La Liga: Sevilla vs Granada
The first leg of the Europa League 1/4 ended in the early morning of this morning, the result of the game is still somewhat unexpected, especially the closely watched Barca was forced to draw by Eintracht Frankfurt, although it failed to take the lead in promotion, but this result can still be accepted by the team led by Xavi, after all, there is still a second leg of the game. The following gossip is less, the book is back to the truth, continue today's game analysis.
At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 9, 2022, the 31st round of La Liga, Sevilla will face Granada at home. Sevilla have performed well this season, once temporarily occupying the second place in the league, and with the rise of Barca, the team's ranking fell directly from 2nd to 4th, accumulating 57 points with Barca and Atletico in front of them. Although Sevilla are still in the Champions League qualification zone, they are only 4 points behind Real Betis, which shows that their Champions League qualification has been threatened. From the statistical point of view, Sevilla has scored 40 goals in 30 league games, conceded 20 goals, and has performed well offensively and defensively, especially on the defensive end, which is currently the team with the fewest goals conceded in La Liga.
Sevilla have been in a very slump lately, having gone unwinned in four consecutive matches, particularly in the Europa League, which has left the team in a slump at the league end. Sevilla played Barca away in the last round of the league, in the field of disadvantage, 45% of the possession, 8 shots on goal 3 shots on target, the number of shots is not even half of the opponent, after the opponent's successful goal, the team still did not achieve anything, and finally lost 0-1 to the opponent. It is worth noting that Sevilla have been significantly better at home than away this season, with an unbeaten record of 10 wins and 4 draws in 14 league home games, and its home stadium ranks second in the league.
Granada's performance this season has fallen significantly, ranking 9th in La Liga last season, and after 30 league rounds this season, it ranks 16th in the league with 29 points, and is currently only 3 points higher than Mallorca in the relegation zone, which shows that the team's relegation pressure still exists. From the statistical point of view, Granada has scored 33 goals in 30 league rounds, conceded 48 goals, and the offensive and defensive performance is poor, and the special defensive end is only better than the 3 teams in the relegation zone.
Granada started the coaching process due to the poor results, and recently showed a rebound trend, the team first won 3-2 away to Alaves, and then at home against Vallecano, in the case of 2 goals behind, with the goals of Molina and Mira, the reddest drew 2-2 with the opponent, maintaining its unbeaten record. In addition, Granada has a better away record this season than home, and currently ranks 13th in the league.
In terms of past matches between the two teams, Sevilla have achieved a record of 5 wins and 5 losses in their last 10 matches against Granada, but there is no advantage in the past, and they lost 1-0 away in the first leg of this season. In terms of recent conditions, Sevilla have been extremely depressed recently, not only losing in European matches, but also giving up the second place in the league; Granada's recent form has picked up, remaining unbeaten in two consecutive games, but the pressure of relegation is still there. Judging from the current attitude of all parties, the position of supporting the home team is still relatively clear, combined with the strength of both sides, Sevilla still has the opportunity to take all 3 points in this battle.