Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Barcelona and Girona who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Barcelona enjoy home advantage, when visitors Girona swing by on Saturday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Barcelona are number 2 in the table on 19 points after eight matches. Girona rank as number 18 with six points after eight matches played.
Team form: Barcelona vs Girona
Barcelona Form
In their last three matches, Barcelona won 2-1 against Real Sociedad, before losing 1-2 against Paris Saint-Germain and 4-1 to Sevilla. Barcelona showed little mercy in their past six matches at a neutral venue, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 18 times, while letting in seven themselves.
Girona Form
Girona look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 1-1 against Athletic Club. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Espanyol in a 0-0 draw, before taking out Valencia in a 2-1 win. Girona claimed just one win from the last six away games in the LaLiga. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to six.
Betting stats for Barcelona 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 Barcelona and Girona played across all tournaments.
- In 19 of the last 21 Barcelona matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Barcelona home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Barcelona have won 12 of the last 14 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Barcelona have won 12 of the last 14 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Barcelona have won 10 of the last 12 matches in the LaLiga while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 4 of the last 5 Girona matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Girona matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Girona matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Girona matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Girona away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Barcelona vs Girona
Vladyslav Vanat shows decent form right now for Girona, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the LaLiga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Barcelona, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Robert Lewandowski also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six LaLiga matches.
Betting markets: Barcelona vs Girona
Full-time result
Barcelona claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one 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 three and losing four in this series of matches.
Both teams to score
Barcelona scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Girona scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Barcelona managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Barcelona have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Girona.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out nine times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Barcelona, who scored an average of 2.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Girona, who scored 0.9 times on average in these matches. Barcelona are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 28 matches.
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