Granada vs Athletic Club LaLiga Match Preview or Key Statistics 💕
💕Athletic knocked out Granada in the last edition of the Copa del Rey, despite of losing 1-2 at Los Cármenes in the semi-final second leg - they won 1-0 in the first leg in Bilbao.
💕After winning by 4-0 against Athletic in the last matchday of Laliga 2019/20, Granada qualified to play European competition for the first time ever.
💕Athletic's 0-4 defeat against Granada in the last matchday of LaLiga 2019/20 is their joint biggest away defeat against a side from Andalusia in Laliga in the 21st century (level with a 0-4 against Sevilla in October 2008).
💕Athletic Club have won just two of their last 19 league trips to Granada (D8 L9), failing to score in 10 of those away matches in this process.
💕Athletic Club have failed to score in all their four opening LaLiga games in Andalusia (D1 L3), but they ended the season by qualifying to play in European competition in three of those four campaigns.
💕Granada finished last season winning their last two matches (vs Mallorca and Athletic) and they could equal their best run in LaLiga in the 21st Century (three in a row, also in May 2015 and September 2019). While Athletic Club were the team with the highest aerials duel success in LaLiga last season (57%), only Valladolid (45%) had a worst percentage than Granada (46%) in the competition.
💕Granada striker Roberto Soldado has scored nine goals vs Athletic Club, more than vs any other opponent in Laliga (including a goal in his last match vs the Basque side).
💕Raúl Garcia has scored four of Athletic's last five goals in LaLiga, netting five times in his last six appearances in the competition.
💕Athletic Club manager Gaizka Garitano has never won a Laliga away game against Granada (D2 L1), scoring just one goal in those matches combined with each of his three teams in the top-flight (Eibar, Deportivo de La Coruña and Athletic).
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