In a weekend match in week 38, on Sunday May 22nd, Granada will play host to Espanyol in a clash of these two closely matched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, a perfect day for football. Granada sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Real Betis. Juanmi struck first for Real Betis in the 14th minute on a feed from Canales, then Juanmi added another in the 88th minute In the end, Granada was frustrated by Real Betis’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Real Betis ended the match with the shutout victory. Granada is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Espanyol is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Valencia. Maximiliano Gómez scored the first goal for Valencia in the 37th minute, then Raúl de Tomás tied it up for Espanyol in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Ruben Sanchez Saez earning Espanyol at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Rcde Stadium, Espanyol won by a score of 2 to 0. Adrià Pedrosa scored the first goal for Espanyol in the 30th minute, then Raúl de Tomás added another in the 42nd minute on a feed from Darder In the end, Granada was frustrated by Espanyol’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Espanyol ended the match with the shutout victory.
Espanyol’s top weapon lately has been Raúl de Tomás, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches. Jorge Molina has been the most prolific scorer on Granada in the last five matches with 2 goals
Aitor Karanka de la Hoz’s squad will be without Darwin Machís, Neyder Lozano, Rochina, Montoro, Carlos Neva, Domingos Duarte and Raba, while Manu Morlanes and Adrià Pedrosa are unavailable to play for Vicente Moreno Peris’s team.