Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 6 match between Valencia and Girona and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Valencia enjoy home advantage, when visitors Girona swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Looking at the LaLiga standings, the current difference between the sides is six points and ten places.
Team form: Valencia vs Girona
Valencia Form
Only a single draw prevents Valencia from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 1-0 defeat against Athletic Club, before drawing 1-1 with Villarreal. They came up empty-handed once again when Atletico Madrid ran out as 3-0 winners. Valencia are without a win in their last six LaLiga matches on home soil, which produced a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded nine and scored four goals.
Girona Form
In their last three matches, Girona won 0-2 win against Sevilla, lost 1-4 against Barcelona and lost 1-0 against Paris Saint-Germain. Girona won three of a possible six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored ten while also conceding seven times.
Betting facts for Valencia and Girona
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 Valencia and Girona played across all tournaments.
- In 10 of the last 12 Valencia home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Valencia home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Valencia have lost 6 of the last 8 matches in the LaLiga while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Valencia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Valencia have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 7 Girona matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Girona matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Girona away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Girona away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Valencia vs Girona
Look no further than Hugo Duro, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Valencia in the LaLiga, while Cristhian Stuani 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.
Popular markets: Valencia vs Girona
Full-time result
Valencia won only once in their last 10 outings at Estadio Mestalla, but they drew four and lost five in this run. Girona won three, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away from home.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Valencia scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Girona got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Girona managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Valencia were first on target in four of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Valencia, who scored an average of 0.8 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 1.2 times goals per game. Valencia conceded a goal in their 8 most recent matches.
Recommended tip: Valencia vs Girona
In conclusion, the upcoming game between Valencia and Girona seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this LaLiga match.