Barcelona vs Granada Preview and Prediction
Barcelona vs Granada Match Preview
Barcelona takes on Granada on Sunday in a top-half meets-the-bottom clash. The Catalan side are 3rd in the Spanish league table, while the away side are second from the bottom.
Xavi has already announced that he will be leaving the club at the end of the season, and the club have started the hunt for his replacement. The players want to give the manager a grand goodbye by winning the league, but they are miles away from the top of the table.
The Catalan side are 8 points behind Real Madrid, while Girona are six points ahead and sitting 2nd in the table. Xavi’s side will need to go on an incredible run to have any chance of getting close to the title.
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On the other hand, Granada are looking to turn things around in the final 15 matches of the season to ensure they remain in the top flight next season. They have collected just 12 points from their 23 matches this season and are second from the bottom right now.
They are 8 points adrift of safety and are hoping that a win over Barcelona will help them regain some confidence and get some momentum ahead of the business end of the season.
Team News & Predicted Lineups
Barcelona have a lot of injury issues, with over half a dozen players out injured. Xavi has been trying to make the most of his resources but will have to dig deep to get the win over Granada.
The Catalan side are without Marc-André ter Stegen, Gavi, Marcos Alonso, Inigo Martinez, Pahinha and Alejandro Balde this week. To make things worse, Ferran Torres, Sergi Roberto, Joao Felix, and Ilkay Gundogan are also out injured after the last couple of matches.
Vitor Roque was sent off in the previous after he picked up two yellow cards. The young Brazilian’s sending-off was appealed by the Blaugrana, but they could not get it overturned.
Predicted XI: Pena, Kounde, Araujo, Christensen, Cancelo, De Jong, Pedri, Romeu, Yamal, Lewandowski, Lopez
Granada are sweating on the fitness of Raul Fernandez ahead of their clash with Barcelona. They will be without Kamil Piatkowski after he was sent off in the draw against Las Palmas last weekend.
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They have no other injury or suspension issues and will have most of the squad available. However, Ignasi Miquel and Ricard Sanchez are away yellow card away from getting suspended from the next game.
Predicted XI: Batalla, Sanchez, Mendez, Miquel, Neva, Hongla, Pellistri, Melendo, Ruiz, Villar, Arezo
Barcelona vs Granada Head-to-Head & Prediction
Last 5 Games H2H (league games)
- Granada 2-2 Barcelona
- Granada 1-1 Barcelona
- Barcelona 1-1 Granada
- Barcelona 1-2 Granada
- Granada 0-4 Barcelona
Granada are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions against Barcelona. They defeated them in the Copa del Rey final in 2021 and followed it up with a league win over the Catalan giants in the same year.
Since then, the two sides have met thrice, and all matches have ended in a draw. They have been entertaining draws with goals from both sides in the game.
Barcelona’s last home win over Granada was in 2020 when Lionel Messi scored the only goal of the game in the 76th minute.
Prediction
Despite Barcelona’s injury issues, they are expected to come out easy winners in the game against Granada. They will go into the game with Robert Lewandowski leading the attack and the striker will be hoping to end his poor form and get a few goals under his belt.
Predicted Score- Barcelona 4-0 Granada
Betting Tips
- Barcelona win or Draw.
- Over 10.5 corners: Yes.
- Over 2.5 Goals: Yes.
Odds
- Barcelona Win: 1.23
- Draw: 6.40
- Granada Win: 12.00
Barcelona vs Granada Timings & Telecast
- Date & Time: Saturday, February 11th at 1:30 AM (IST).
- India – Sports18 1 HD Jio Cinema
- Spain – Movistar DAZn
- Germany – DAZN Amazon Prime, Video ZDF
