Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Villarreal and Girona who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Villarreal appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Girona in round 15 of the LaLiga season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Estadio de la Ceramica this coming Sunday.
Ranked as number 4 in the LaLiga standings, Villarreal, have so far collected 25 points this season, while Girona collected 21 points. This puts them up as number 7 after 14 rounds.
Team form: Villarreal vs Girona
Villarreal Form
Villarreal collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 1-2 and 3-0 winners against Real Valladolid and Deportivo Alaves, respectively. Against Osasuna, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 2-2 scoreline. Villarreal won three of their previous six matches at Estadio de la Ceramica in the LaLiga. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring 14 goals to 12 against.
Girona Form
In the last three matches, Girona beat Getafe 0-1, won 4-1 against Espanyol, and lost 1-0 against Sturm Graz. Girona won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches says seven goals conceded and four scored.
Betting stats for Villarreal and Girona
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Villarreal and Girona played across all tournaments.
- In 12 of the last 14 Villarreal home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Villarreal home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Villarreal matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Villarreal matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Villarreal home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 7 Girona away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Girona away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Girona away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Girona away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Girona matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
In-form players: Villarreal vs Girona
Santi Comesana is the most prolific LaLiga marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Girona look to Cristhian Stuani, hoping he can add to his current total of two LaLiga goals in his latest games.
Betting markets: Villarreal vs Girona
Full-time result
Villarreal claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Girona won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing six in this series of matches.
Both teams to score
Villarreal scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Girona scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Girona should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Sunday, as Villarreal only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Girona claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Villarreal have scored in 7 consecutive league meetings with Girona.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Villarreal, who scored an average of 2.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Girona, who managed to score 1.7 times in those matches.