LaLiga: Girona vs Atletico Madrid – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 38 match between Girona and Atletico Madrid and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Girona welcome Atletico Madrid on Sunday in the LaLiga, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 38 match.

Two places behind the league-leaders, Atletico Madrid claimed 73 points from 37 rounds, while Girona amassed 41 points. They now rank as number 15 in the LaLiga standings.

Team form: Girona vs Atletico Madrid

Girona Form

Girona are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Villarreal by a 0-1 score, before winning 0-1 against Real Valladolid. They were back on the losing side in a 3-2 defeat against Real Sociedad. Girona claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the LaLiga, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored five and conceded eight goals.

Atletico Madrid Form

Two victories are what Atletico Madrid have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Real Sociedad 4-0. This was followed by a 2-0 defeat against Osasuna, before winning again 4-1 against Real Betis. Atletico Madrid managed to win just once in their past six away games in the LaLiga. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring seven time and letting in four.

Betting facts for Girona and Atletico Madrid

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 Girona and Atletico Madrid played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Girona vs Atletico Madrid

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Alexander Soerloth has been hitting the net regularly and now has five goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Sunday, it is because Atletico Madrid bank on him to build on these numbers against Girona. The latter relies on Cristhian Stuani, who found the target five times in six games.

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Full-time result

Girona claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing six. Atletico Madrid won two of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost four of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Girona scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Atletico Madrid scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Atletico Madrid will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Sunday with Girona managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Atletico Madrid have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Girona when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Girona’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Atletico Madrid, who managed to score 1.8 times in those matches.