Prediction: to correct the forecast must score Osasuna in this game, winning or tying at least a local victory of Granada would fail the forecast.
We are going to start this season with this first prediction in the second Spanish division, between two great teams that after losing two seasons ago, they have similar rhythms the last year, last season in their return both to the silver division were not able to fight for the positions of promotion of category and this year they are again in this division with the high sights to try to reach the maximum category.
Neither team has started anything right the season, the Granada has won two draws in the first two days leaving different symptoms on the first day in his debut this season tied 0 away from home to a recent promoted as Elche, but the truth is in a bad game with hardly any offensive football.
While in his home debut tied 1 against Lugo in a much more entertaining game with opportunities for both teams to take the victory although the Nazari box was closer to take all three points.
For against Osasuna started the season even worse with a single point in the first two days and playing both before two recent promoted of the category of bronze, as the Mallorca where he lost 1-0 penalty giving a poor image (although they annulled a goal in the final moments), and with a clear improvement at home (1-1 against Elche), in a game that clearly deserved to win but an expulsion and playing more than 35 minutes with one man less we beat them although they had chances to win the match from the start.
Both teams have made signings for this season, but I like the Navarrese side more, which especially with the arrival of Ruben Garcia seems to have improved a lot, both have doubts for this weekend’s game, the Granada saw how the new signing arrived from the Cultural Rodri in the last game and will be doubtful for this game, and will not even have Fran Rico an important man, nor Aaron Escandell nor Rodri Rios.
On the part of the Navarrese who have started the season with many important losses, highlighting in the goal the newcomer Ruben, as well as the important pillars Fran Merida and Aridane injured in the preseason, will have to see how they evolve this week for this game.
Diego Martinez will look at his former team in this important game for both to try to achieve his first victory this season, but to me Osasuna’s squad at least now gives me something more security, I think a block something more compact , and especially with the arrival of players of Iñigo Perez’s style, able to decant the match to a stopped ball, and Ruben Garcia and Juan Villar with a lot of quality I think they can score in this difficult game.
A double chance for my well paid, in a closely matched league and with the teams so even at the start of the season, I think the Granada has lost potential with respect to last season’s team while Osasuna has kept quite the initial block, with incorporations of quality in almost all its lines and only losing two key men like Torro and Quique.
A very even match the last seasons, but that the Navarrese are able to dominate, since they have not lost in their last 5 matches against this opponent in the last two seasons:
-07.04.18 LL2 Granada Osasuna 1: 1
-05.11.17 LL2 Osasuna Granada 0: 0
-13.05.17 LL Osasuna Granada 2: 1
-15.01.17 LL Granada Osasuna 1: 1
-21.12.16 CDR Osasuna Granada 2: 0
Another curious fact will be that of the referee of the match, Trujillo Suarez, recently descended from the Santander league, who will sing for the 7th time to Granada and that the Andalusians have never managed to win by leading a game (5 losses, and 1 draw), They also drew curiously against Osasuna in the 16-17 season with Granada 1-1 Osasuna.
PREDICTION: Over 1.5 goals @ 1.44
