On Friday Dec 3rd, in week 16, Granada plays host to Deportivo Alavés in a meeting of these two La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 16th placed Granada is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Athletic Club. Raúl García struck first for Athletic Club in the 10th minute on a feed from Muniain, then Darwin Machís tied it up for Granada in the 25th minute . Granada looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while deportivo Alavés is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Celta de Vigo. Santi Mina struck first for Celta de Vigo in the 11th minute, then Joselu got the equalizer for Deportivo Alavés in the 21st minute on a feed from Luis Rioja. Deportivo Alavés is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Joselu has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Deportivo Alavés. Granada is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Luis Javier Suárez and Jorge Molina each having 2 goals in their last five
Granada will be without Maxime Gonalons, Yan Brice, Neyder Lozano, Víctor Díaz, Domingos Duarte, Aarón Escandell, Luis Milla and Moreno, while Ximo Navarro is unavailable to play for Javier Calleja Revilla’s team.