Predictions La Liga - Granada vs Real Madrid

La Liga - Granada vs Real Madrid
Match Time: 12-05-2024 00:30 Sunday (GMT+8)
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Granada

Granada will officially be relegated to the Segunda Division if 17th-placed Mallorca beat Las Palmas on Saturday afternoon, but if that does not occur, they will still be alive heading into this match.

A win against Los Blancos would be required to keep them in the hunt to escape the bottom three, with a draw or a defeat also enough to confirm their demotion to the Segunda Division for the 2024-25 campaign.

Indeed, Jose Ramon Sandoval's side are 19th in the table, 11 points behind 17th-placed Mallorca, so it is a huge ask at this stage of the campaign, and it does appear almost certain that the Andalusian outfit will be heading straight back down to the Segunda Division, which they won last season.

Granada have only won four of their 34 league matches this term; they did pick up seven points from three games against Alaves, Athletic Bilbao and Osasuna between April 14 and April 28, but a damaging 3-0 defeat occurred against Sevilla last weekend.

Eighteen of the team's 21 points this season have been secured at home, but they are welcoming a Real Madrid side that have comfortably the best away record in the division this term, securing 40 points from their 17 league fixtures on their travels.

Real Madrid

Real Madrid confirmed their status as 2023-24 La Liga champions last weekend, with Girona's 4-2 success over Barcelona handing Carlo Ancelotti's side the title with four games to spare.

Los Blancos are on a seven-game winning run in the league, including a 3-0 victory over Cadiz last weekend, and they boast a record of 27 wins, six draws and one defeat from 34 La Liga games this term, which has left them 13 points clear at the top of the division on 87 points.

Real Madrid managed to book their spot in an 18th Champions League final on Wednesday evening, meanwhile, courtesy of a 2-1 victory over Bayern Munich in the second leg of their semi-final.

The capital giants were heading for defeat in the tie, but Joselu came up with an incredible late brace to secure a 4-3 aggregate win for Ancelotti's side, and Los Blancos will be going in search of a 15th European Cup when they take on Borussia Dortmund in the final on June 1.

Before then, Real Madrid will finish their La Liga season against Alaves, Villarreal and Real Betis, and it will be fascinating to see how Ancelotti manages his squad in the coming weeks.

Prediction: Granada 1-3 Real Madrid