LaLiga: Espanyol vs Girona – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 20 match between Espanyol and Girona and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Espanyol appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Girona in round 20 of the LaLiga season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at RCDE Stadium on Friday.

Espanyol are number 5 in the table on 34 points after 19 matches. Girona rank as number 13 with 21 points after 19 matches played.

Form: Espanyol vs Girona

Espanyol Form

Espanyol recorded a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, where they first beat Athletic Club 1-2. They were then defeated 0-2 against Barcelona, before drawing 1-1 against Levante. Espanyol claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga. They also drew zero and lost three, as they scored five and conceded seven goals.

Girona Form

Girona look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Atletico Madrid, they were left empty-handed in a 0-3 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Mallorca in a 1-2 win. They followed that up with a 1-0 win against Osasuna in their most recent outing. 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 ten goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting stats for Espanyol and Girona

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Espanyol and Girona. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Espanyol vs Girona

Look no further than Carlos Romero, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Espanyol in the LaLiga, while Viktor Tsigankov managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Girona in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at RCDE Stadium across all tournaments Espanyol won six times, drew one and lost three times. Girona claimed three wins, three draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Girona have not lost to Espanyol in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Espanyol scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Girona got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Espanyol probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Friday, as Girona managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 4 last consecutive meetings between Espanyol and Girona when playing at RCDE Stadium.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Espanyol, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Girona, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of one time goals per game.