Madrid CFF look to bounce back as Granada eye third win of season: Liga F Week 14 Preview

Madrid CFF look to bounce back as Granada eye third win of season: Liga F Week 14 Preview
Madrid CFF host Real Betis at the Estadio Fernando Torres on Saturday evening / © Photo by Gari Garaialde / Getty Images

Madrid CFF will be aiming to bounce back from their disappointing 2-1 loss to Real Madrid in their last Liga F match when they meet a struggling visiting Real Betis side at the Estadio Fernando Torres on Saturday evening. 

The hosts are also coming from a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Athletic Bilbao in the Copa De La Reina last weekend and will be hoping that forwards Racheal Kundananji and Luany are at their best to lead the team to victory. 

On the other hand, the visitors will be aiming to end their five-match losing streak in all competitions and will be hoping that forward Júlia Aguado, alongside midfielders Gema Soliveres and Rosa Márquez, will inspire the team to victory. 

A win for Madrid CFF will take them to 30 points and back in contention for top three finish whilst a win for Betis will move them to 16 points and end their four match losing streak in the league. 

The teams have met 12 times, with each team winning five matches and drawing two.

Meanwhile, Sevilla will be aiming to continue with their fine run when they clash with visiting Villarreal at the Ramón Cisneros Palacios on Saturday afternoon. 

The hosts have won six and drawn one of their last seven matches and will be hoping to extend their unbeaten run to eight matches whilst the visitors will be aiming to collect maximum points after losing five, drawing three and winning just two of their last 10 matches in all competitions. 

The hosts will be hoping that their player of the moment Cristina Martín-Prieto Gutiérrez continues with her goal scoring form and lead them to victory with support from midfielder Gemma Gili, who has been scoring crucial goals off the bench, whilst the visitors will be banking on attacking midfielder Claudia Iglesias for goals after she scored three in her last five matches. 

A win for Sevilla will take them to 25 points whilst a win for Villarreal will take them to 12 points and ease their relegation worries. 

The teams met five times, with Sevilla winning three and losing two.

Real Sociedad have now gone on a five match unbeaten run and will be aiming to continue when they clash with struggling hosts Levante Las Planas at the Camp Municipal Les Planes on Saturday afternoon. 

The hosts started the season well but results took a sudden turn and they started dropping points leading to a five match winless run in the league whilst the visitors are on a four match unbeaten run in the league with two wins and two draws in their last four matches. 

The visitors have benefitted from the regaining of form of their two forwards Sanni Franssi and Synne Jensen, whose efforts will be complimented by midfielder and skipper Nerea Eizaguirre, whilst the hosts will be hoping that forward Urina Iribe and midfielder Cristina Baudet lead them to victory. 

A win for the hosts will take them to 19 points, above their opponents, whilst a win for the visitors will take them to 21 points. 

The teams have met six times, with each team winning twice and drawing twice. The hosts, however, will be buoyed by the fact they have not lost to their weekend opponents at home.

An inconsistent UDCA Tenerife will be looking to end their unpleasant run of results when they meet visiting Athletic Club at the Campo Municipal de Fútbol de Adeje on Sunday afternoon. 

The hosts are aware of the threat posed by their opponents who have managed 10 points out of a possible 15 as they seek to collect maximum points in a bid to move up the standings.

The hosts will be banking on the trio of forwards Rinsola Babajide, Jassina Blom and Gift Monday for goals as they seek a better outing at home whilst the visitors will be hoping that forward Nahikari García and super substitute Jone Amezaga continue with their goal scoring form to lead the team to victory away from home. 

A win for Tenerife will take them to 20 points, above their weekend opponents, whilst a win for Athletic Club will take them to 22 points. 

The teams have met 16 times, with Tenerife winning nine, losing five and drawing two. Tenerife have won seven of the eight matches they have met at home, giving them the motivation heading into the encounter.

Valencia have a chance to redeem their season when they meet tricky hosts SD Eibar at the Municipal de Ipurua on Sunday evening. 

The hosts have managed to collect six points out of a possible 15 in the last five matches whilst the visitors only managed three points out of the same number of possible points. 

The hosts will be banking on forwards Esperanza Pizarro and Andrea Alvarez to steer the team to victory whilst the visitors will be hoping that forwards Ivonne Chacón and Ana Marcos come to party and lead them to victory with the complimentary industry of midfielder Pauleta. 

A win for Eibar will take them to 13 points and move them possibly seven points from the relegation zone whilst a win for Valencia will take them to 17 points. 

The teams have met six times, with Valencia winning five and losing one.

A bottom-of-the-table clash looms as Granada CF clash against visiting Sporting Huelva at the Ciudad Deportiva del Granada CF on Sunday afternoon. 

The hosts will be looking to make it two wins in a row to boost their survival chances after beating Betis 3-2 in their last league match whilst the visitors will be hoping for a redemption against an equally struggling side. 

The hosts will be placing their hopes to end their poor goal scoring form on forwards Carlota Suárez and Ornella Vignola whilst Huelva will be banking on the experience of forward Miku Ito and the darting runs of winger Isina on the left flank to cause problems to the hosts’ rearguard. 

A win for Granada will take them to nine points and possibly move them out of the relegation zone if Villarreal lose their match elsewhere whilst a win for Huelva will move them to four points.

The teams have met twice with either team winning one match each. 

Fixtures (Saturday): Sevilla vs Villarreal (12:00); Levante Las Planas vs Real Sociedad (14:00); Madrid CFF vs Real Betis (16:30); Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid (PP to 14 February 20:00)

Fixtures (Sunday): UDCA Tenerife vs Athletic Club (12:00)*; Granada CF vs Sporting Huelva (14:00); SD Eibar vs Valencia (16:30); Barcelona vs Levante (PP to 14 February 18:00) 

All times are in Central European Time (CET)

*Peninsular Time