Granada vs Villarreal Prediction, 4/3/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 3/31/2021

Game: Granada vs Villarreal

Date: Saturday, April 3, 2021

Location: Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes in Granada, Spain

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Granada (+327) Villarreal (-110)

Jorge Molina and Granada (10-6-12, 8th in La Liga) host Villarreal (10-13-5, 7th in La Liga) at Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes on Saturday. The expected starting goalies will be Rui Silva for Granada and Sergio Asenjo for Villarreal. Granada are priced +327 while the Submarino Amarillos are at -110. The total has been set at 2.25.

Granada faced off with Valencia in their last game and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 2-1. In regard to passing, they ended with a 80.2% received passes percentage by converting 337 out of their 420 passing attempts in their last game. Granada attempted 14 dribbles in this contest and were able to convert 6 of the tries for a percentage of 42.9%. In regard to shooting accuracy, Granada wrapped this game up at a 26.7% rate by landing 4 shots on target out of 15 shots. Granada has an average of 1.18 goals per 90 min (33 goals in total) and have accounted for 23 assists in all competitions this year.

Jorge Molina is a player who should impact this matchup for Granada. He has totaled 36 assists while tallying 51 yellow card warnings in his career. Molina has been a starter in 303 matchups in his career and he scores 0.48 goals per 90 minutes. The forward representing Spain has earned 147 goals in 27,457 mins played. One more player who should impact this match is Kenedy, the forward born in Brazil. Kenedy has earned 5,496 mins in 54 starts and has been given a total of 7 yellow card warnings. He has helped a teammate on a goal 9 times so far in his career while he has scored 10 total goals. He is currently averaging 0.16 goals per 90 minutes during his pro soccer career.

The guy protecting the net for Granada is Rui Silva. Silva has seen the field for a total of 13,885 mins and has accumulated 311 stops during his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.3 (198 total goals conceded) and he holds a save % of 66.0%. The goalkeeper hailing from Portugal has had 479 shots sent his way in 153 starts. Silva (58-36-59 record in his career) has totaled 49 shutouts, which leaves him with a 32.0% shutout percentage.

In their last outing, Villarreal got the victory with a final of 2-1 against Cadiz. Villarreal earned a 71.4% successful dribble percentage by converting 10 out of the 14 dribbles they tried. They finished this game by completing 441 of the 503 passes they tried earning a rate of 87.7%. Villarreal landed 3 shots tried out of 12 shots tried which had them sitting at a 25.0% rate in their last game. With 39 goals and 22 assists in all their games, Villarreal is averaging 1.39 goals and 0.79 assists per 90.

Gerard Moreno should be able to be counted on for Villarreal. The forward hailing from Spain has played 20,213 minutes and has earned 100 goals. He has 28 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 26 times. He is currently averaging 0.45 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 227 contests thus far in his career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Dani Parejo, the midfielder representing Spain. Parejo has been handed 99 yellow cards in 30,496 minutes (344 starting assignments). His G/90 average in his career is 0.20. He has accumulated 67 goals during his soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 55 times.

Sergio Asenjo will be residing in front of the net for Villarreal. So far in his career, Asenjo has conceded 336 goals and has accumulated 864 saves in 283 starting assignments. He has given up 1.20 goals per 90 and he has earned a mark of 108-79-95. He has a save % of 72.8 and his shutout rate is currently at 31.4%. Asenjo has recorded 89 clean sheets and has defended 1,178 shots tried against him in 25,297 career minutes.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Villarreal (-110)

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