Granada CF vs Almeria Prediction & Betting Tips (18 February)

Granada's season turns sour for its return to La Liga despite being the reigning Liga2 champion. How to explain that this Andalusian team was able to take two points against Barcelona this season 2-2 in the first leg and 3-3 in the return last weekend but that it only occupies 19th place with four points behind Cadiz 18th at the start of this day? Still, now, to maintain our position, we would have to be able to win matches and especially the decisive matches in the race to maintain our position like today. At home, El Grana remains in a draw against the very good Las Palmas team 1-1. When will Almeria's first victory this season in the league? This is the question being asked by the club's supporters who are desperately waiting for a first success to celebrate this year..

. Red lantern of the championship, it is the last chance match for La Union which has a disbursement of 13 points on Celta Vigo, the first non-relegation. Maintenance is still mathematically possible but it would take a miracle for that to happen. Last weekend, Almeria was still able to keep Athletic Bilbao, 5th in La Liga, in check by playing outnumbered for a little over 30 minutes of 0-0 play.

For this essential meeting in the race to maintain, Granada will have to cope without Jesus Vallejo (injured), goalkeeper Raul Fernandez, replacement Victor Diaz and Luca Boyé (ex-Elche), all on the flank. Note the uncertainties around defenders Mendes and Neva (glitches). Ignasi will be suspended for an accumulation of yellow cards while Villar is allowed to play again. Author of 6 goals in the first half of the season, Bryan Zaragoza joined Bayern this winter. Uzuni (6 pawns in La Liga), top scorer in La Liga2 last year with 23 goals, is still there and should be in the game today. On the Almeria side, Luis Suarez (ex-OM), who was in La Liga this year (4 goals), was the victim of a second fibula fracture in the same season...

Therefore absent for this shock against his former team, he will be out, just like the striker Koné (ex-Lorient) or the important Cesar Montes and Chumi. Leo Baptistao (4 goals in the league) will serve his second match of suspension while Belgian hopeful Ramazani (3 goals, 4 assists this season in La Liga) will serve his red from last weekend. Clearly, 3 of the 4 top scorers in this team will not play... Let us still note the presence of the flamboyant Arribas (6 goals, top scorer in the squad).