Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Girona and Villarreal who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Girona welcome Villarreal this coming Saturday 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 35 match.
Form: Girona vs Villarreal
Girona Form
Girona have seen it all in their last three matches. First, they went down 1-3 against Real Betis, before picking up a 1-1 draw against Leganes. Their latest match brought a 1-0 win in their encounter with Mallorca. Girona just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six LaLiga matches at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded nine goals.
Villarreal Form
Villarreal won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 3-0 against Celta Vigo, before beating Espanyol 1-0. Another win followed, this time by 4-2 against Osasuna. Villarreal claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in seven goals, whilst conceding seven.
Betting stats and facts for Girona and Villarreal
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Girona and Villarreal. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 11 Girona home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Girona home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Girona home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Girona have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Girona have lost 4 of the last 5 matches in the LaLiga while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 17 of the last 19 Villarreal away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Villarreal away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Villarreal matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Villarreal matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Villarreal matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Girona vs Villarreal
He banged in 16 goals so far this season, and Ayoze Perez also hammered in four goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Girona.
Popular betting markets: Girona vs Villarreal
Full-time result
Girona claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run. Villarreal won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing four in this series of matches. Villarreal have not lost to Girona in 6 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Girona scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Villarreal scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Villarreal managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Villarreal have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Girona when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Girona saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Villarreal, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game.
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