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La Liga: Barcelona vs Girona – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the La Liga round 28 match between Barcelona and Girona and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Current La Liga leaders Barcelona square up against Girona from the bottom half of the table on Monday at Spotify Camp Nou. With their current positioning in the table, anything but a win for Barcelona will be a surprise, but Girona look to cause an upset.

Barcelona enjoy the view from the top of the table with 71 points after 27 matches. Girona find themselves positioned as number 11 in La Liga with 34 points following 27 rounds.

Team form: Barcelona vs Girona

Barcelona Form

Barcelona are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Real Madrid by 2-1, before beating Elche by 0-4. The winning streak came to an end against Real Madrid, who ran out 0-4 winners. Barcelona have been in potent form at Spotify Camp Nou, winning no less than five of the past six La Liga matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, and hammered in ten goals while letting in two.

Girona Form

Girona gained four points in their past three matches. First, they went down 0-1 against Atletico Madrid, before picking up a 2-2 draw against Rayo Vallecano. Their latest match brought a 2-1 win in their encounter with Espanyol. In their last six La Liga away matches, Girona failed to win more than once. Instead, they’ve drawn two and lost three, scoring nine while also conceding 12 times.

Betting stats and facts 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 not lost 22 of the last 24 matches
  • Barcelona have not lost 22 of the last 24 home matches
  • Barcelona have scored in 28 of the last 30 matches
  • In 13 of the last 14 Barcelona matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Barcelona have scored in 19 of the last 21 home matches
  • Girona have conceded in 32 of the last 34 matches
  • Girona have conceded in 17 of the last 18 away matches
  • In the last 3 away matches in a row Girona played, both teams scored
  • In the last 3 Girona away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
  • Girona have not won 7 of the last 8 away matches

Interesting players: Barcelona vs Girona

Scoring 17 goals during a La Liga campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Robert Lewandowski is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Robert Lewandowski to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

Full-time result

Barcelona claimed seven wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing two and losing one. Girona won three of their last 10 away games, as they also drew two and lost five of these matches. Barcelona won their last 4 matches in a row. The Blaugrana have really struck gold when it comes to home form, having not lost any of their previous 13 matches at Spotify Camp Nou. Girona conceded a goal in their previous 7 matches on the bounce. Barcelona have not lost to Girona in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Barcelona scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Girona got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Barcelona were able to win five of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal. They have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Girona.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Barcelona’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Girona played across all tournaments. They scored 1.6 times on average in the process. Girona conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.

Betting prediction: Barcelona vs Girona

The match between Barcelona and Girona should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this La Liga game.

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