La Liga: Granada v Barcelona Odds and Betting Preview

GRANADA, SPAIN – Barcelona travel to Andalusia this evening to face Granada in their La Liga match at the Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes. After a disappointing 0-0 draw against Sevilla at the Nou Camp on Saturday Barcelona dropped into third place in the league, one point behind arch-rivals Real Madrid. Guardiola's side will be determined to return to winning ways tonight, and start the match as 1/7 (bet £7 to make £1 profit) favourites with Ladbrokes to secure three points. For those punters expecting an upset, however, Granada can be backed at an outsiders price of 28/1 with Victor Chandler, whilst the draw is on offer at 17/2, also with Victor Chandler.

Barcelona have won the La Liga for the last three seasons, and with the undeniable quality that their squad can boast fans will settle for nothing less than another title this season. Eyebrows were raised at their draw on Saturday, where perhaps the most surprising fact of all was Barcelona's failure to score. Guardiola's side have amassed a colossal goal difference of 22 in their eight league games, and Sevilla were the first side to keep a clean sheet against them this season. Barcelona will hope to return to their high-scoring ways in this upcoming match. Grenada, by direct contrast, have only scored two goals in La Liga this season, and are currently floundering in eighteenth place. Fabri Gonzalez's team will be grateful that Barcelona star Gerard Pique is sidelined through injury, but still face a monumental challenge against the reigning champions.

In the over/under betting the top price on over 2.5 goals being scored is 9/20 with Bet365, whilst under 2.5 goals is available at 2/1 with Ladbrokes. The bookmakers are clearly not anticipating a bore draw, and punters can back under 0.5 goals at much longer odds of 25/1 with Paddy Power.

Lionel Messi has been on astonishing form in a Barcelona shirt this season, netting ten goals in the league already. Unsurprisingly the Argentine wizard is favoured to score first this evening by the bookmakers, and punters can back him to do so at best odds of 11/5 with Paddy Power. Messi's team mate David Villa is also thought likely to be the first name on the score sheet at 11/4 with Skybet, whilst ex-Arsenal star Cesc Fabregas is on offer at 7/1 with Ladbrokes. Granada's most dangerous attacking player is thought to be Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo by the bookmakers, who has yet to score a league goal this season. Ighalo can be backed to break the deadlock at 18/1 with Skybet.

Barcelona are quoted at best odds of 4/9 with Coral to win the match after leading at half time, whilst draw/Barcelona is available at 4/1 with Betinternet. Draw/Granada is on offer at a much longer 45/1 with Paddy Power, whilst those punters who think that Granada will fight back to win the match after trailing at half time can back Barcelona/Granada at odds as long as 200/1 with Paddy Power.

Kick off is at 19.00 BST

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