Barcelona vs Granada prediction for Thursday’s La Liga round 33 action at Camp Nou in Barcelona. With the chance to go to the top of the La Liga standings, Barcelona host ninth-placed Granada. Follow on for our free prediction and betting tips.
Barcelona on course for a domestic double
After a relatively slow start to the season until last December, Barcelona and Ronald Koeman turned things around and made a great come back suffering just one defeat in the Classico in 22 matches since the beginning of December. This form made the Blaugrana the top contenders to win La Liga this season after both Madrid outfits Atletico and Real, keep shedding points which will allow Koeman’s team to go on top if they beat Granada.
Barcelona’s destiny now lies in their own hands with six matches still to play and an important visit by Atletico Madrid to the Camp Nou next week, and with the form the Blaugrana are in at the moment, Koeman’s side look to be on the driving seat to clinch their 27th La Liga title. 15 goals scored in the last five matches and Lionel Messi back to his best form, it will be hard for anyone to stop Barca.
Granada with a slight chance of a European spot finish
Three defeats in five matches meant a setback for Granada’s hopes of finishing in the top seven and a European spot. Granada made it 16 competitive games without a draw, they won six and lost ten. Interestingly 14 of those matches 16 matches were won by the side scoring first.
Coach Diego Martinez saw his team suffer 14 losses this season, nine of those were by 2+ goal margins. This is the third time these two teams are meeting in the 2020/21 campaign. In the La Liga opposite fixture, Barca won 4-0. This year they met in the Cope del Rey and after trailing 2-0 until the 88th minute Barcelona equalized and won in the extra time 5-3.
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Barcelona vs Granada Prediction
Barcelona surely will grab this opportunity to leapfrog two positions over rivals Real and Atletico Madrid to clinch the top of the La Liga table and position themselves for the next five matches in a very desirable situation to win the title.
Barca will put all their scoring strengths in this match and as they have shown in recent matches, they are scoring plenty of goals. Granada’s defense hasn’t been in their best form conceding nine goals in six matches.
We will back over 3.5 goals for this match
Barcelona vs Granada Betting Tips
Over 3.5 Total Match goals 1.80 or ⅘ at William Hill
Barcelona to score in both halves 1.60 or 6/10 at William Hill