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The spotlight is on both Barcelona and Girona in another heated derby affair. They face each other on Sunday in the La Liga at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium.

Barcelona rank third in the La Liga standings with 34 points to their name from 15 matches, while visitors Girona rank second in the table with 38 points.

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Form: Barcelona vs Girona

Barcelona Form

Barcelona conquered seven points from their last three matches and started off drawing 1-1 with Rayo Vallecano. Next up was a 2-1 win against FC Porto, before Atletico Madrid were defeated in a 1-0 win. Barcelona won five of their last six La Liga matches at home, scoring nine and conceding five along the way. They lost once but didn’t draw a single match.

Girona Form

Girona went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw against Athletic Bilbao. A 2-1 win against Valencia followed, before they beat Orihuela by 2-5. Girona are in imperial form on their travels, doing the clean sweep of six wins in six La Liga matches. It marks them out as the best away side in this competition across the last six games. They outscored their opponents by 15 goals to seven along the way.

Betting stats for Barcelona and Girona

Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on the data from the last couple of matches that Barcelona and Girona played across all competitions.

  • Barcelona have scored in 32 of the last 34 matches
  • Barcelona have not lost 21 of the last 23 matches
  • In 11 of the last 12 Barcelona matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Barcelona have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
  • In 3 of the last 4 matches Barcelona played, both teams scored
  • Girona have scored in 29 of the last 30 matches
  • Girona have not lost 21 of the last 22 matches
  • Girona have won 13 of the last 15 matches
  • In the last 5 matches in a row Girona played, both teams scored
  • Girona have lost 4 of the last 5 matches and both teams scored at the same time

Interesting players: Barcelona vs Girona

Robert Lewandowski netted twice in his six last La Liga matches for Barcelona, who look to him to add a third this coming Sunday. Artem Dovbyk racked up four goals in his past six La Liga games going for Girona.

Full-time result

Barcelona have not lost to Girona in six consecutive meetings. At the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium, Barcelona won nine of their previous 10 outings across all tournaments. They lost one as well, whilst visitors Girona won eight of their last 10 matches away from home. They drew two and lost zero. Girona didn’t lose any of their seven most recent La Liga games, as well as their last seven on the road.

Both teams to score

Barcelona scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Girona scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in the last four Girona games in La Liga. Girona managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Barcelona have scored at least one goal in their past 14 La Liga matches. In the last ten matches for Barcelona in all competitions, there were over 2.5 goals in five of them, and they scored an average of 1.3 goals. Girona had over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches in all tournaments. They scored an average of 2.3 goals in those matches.

Betting prediction: Barcelona vs Girona

In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between Barcelona and Girona. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.

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