Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Out-of-sorts Granada will look to put an end to their five-game losing run when they take on Alaves in the La Liga round 31. Los Granadinos are with one foot in Segunda Division, but, no doubt, their pride will be at stake in the remainder of the season. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team ahead of Sunday’s clash. The Basque outfit, meanwhile, aim to recover from back-to-back defeats to Athletic Club and Real Sociedad.
As Alaves faced a tough fixture list before the Copa del Rey break, we are tempted to place our bets on the visiting side. Aleksandar Sedlar remains on the sidelines with an ACL injury, while fellow defender Abdel Abqar is a major doubt. In the first half of the season Deportivo Alaves defeated Granada 3-1 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself.
Highlighted Team (Granada):
Granada are an Andalusian football club that plays in Spanish La Liga. The club were founded on 14 April, 1931 and they have yet to win the Primera Division trophy. El Grana, though, booked their place in the Spanish Cup final in 1959, but Barcelona proved to be a big catch for the Andalusian outfit.
Granada host their rivals at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes, the stadium that was built in 1995. The capacity of the stadium is 23,934. Granada’s main rivals are fellow Andalusian team Sevilla, but Real Betis are regarded as the club’s bitter rivals as well.
The likes of Yacine Brahimi, Juan Aguero, Gustavo Benitez, Pahinho, Denis Milar, Julio Montero Castillo, Capi, Cesar and Jose Mingorance are famous players that were part of the Estadio El Sadar outfit in the past. The original colour of Granada’s kits were blue and white, but after the Spanish Civil War the club chiefs bought new ones (red and white).