Valencia vs Granada Prediction, 3/21/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 3/16/2021

Game: Valencia vs Granada

Date: Sunday, March 21, 2021

Location: Mestalla Stadium in Valencia, Spain

TV: beIN Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Valencia (+106) Granada (+293)

Mestalla Stadium is the venue where Carlos Soler and Valencia (7-9-11, 12th in La Liga) will take on Granada (10-6-11, 8th in La Liga) on Sunday. The men protecting the net will be Jasper Cillessen for Valencia and Rui Silva for Granada. The moneyline on this matchup has Valencia coming in at +106 and the Nazaríes are at +293. The over/under has been set at 2.25.

Valencia played Levante in their most recent game and took a loss by a score of 1-0. When talking about passing the ball, they ended with a 83.7% received passes rate by connecting on 420 out of their 502 pass targets in their last outing. Valencia attempted 10 dribbles in this outing and completed 6 of the dribbles for a percentage of 60.0%. In regard to shooting accuracy, Valencia wrapped this game up at a 18.2% clip by putting 2 shots on target of 11 total shots. Valencia is averaging 1.11 goals per 90 min (30 goals in total) and have racked up 21 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Carlos Soler is a player who should be able to impact this game for Valencia. Soler has been given a starting assignment in 118 contests thus far in his career while he scores 0.13 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder from Spain has 15 goals scored in 10,471 minutes played. He has 16 assists while accumulating 25 yellow cards in his career. Another guy who could decide the outcome is Manu Vallejo, the forward born in Spain. Vallejo has totaled 3,900 mins in 42 career starts and has earned himself a total of 4 yellow card warnings. He has helped on a goal 3 times so far in his career while scoring 15 total goals. He averages 0.35 G/90 so far in his pro soccer career.

The guy defending the goal for Valencia will be Jasper Cillessen. Cillessen (90-47-33 mark in his professional soccer career) has tallied 63 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 37.7% shutout percentage. The keeper hailing from the Netherlands has seen 710 shots sent in his direction in 167 starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.0 (167 goals surrendered) and he has earned a save percentage of 77.6%. Cillessen has defended the goal for a total of 15,118 mins and has accumulated 550 stops in his career.

For their last match, Granada walked away with a victory by a final of 1-0 against Real Sociedad. Granada ended the game with a 63.6% successful dribble percentage by completing 7 of the 11 dribbles they pursued. They finished this game by connecting on 175 out of their 251 attempted passes earning a percentage of 69.7%. Granada had 2 shots tried out of 7 shots tried which had them sitting at a 28.6% clip when they last took the field. With 32 goals and 22 assists in all matches, Granada has an average of 1.19 goals and 0.81 assists per 90 minutes.

Kenedy will need to provide a lift for Granada. The forward representing Brazil has been on the pitch for 5,440 professional minutes while scoring 10 goals. He has totaled 7 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 9 times. He is averaging 0.17 goals per 90 and has been given a starting assignment in 53 matches during his career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Jorge Molina, the forward representing Spain. Molina has earned himself 51 yellow cards in 27,430 mins (303 starting assignments). His G/90 average during his soccer career is 0.48. He has scored 147 goals in his career while assisting on a goal 35 different times.

Rui Silva will look after the net for Granada. Silva has tallied 49 clean sheets while seeing 471 shots tried against him in 13,795 minutes throughout his career. He sports a save % of 65.8 and his clean sheet rate sits at 32.2%. He has allowed 1.28 goals per 90 and he has earned a record of 58-36-58. So far in his pro soccer career, Silva has conceded 196 goals and has accumulated 305 stops in 152 starts.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Valencia (+106)

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