat left them four points above fifth-placed Real Betis, who are the first team just outside of the Champions League spots.

In 14 La Liga contest at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan this season, Sevillistas Rojiblancos are unbeaten with 10 victories and four draws. They are now looking to extend a 16-match home unbeaten streak, dating to May 2021 against Valencia.

When Sevilla last met Granada in the La Liga action, Granada managed to pick up a 1-0 victory at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes in October, with Rochina scoring the only goal for Los Nazaries in the 25th minute.

Meanwhile, Granada enter the contest sitting in the 16th spot in the La Liga table, boasting 29 points from 30 matches, only one point above 17th-placed Cadiz, who are the first team just outside of the relegation places.

Granada played out a 2-2 draw against Rayo Vallecano at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes in their last league match, which left them just three points above the relegation zone with eight matches to play.

Now battling for survival near the bottom of the table, they have claimed two wins, six draws and seven losses away from home this season in league matches.

Sevilla vs Granada head to head

The two teams have previously met on 21 occasions across all competitions, where Sevilla have taken 12 victories while Granada have won seven, and they have drawn twice. Sevilla have scored 39 goals and conceded 20. In their last five meetings, Sevilla have won three while Granada have won twice.

Granada 0-1 Sevilla 23/08/19

Sevilla 2-0 Granada 25/01/20

Granada 1-0 Sevilla 17/10/20

Sevilla 2-1 Granada 25/04/21

Granada 1-0 Sevilla 03/10/21

Sevilla latest home form

Sevilla have been on a good run of form at home, and they have been unbeaten in their ten most recent matches. They managed to defeat West Ham United 1-0 on March 10 in the Europa League. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded two.

Sevilla 2-0 Elche 11/02/22

Sevilla 3-1 Dinamo Zagreb 17/02/22

Sevilla 2-1 Real Betis 27/02/22

Sevilla 1-0 West Ham United 10/03/22

Sevilla 0-0 Real Sociedad 20/03/22

Sevilla latest away form

Sevilla have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having failed to win in any of their nine most recent matches. They recently lost 2-0 to West Ham United after extra time in the Europa League. In their last five matches, they have scored one goal and conceded five.

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Sevilla 24/02/22

Alaves 0-0 Sevilla 04/03/22

Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Sevilla 13/03/22

West Ham United (E)2-0 Sevilla 17/03/22

Barcelona 1-0 Sevilla 03/04/22

Granada latest home form

Granada have recently been on a poor run of form at home, having failed to win in any of their six most recent matches. In their last home game, they picked up a 2-2 draw against Rayo Vallecano. In their last five matches, they have scored three goals and conceded nine.

Granada 0-2 Osasuna 23/01/22

Granada 1-4 Villarreal 19/02/22

Granada 0-0 Cadiz 28/02/22

Granada 0-1 Elche 12/03/22

Granada 2-2 Rayo Vallecano 03/04/22

Granada latest away form

Granada have most recently been on a good form on the road, having won each of their two most recent matches. Their last away defeat came on March 5 when they lost 3-1 to Valencia in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded eight.

Real Madrid 1-0 Granada 06/02/22

Real Sociedad 2-0 Granada 13/02/22

Valencia 3-1 Granada 05/03/22

Alaves 2-3 Granada 19/03/22

Real Jaen 0-5 Granada 25/03/22

Sevilla news

Sevilla will be without the services of Fernando who is suffering from an ankle injury, while Thomas Delaney’s calf injury is set to keep him sidelined until mid April.

Marcos Acuna and Dario Gomez are also sidelined with hamstring and muscle injuries respectively, but they are both nearing a return.

Granada news

Granada’s Maxime Gonalons and Santiago Arias are nearing their return from hamstring injuries, while Carlos Neva will be out until mid May due to an Achilles tendon injury.

While Angel Montoro is nearing a return for his muscle injury, Carlos Neva remains sidelined until mid May with Achilles tendon injury.

Prediction and Odds

Granada have recently shown some good performances as the battle to move away from the relegation places, and will be confident of picking up a positives result here.

Meanwhile, Sevilla will be looking to correct their weekend’s mistake, and we see them claim a home win or a draw in this contest.

Odds: 1 2.15 X 2.05 2 2.40