AD Ceuta FC (home)
- AD Ceuta FC are currently 12th in LaLiga 2 with 35 points from 25 games.
- Ceuta have won eight of their 12 home games in LaLiga 2, averaging 1.42 goals per game.
- Ceuta, who have held a solid mid-table position in LaLiga 2 all season, will arrive with the momentum of one win, one draw and three defeats in their last five.
- Jose Juan Romero has been at the helm since September 2022, bringing a disciplined approach and counter-attacking ethos to the club.
- Ceuta will look to keep a compact, low-to-mid block, then counterattack at speed on the transitions and from set pieces.
Granada CF (away)
- Granada CF are 15th, three points below Ceuta after 26 matches.
- Granada arrive with much more momentum, having won three of their last five games, culminating in a 5-1 home thrashing of Real Valladolid.
- The Nazaries are a full-blooded football team that like to press high up the pitch with their full-backs bombing on in support of a three-man forward line, and sustained pressure to win the ball back in advanced positions.
- They will have to deal with a counter-attacking opponent on Friday and it is worth noting that they have won only three of their 12 recent away games in the league.
Head-to-Head
Backing Both Teams To Score at 1.83 seems a decent play given the contrasting styles of the two teams and the fact that their most recent LaLiga 2 head-to-head clash finished 1-1 in Granada .
Key Players
Gonzalo Petit leads the way for Granada with five goals in 24 league games , but Ruben Alcaraz has scored twice in their last five and could be finding his form at just the right time.
Betting Insights
The home side are just a shade favored at 2.62 against Granada’s 2.78 as Ceuta have been much better at home than on the road this term, but the visitors are on a roll and could come away with a draw in this one.
Prediction
Expect a tactical, tight affair with Ceuta’s compact counter-attacking approach making this close and Granada’s pressing keeping the contest open.
