In this week 18 match, on Sunday Dec 19th, Granada hosts Mallorca at Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes in a clash of the La Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Granada sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Cádiz. Arzamendia Duarte scored the first goal for Cádiz in the 32nd minute, then Jorge Molina tied it up for Granada in the 88th minute on a feed from Montoro earning Granada a comeback draw. Granada is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Mallorca recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Celta de Vigo. Neither Mallorca nor Celta de Vigo could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 13 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Mallorca is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Ángel has been the most effective weapon for Mallorca lately. The Spanish attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Granada is glad to have Jorge Molina in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored six goals
Darwin Machís, Neyder Lozano, Rochina, Víctor Díaz and Domingos Duarte are unavailable to play for Granada, while Luis García Plaza’s Mallorca squad will be without Amath Ndiaye, Salva Sevilla, Lago Júnior, Raillo and Dominik Greif.