On the 12th of March, in this week 28 match, Granada will host Elche in a clash of these two closely matched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Granada recorded a 1-3 loss against Valencia. Gonçalo Guedes struck first for Valencia in the 48th minute, then Maximiliano Gómez added another in the 51st minute on a feed from Carlos Soler. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed Elche, recorded a 1-2 loss against Barcelona. Fidel struck first for Elche in the 44th minute, but Ferrán Torres got the equalizer for Barcelona in the 60th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 84th minute on a penalty goal by Memphis Depay to cap off a wild match. Elche is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche and Granada battled to a 0-0 draw. Elche had 17 on net, and Granada had 9, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Both Pere Milla and Fidel have been the hottest scorers for Elche in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Luis Milla and Jaume Doménech are the top scorers for Granada in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
Maxime Gonalons, Neyder Lozano, Santiago Arias and Domingos Duarte are unavailable to play for Granada, while Helibelton Palacios is unavailable to play for Elche.