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Granada vs Celta Vigo Prediction, 5/1/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/26/2022

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Game: Granada vs Celta Vigo

Date: Sunday, May 1, 2022

Location: Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes in Granada, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Granada (+146) Celta Vigo (+160)

Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes is the site where Jorge Molina and Granada (6-12-15, 18th in La Liga) will take on Celta de Vigo (10-9-14, 12th in La Liga) on Sunday. The goaltenders who are expected to start are Luis Maximiano for Granada and Matias Dituro for Celta de Vigo. The line on this matchup has Granada coming in at +146 and the Celtics are at +160. The O/U has been set at 2.

Granada faced off with Atlético Madrid in their last game and wrapped up with a draw by a score of 0-0. When talking about passing the ball, they ended with a 88.4% passes received percentage by connecting on 289 out of their 327 targeted passes last match. Granada attempted 12 dribbles in this contest and were successful in 5 of the tries for a rate of 41.7%.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Granada walked away from the pitch at a 28.6% rate by putting 2 shots on target of 7 shots. Granada sports an average of 1.06 goals per 90 minutes (35 goals in total) and have earned 23 assists in all competitions for the year.

Jorge Molina is a player who should be able to impact this match for Granada. Molina has been a starter in 325 matchups so far in his career and has 0.48 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from Spain has totaled 159 goals scored in 29,679 mins. He has accounted for 41 assists while accumulating 54 yellow cards in his career.

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One more guy who could decide who wins is Darwin Machis, the forward hailing from Venezuela. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 30 times during his soccer career while scoring 46 total goals. Machis has been on the field for 14,522 mins during 157 career starting assignments and has been given 33 yellow cards. He is currently averaging 0.29 goals per 90 so far in his career.

The guy defending the goal for Granada is Luis Maximiano. Maximiano has played for a total of 4,821 minutes and has 153 saves during his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.3 (71 goals conceded) and he has a save percentage of 70.5%. The keeper born in Portugal has seen 217 shots attempted at him in 54 starting assignments. Maximiano (20-14-20 mark during his soccer career) has tallied 16 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 29.6% shutout percentage.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Celta Vigo went home defeated by a final of 2-0 against Getafe. Celta Vigo finished with a 50.0% successful dribble percentage by converting 3 out of the 6 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this outing by completing 599 out of their 649 pass attempts earning a percentage of 92.3%. Celta Vigo converted 2 shots tried out of 9 shots tried which had them at a 22.2% clip when they last took the field. With 36 goals and 24 assists in all their contests, Celta Vigo averages 1.09 goals and 0.73 assists per 90 minutes.

Iago Aspas should be someone to watch for Celta Vigo. He is currently averaging 0.54 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 296 contests in his pro soccer career. The forward representing Spain has played 26,002 mins while scoring 157 goals. He has earned 77 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 53 times. Make sure to watch out for Brais Mendez, the midfielder representing Spain. Mendez has been given 24 yellow card warnings in 10,045 mins played (115 starts). His goals per 90 min average so far in his career is 0.18. He has earned 20 goals thus far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 15 different times.

Matias Dituro will be looking after the goal for Celta Vigo. In his career, Dituro has conceded 113 goals while earning 310 saves in 207 starting assignments. He has surrendered 0.92 goals per 90 mins while holding a record of 102-54-51. He is the owner of a save % of 76.6 and his clean sheet rate is 35.3%. Dituro has earned 73 shutouts while defending 401 shots against him in 18,569 minutes throughout his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Granada (+146)

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