Granada vs Espanyol betting tips - Granada to boost survival bid with win over Espanyol

Granada will be looking to move out of the La Liga relegation zone on Monday when they take on Espanyol.

The bottom three are relegated to the Segunda Division at the end of the campaign, Granada occupy 18th position with a points total of 26 thanks to a record of seven wins and five draws.

Their recent form has been a bit up and down with six points collected from a possible 15, their two game winning run came to an end last Sunday when they went down 2-0 away at Real Betis.

Victory this Monday will see them move on to 29 points, and with Getafe already losing this weekend they will escape the drop zone with maximum points.

Granada come into this game without the suspended Adalberto Penaranda and will be replaced by David Barral. Isaac Success is a fitness doubt with a toe problem but is expected to feature.

Victor Sanchez of RCD Espanyol competes for the ball with Dani Ceballos of Real Betis. (David Ramos/Getty Images)

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Espanyol, on the other hand, are in 14th position and are not fully safe themselves as they are only five points ahead of their opponents, if they lose this Monday then they could have their own relegation battle on their hands.

They have won three and lost two of their last five La Liga matches and come into this one on the back of a 2-1 home success over Rayo Vallecano with Heman Perez scoring the winner in the 77th minute.

Victor Sanchez and Pape Diop will be missing for Espanyol through suspension, while Anaitz Arbilla is injured. Abraham and Joan Jordan are expected to be named in the heart of midfield.

Teams are getting desperate now in their quest to avoid the drop, we are backing Granada to take all three points with both teams scoring at 10/3 with Paddy Power ^[1].

These two have already met this season back in week 10 on November 1 with former Manchester City striker Felipe Caicedo scoring in the fourth minute of stoppage time to rescue a point for Espanyol in a 1-1 draw at the RCDE Stadium.

Recommended Bet:

Granada to win with both teams to score – 10/3 Paddy Power ^[2]