Granada vs Real Sociedad Spanish La Liga Predictions, Picks and Betting Tips 7-10-2020

by Jon Bateman - 7/8/2020

Granada (13-8-13) vs. Real Sociedad (15-6-13)

Spanish La Liga soccer on Friday, July 10, 2020 at 13:30 ET

Venue: Reale Seguros Stadium, San Sebastian, Spain

The Line: Granada +366/ Draw +259/ Real Sociedad -136; O/U 2.5

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Real Sociedad (DWLLL) will host Granada (DWLDL) in the last game of round 35 of the Spanish La Liga Santander at the Reale Seguros Stadium in San Sebastian.

Granada occupies the 10th position with 47 points, just 4 points away from the final EUROPA League spot occupied by Real Sociedad. Coming into this game, Granada has recorded 13 wins, 8 draws and 13 losses. In their last time out, Granada was held to a two-goal stalemate by Valencia, their 5th winless match in the previous 6 games. In the match, Carlos Fernández sends an unstoppable penalty past Valencia’s goalkeeper in the 61st minute of the game. Valencia’s forward, Manu Vallejo, got on the scoreboard two minutes later after securing an equalizer for Valencia. In the 68th minute, Valencia got a double lead goal from Goncalo Guedes. Finally, Fede got Granada’s second goal to record a 2-2 draw against Valencia. So far this season, Granada has recorded 42 goals and 40 concedes, 12 clean sheets, 351 shots, 108 shots on-target, 99 yellow cards, and 2 red card bookings.

On offense, Granada’s forward group will be held by key players, including Carlos Fernández and Darwin Machis. Fernándezhas scored 8 goals, the team’s highest in 30 appearances. He has also recorded 3 assists, 33 shots and 16 shots on target for Granada. On the other hand, Machis has sported 6 goals and 4 assists in 33 appearances and 1923 minutes of play. In front of the net for Granada is Rui Silva. Ranked the ninth-best goalkeeper in the league, Rui has allowed a total of 37 goals in 31 appearances, an average of 1.19 goals conceded per 90 minutes. He has also recorded 86 saves and 11 clean sheets so far this season.

On the other side, Real Sociedad occupies the final Europa League spot with 51 points. The 7th-placed host has recorded 15 wins, 6 draws and 13 losses. Real Sociedad’s draw last time out against Levante made it two La Liga games unbeaten, but it was their first game since the restart that saw them score first. In the game, Alexander Isak scored the first goal in the 12th minute. Levante got an equalizer from Jose Morales four minutes later. Overall, Real Sociedad has recorded 51 goals, 43 assists, 11 clean sheets, 379 shots, and 127 shots on-target, 73 yellow cards, and 2 red card bookings.

Key players holding Real Sociedad’s forward group are Jose Willian, Mikel Oyarzabal, and Portu. Jose Willian is the team’s highest goalscorer. He has recorded 10 goals, and 1 assist for the team in 33 appearances. Mikel and Portu have sported the highest assists for the team. The duos have recorded 18 assists and 16 goals in 33 appearances for Real Sociedad. Miguel Angel Moya will start for the Real Sociedad in his 10th season appearance. Miguel has allowed 11 goals in his previous appearances, an average of 1.22 goals conceded per 90 minutes. He has also recorded 27 saves and 2 clean sheets for the team.

Granada has not recorded any win against Real Sociedad since 2015. In their last 6 meetings, Real Sociedad won 5 by at least 2 goals. Real Sociedad has won an impressive 9 home games out of 17, which puts them in the 7th position. In contrast, Granada has won only 4 away games out of 17, which put them in the 10th position.

Predicted LineUp

Granada

Coach: Diego Martínez

Goalkeeper: Rui Silva

Players: Victor Diaz, Germán Sánchez, Domingos Duarte, Carlos Neva, Antonio Puertas, Yangel Herrera, Yan Brice, Darwin Machis, Carlos Fernández Luna and Roberto Soldado

Real Sociedad

Coach: Imanol Alguacil

Goalkeeper: Miguel Angel Moya

Players: Nacho Monreal, Diego Llorente, Aritz Elustondo, Andoni Gorosabel, Mikel Merino, Igor Zubeldia, Martin Ødegaard, Mikel Oyarzabal, Willian José and Portu

Prediction: Take Real Sociedad -136

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