Spanish La Liga - Villarreal VS Girona Prediciton
Spanish La Liga - Villarreal VS Girona
Match Time:01-12-2024 21:00 Sunday (GMT+8)
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Villarreal - LDWWWD
Ilias Akhomach (Cruciate ligament injury), Nicolas Pépé (Muscle injury) and Ayoze Pérez (Muscle injury) are not available for Villarreal gaffer Marcelino García Toral.
We think that El Submarino Amarillo will probably line up in a 4-3-3 system for the game, beginning the first half with Diego Conde, Kiko, Raul Albiol, Logan Costa, Sergi Cardona, Santi Comesana, Daniel Parejo, Pape Gueye, Yeremi Pino, Thierno Barry and Alejandro Baena.
Villarreal prepare for this fixture after a 2-2 La Liga drawn match versus Osasuna.
In that match, Villarreal had 59% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 7 on target. For Villarreal, the goalscorers were Álex Baena (67') and Gerard Moreno (93'). For their opponents, Osasuna had 4 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Ante Budimir (8', 20') was the scorer for Osasuna.
Fixtures featuring Villarreal have usually been absorbing encounters recently with a lot of goalmouth action anticipated. Over their past 6 games alone, a grand total of 21 goals have been recorded for both teams combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 14 of these belonging to Villarreal. That sort of pattern won’t necessarily be sustained into this match, though.
Heading into this fixture, Villarreal are unbeaten in their last 3 home league matches.
Girona FC - WWLWWL
Out of a mainly available group of players, there is just a single fitness worry for the Girona FC manager Míchel Sánchez Muñoz to be concerned with. Portu (Ankle surgery) misses out for this game.
We are inclined to think that Blanquivermells seem likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 system, starting Paulo Gazzaniga, Arnau Martinez, David Lopez, Ladislav Krejci, Daley Blind, Ivan Martin, Oriol Romeu, Yaser Asprilla, Bryan Gil, Miguel Gutierrez and Bojan Miovski.
After suffering a loss in their previous game against Sturm Graz in Champions League action, Girona FC will be aiming to make amends here.
In that game, Girona FC had 69% possession and 9 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. Sturm Graz got 9 shots on goal with 5 on target. Mika Biereth (59') scored for Sturm Graz.
Indicating their appetite for high-scoring matches, the back of the net has been hit 22 times in the last 6 games in which Girona FC have taken to the field, giving an average of 3.67 goals per meeting. Their opponents have hit 9 of those goals.
Villarreal vs Girona Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
Villarreal have a good recent record against Girona and have won eight out of the last 13 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Girona's five victories.
Villarreal have played out eight matches with five victories and three defeats against Girona in La Liga - the highest number of fixtures they have played out without a draw against a single opponent in the history of the top flight.
Girona have won three of their last four matches away from home against Villarreal in La Liga - their best away record against a single opponent in the history of the top flight.
Villarreal have won six of their last seven matches against Girona in all competitions - as many victories as they had achieved in the 12 such games preceding this run
Villarreal possible starting lineup:
Conde; Navarro, Albiol, Costa, S Cardona; Pino, Parejo, Comesana, Baena; Barry, G Moreno
Girona possible starting lineup:
Gazzaniga; A Martinez, D Lopez, Krejci, Blind; Romeu, Gutierrez; Asprilla, Van de Beek, Gil; Miovski
Prediciton: Villarreal 1-1 Girona
Villarreal are still missing some very important players, including their leading goalscorer Perez, and they will be hosting an improving outfit this weekend. Girona have had their issues this term, but their recent league form is excellent, and we are expecting the visitors to be good enough for a point on Sunday afternoon.
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