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Real Sociedad vs Granada CF Prediction & Betting tips
Real Sociedad is aiming to return to international business this season. To be represented in the Europa League again after a year of abstinence in the coming season, you need at least seventh place in the final accounts. This is sufficient for the European start right in 2019/20, since the final of the Copa del Rey, in which the Basque duel between San Sebastian and Athletic Bilbao would have taken place, should only take place when spectators are again allowed in the stadiums.
As a result, there is now greater pressure on the whites and blues, who are currently in seventh place in the classification, but are being followed hard by some teams. The upcoming opponent can still hope for Europe. Nevertheless, the odds of the best bookmakers between Real Sociedad and Granada are clearly in favor of the home team.
The clarity of the odds distribution is surprising in that the guests from Andalusia have not lost an away game in La Liga since the beginning of February. In addition, La Real was not in top form recently, which impressively underlines the record of just one win from the seven games after the restart.
Since it is still too delicate for us to make a prediction on the three-way market before the game Real Sociedad against Granada, we devote ourselves to the goal market. The attractiveness of the duel could be influenced by the fact that both teams desperately need a threesome in the fight for Europe.
Real Sociedad:
Is Real Sociedad still gambling away the ticket for the Europa League? Before the interruption, the Basques ranked fifth and were eight points ahead of position eight. In the meantime, the blue-whites have dropped to seventh place, and the cushion has shrunk to a meager counter.
The reason for this slump is the poor yield after the restart. In seven games following the compulsory break, coach Imanol Alguacil’s team only recorded five points. A win against the relegated bottom of the table Espanyol Barcelona (2-1 after 0-1 deficit) is a draw and five defeats.
The defensive in particular has had serious problems in the past weeks and months. In the past nine La Liga games, La Real have always conceded at least one goal After all, the Basques always managed to score in eleven of the past 14 matches in the top division.
The fact that the Imanol-Elf is actually doomed to win speaks for a tendentious duel. San Sebastian currently holds pole position in the battle for seventh place, but with games against Villarreal, Atletico Madrid and Sevilla is also by far the most difficult remaining program of the direct competition. This could lead to an offensive approach and some (counter) goals.
To make matters worse, the cup finalist has to do without a number of important players. Zaldua, Bautista, Januzaj, Illaramendi and Sangalli are definitely out. There is a question mark behind David Zurutuza. Some changes compared to the disappointing 1-1 at the weekend in Levante can be expected.
Granada:
While the home side are definitely under pressure, the Granada Club de Fútbol can take it easy on the past four match days. In the first year after promotion, the Andalucians played a terrific season and never had serious concerns about a direct relegation.
Quite the contrary: in theory, it is even possible to jump to seventh place, currently four points behind, even though the resulting first-ever participation in the UEFA Europa League is neither advertised internally nor externally as a goal. Instead, the team of coach Diego Martinez wants to continue to cause a sensation and see what ultimately emerges.
The fact is that El Graná is an extremely uncomfortable opponent. Only two of the previous seven matches after the restart were lost, both of them at home. On the other hand, the newcomer has been unbeaten since the beginning of February or five games. In three of these five guest appearances, the team led by striker star Roberto Soldado scored at least two goals. In general, Granada scored no fewer goals away than at home.
With four of the recent seven GCF-participation matches ending in an Over 2.5, it’s an interesting option to play the relatively higher odds between Real Sociedad and Granada on a game with more than two goals. Alternatively, the “Both teams to score” seems conceivable as a value tip. Similar to the Basque opponent, the Andalusians also have to do without some players. Vadillo, Gonalons, Montoro, Martinez, Quinzi and Lozano will be missing.
Real Sociedad vs Granada CF head to head matches
03.11.19 LL Granada CF Real Sociedad 1 : 2
29.04.17 LL Real Sociedad Granada CF 2 : 1
17.12.16 LL Granada CF Real Sociedad 0 : 2
14.02.16 LL Real Sociedad Granada CF 3 : 0
22.09.15 LL Granada CF Real Sociedad 0 : 3