Alaves vs Granada Prediction, 3/19/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 3/16/2022

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Game: Alaves vs Granada

Date: Saturday, March 19, 2022

Location: Mendizorrotza Stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Alaves (+115) Granada (+281)

Darwin Machis and Granada (5-10-13, 17th in La Liga) head to Mendizorrotza Stadium on Saturday where they'll meet Alaves (5-7-16, 19th in La Liga). The goaltenders who are expected to start are Fernando Pacheco for Alaves and Luis Maximiano for Granada. Granada are priced at +281 while the Babazorros are at +115. The over/under has been set at 2.25.

Alaves took the field against Real Sociedad in their most recent match and went home with a loss by a final score of 1-0. Alaves attempted 9 dribbles in this match and successfully completed 5 of those tries for a rate of 55.6%. When discussing the passing game, they finished this match with a 73.6% rate by connecting on 226 of the 307 passing attempts last contest.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, Alaves finished at a 30.8% clip by putting 4 SoT out of 13 total shots. Alaves has an average of 0.71 goals per 90 (20 total goals) and have tallied 11 assists in all games this year.

Luis Rioja is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Alaves. He has accounted for 5 assists while earning 14 yellow card cautions so far in his career. Rioja has had a starting assignment in 106 matchups during his pro soccer career and tallies 0.09 G/90. The midfielder from Spain has earned 9 goals scored in 9,046 mins.

Another guy who should impact this match is Joselu, the forward who represents Germany. Joselu has been on the pitch for 19,834 minutes during 213 starts and has been handed 30 yellow card warnings. He has helped a teammate on a goal 18 times so far in his pro soccer career and he has scored 76 total goals. He has an average of 0.34 goals per 90 for his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Alaves is Fernando Pacheco. Pacheco (95-68-114 record during his career) has recorded 81 shutouts, which leaves him with a 29.1% shutout percentage. The goalie born in Spain has seen 1,097 shots attempted at him in 278 career starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.3 (355 goals allowed) and his save % is 70.5%. Pacheco has defended the goal for 24,921 mins and has tallied 773 saves in his career.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Granada took a loss by a final score of 1-0 against Elche. They finished the match by converting 434 out of their 517 pass attempts for a rate of 83.9%. Granada earned a 42.9% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 6 of the 14 dribbles they pursued. Granada connected on 4 shots tried out of 15 shots tried which had them sitting at a 26.7% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. With a total of 27 goals and 16 assists in all competitions, Granada is averaging 0.96 goals and 0.57 assists per 90 minutes.

Darwin Machis should be someone to watch for Granada. The forward born in Venezuela has been on the field for 14,248 minutes and has scored 45 goals. He has totaled 32 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 28 times. He scores 0.28 G/90 and has been a starter in 154 matches thus far in his career. Make sure to watch out for Jorge Molina, the forward who is from Spain. He has tallied 158 goals during his soccer career while helping on a goal 40 times. Molina has been handed a total of 54 yellow card cautions in 29,424 mins (322 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.48.

Luis Maximiano will look after the goal for Granada. In his career, Maximiano has conceded 59 goals and has racked up 138 saves in 49 starts. He has given up 1.21 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 19-12-18. He holds a save percentage of 72.3 and his clean sheet rate sits at 30.6%. Maximiano has totaled 15 clean sheets while seeing 191 shots against him in 4,371 career mins.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Granada (+281)

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