Atletico Madrid vs Granada Prediction: the Hosts to Live Up to the Expectations?

Prediction for the La Liga match between Atletico Madrid vs Granada, which will take place on August 14th. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options!

The capital club won the Spanish League bronze medal last season, finishing just one point behind second Real Madrid. Regarding style, Atletico continued to evolve into a more attacking team, scoring 70 goals in 38 league games - the same number as first Barcelona.

On the preseason world tour, Atletico lost 3:2 to the K-League All-Star team in South Korea, beat Manchester City 2:1 in Singapore, tied 0:0 with Real Sociedad in Mexico, and 1:1 with Sevilla in San Francisco.

In the off-season, Atletico made several important transfers. Matheus Cunha, Renan Lodi, and Geoffrey Kondogbia left Madrid. Caglar Soyuncu, Javi Galán, César Azpilicueta, Santiago Mourino arrived. In addition, Antoine Griezmann's contract was finally bought out.

Granada returned to La Liga in the first year after relegation. Paco Lopez's team also won the Segunda last season.

In preseason friendlies, Granada won five out of six encounters. Separately note the matches with La Liga clubs - victory over Getafe (2:1) and defeat to Almeria (0:1).

Among the off-season acquisitions, we highlight Gonzalo Villar from Roma, Jesus Vallejo from Real Madrid, Gerard Gumbau from Elche, and Sean Wiseman from Valladolid.

Granada is a very organized team who conceded only 30 goals in 48 games in their last Segunda season. Therefore, the upcoming meeting will not be too productive. Moreover, it is a first-round match, and we doubt that Atletico will be at their best. The last meeting between the teams in Madrid in April 2022, which ended in a 0:0 draw, is also interesting. In a year and a half, Atletico has become more efficient in attack and will likely send a goal or two in a game against a debutant in the elite.