Real Madrid vs Granada
23rd December 1845hrs
Football – Spain – La Liga
Pick Real Madrid/Real Madrid HT/FT
Bookmaker Betfred
Odds: 10/11 odds taken 2018 GMT Monday, 21st December
Real Madrid have returned a nice bit of recent form to put pressure on rivals Atletico at the top of La Liga.
It is a four-match winning streak that Real Madrid have produced and they are the red-hot favourites to win this one.
This is actually a top-six clash with Granada having rediscovered a nice bit of form as well.
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Real Madrid Preview – Can Madrid keep hot streak going?
A four-match winning streak has put Real Madrid level on points with leaders Atletico Madrid.
They have played a couple of games more than their rivals though.
On the weekend Real Madrid took a 3-1 away win at Eibar, the second straight game that they have produced that scoreline.
It has been a three-match streak in which Real Madrid have scored at least two goals as well.
So they appear to be coming back to form.
The home record that they have returned this season with W4 L2. Los Blancos have won their last two there, both by a 2-goal margin.
A Real Madrid 2-goal margin victory football betting option for Wednesday is at 3/1* (odds taken 2018 GMT Monday, 21st December).
That’s not an unreasonable option given that this is a midweek game.
Real Madrid have averaged 1.8 goals per home game this season and they have conceded only 5 goals in their 6 home fixtures.
It’s been a clean sheet for them in a third of their league game at the Bernabeu this season.
Another thing that sends them well into action as the favourites on Wednesdays is their head to head form against Granada.
Real Madrid have won their last four home games against them, tallying 19 goals in those four fixtures.
So that’s been a huge return and over 3.5 goals is at 11/8 for football betting* (odds taken 2018 GMT Monday, 21st December).
Real Madrid have opened the scoring in four of their six home games this season while they have been leading at the break in half of them.
With a bit of current form going, a Real Madrid/Real Madrid HT/FT option is at 10/11* (odds taken 2018 GMT Monday, 21st December).
Granada Preview – Can Granada take a big three points at the Bernabeu?
Granada have rediscovered their form having won their last two league matches.
They kept a clean sheet in record those wins as well.
On all five occasions that they have managed to keep a clean sheet this season, Granada have claimed a win.
In their last road game, they collected a 1-0 success at Elche, leaving them at W2 D1 L3 on their travels this season.
Looking more closely at their away from Granada have played four games at teams currently inside to the ten.
From those four away games, Granda have returned just one point but scored in three of the four.
Both teams to score is at 10/11* (odds taken 2018 GMT Monday, 21st December).
Granada did get a couple of goals on the board at the Bernabeu last season, flailing to a 4-2 loss against Real Madrid.
It has been just 5 goals in 6 away games however that Granada have come up with.
They have conceded at an average of 2 goals per road game.
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Granada are the huge 8/1 underdogs to pick up a win in this one and given the head to head record recently, that doesn’t look too likely* (odds taken 2018 GMT Monday, 21st December).
All three of the defeats that they have suffered this season have been by a margin of at least two goals.
So again, we do expect Real Madrid to come up with a comfortable cushion in victory.
Of the 12 away goals that Granda have conceded this season, 8 of them have been in the second half of games.
On the flip side of that, Gradana have scored only one second-half away goal all season.
Real Madrid vs Granada Betting Advice
We expect Real Madrid to keep their positive momentum going by picking up another three points in this fixture.
We are going with the 2-goal winning margin for a quote of 3/1* (odds taken 2018 GMT Monday, 21st December).
It looks as if Real Madrid can be comfortable enough to pull that off at the Bernabeu.
Key Facts – Real Madrid vs Granada Betting Tip
- Real Madrid have won their last four league games
- Real Madrid have scored at least two goals in each of their last three league games
- Granada have conceded 19 goals in their last 4 visits to the Bernabeu
Granada are unbeaten in their last three, a run which they can take a lot of confidence from.
But we don’t see them sticking in there and getting a win. There haven’t been enough away goals from them.
Plus they have struggled in their road games this season so they will probably come up short.
The best betting odds for Real Madrid vs Granada
Real Madrid to win: 1/3 at Bet365
Draw: 17/4 at Bet365
Granada to win: 8/1 at Bet365
