Match Report
32 points separated the sides: Villarreal 8th on 53, Granada 20th on 21. Scoring rates set the scale: Villarreal 1.71 scored and 1.71 conceded per game, Granada 1 and 2.08, with the league averaging 1.32.
Defeat had not touched Villarreal in 6 games. Granada's last three games had all finished level. Recent form was uneven: 9/15 points for Villarreal, 3/15 for Granada.
17 meetings are on record — 10 won by Villarreal, 2 by Granada, 5 drawn, at 2.76 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 41% of the wins in this matchup.
The venue was Estadio de la Cerámica in Villareal, with room for 23,008 spectators. On the scoreboard, Villarreal led 3-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 5-1.