Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Granada will look to kickstart the new La Liga 2 campaign in style when they take on Albacete in the opening match of the season. Los Granadinos are eyeing a quick return to the Spanish top flight and they are likely to go all guns blazing at El Queso Mecanico. The good news for the fans is that the club chiefs managed to keep hold of key attacker Myrto Uzuni in the summer transfer window.
Albacete, on the other hand, suffered a 1-0 loss to Cartagena in their last warm-up game. As El Queso Mecanico are not considered good travellers, we are tempted to bet on Granada, who are seen as one of the main candidates for automatic promotion. A man to watch in the away team will be summer signing Jon Morcillo, who is likely to make his official Albacete debut against Granada.
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).