Spanish La Liga - Girona VS FC Barcelona Prediction
Spanish La Liga - Girona VS FC Barcelona
Match Time: 15-09-2024 22:15 Sunday (GMT+8)
Football Livescore | Match Prediction & Tips
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Girona
Girona boss Michel has lost his three previous La Liga encounters against Barcelona as a manager. Based on his side’s top-flight fortunes against the Blaugrana, that’s unlikely to change.
Los Blanquivermells are still waiting for their maiden victory against the Spotify Camp Nou outfit in La Liga and are winless in the last four in a row (D1, L3), conceding 3.2 goals per game on average.
But Girona can hope to trouble the scoresheet at the very least, even though a scoring blank at Villarreal ended their joint-best scoring run in their La Liga history of 14 matches.
Barcelona
Barcelona have gone into overdrive in La Liga since a 3-1 El Clasico defeat at Real Madrid in mid-October, racking up 22 of 24 available points in the aftermath (W7, D1) to seize the top spot in the standings.
Their imperious league form looks destined for continuation, with the Bluagrana going unbeaten in their last 29 games against Catalonian sides in La Liga (W21, D8) since losing to Espanyol in 2009.
Interestingly, in four of the last five instances seeing the Catalan powerhouse tally 44 points after 17 games, they have gone on to lift the crown, most recently in 2017/18.
Girona possible starting lineup:
Gazzaniga; Frances, Lopez, Blind, Gutierrez; Tsygankov, Herrera, Martin, Gil; Ruiz, Danjuma
Barcelona possible starting lineup:
Ter Stegen; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde; Casado, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Lewandowski
Girona vs Barcelona Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
*Barcelona have an impressive recent record against Girona and have won six out of the last 10 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Girona's three victories.
*Girona won both their games against Barcelona in La Liga last season and become only the fourth club in the history of the competition to complete a league double over Barcelona while scoring at least four goals in both their games.
*Barcelona have won three of their last four matches away from home against Girona in La Liga - only Villarreal have a better away record against Girona in the top flight.
*Barcelona have lost each of their last two Catalan derbies in La Liga - their longest such run in the competition since 1967.
*Girona are unbeaten in their last four matches against Catalan teams in La Liga - the longest such run in the top flight in their history.
Prediction: Girona 1-2 Barcelona
Girona tend to be a strong force on home turf, and we think they will give Barcelona a stern taste on Sunday, but we believe the visitors will do enough to maintain their perfect start to the season and exact revenge for the two defeats they suffered against the Blanquivermells last term.
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