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Villarreal vs. Girona: Spanish Championship Match Prediction
Villarreal will play in the 15th round of La Liga on December 1 at the Estadio de la Ceramica. Last season, the Yellow Submarine exchanged away victories with today opponent. Will the hosts be able to put up a fight against the tough Girona? Our experts have assessed the teams' chances and prepared the best bets for this game.
Command Analysis
Villarreal
SpainCurrent form
The absence of European football appears to be working in Villarreal’s favour, who enter the weekend in the top four of La Liga having lost just one of their last eight matches in all competitions. Marcelino’s men showed their resilience last time out, recovering from two goals down to snatch a draw at Osasuna via an injury-time penalty to take their points tally in the final 15 minutes to nine in the league overall. The Yellow Submarine host Girona, against whom they have won six of their last seven meetings – the same as their previous 12 encounters in the competition.
Disqualifications and injuries
Pedraza (injury), Foyth (knee injury), Moreno (muscle injury) and Suarez (muscle injury) will not be able to take to the football field.
Interesting trends for betting
- There has never been a draw between today opponents in the top division
- Villarreal have had five league wins come after goals in the 84th minute or later
- Villarreal striker Gerard Moreno ended a 13-game La Liga drought with an injury-time equaliser against Osasuna and could start after scoring three goals in his last five league games against Girona.
Estimated composition: Alcoado - Kiko Femenia, Albiol, Bailly, Cardona - Terrats, Comesana, Pareja - Danjuma, Pinot.
Girona
SpainCurrent form
The arrival of an inconsistent Girona makes this fixture more difficult to predict, with none of their last 11 matches in all competitions having ended in a draw against the visitors. Their return from the international break followed that pattern, with a 4-1 thrashing of Espanyol followed by a disappointing 1-0 defeat in the UEFA Champions League at Sturm, with coach Michel left frustrated in particular by Ivan Martin’s failure to find an open goal when the game was goalless. However, Girona have been much more consistent in La Liga of late, winning three games in a row in the competition and scoring nine goals in total.
Disqualifications and injuries
Out of action are Porto (ankle injury), Justin (shoulder injury) and Artero (ankle injury).
Interesting trends for betting
- Eight of Girona last 11 home games in La Liga have seen more than two goals scored
- Bojan Miovski could be the visitors' biggest threat after he directly contributed to three goals in the first 21 minutes of last week win over Espanyol
- Girona have scored at least two goals in each of their six top-flight encounters, scoring exactly twice on five occasions
Estimated line-up: Juan Carlos - Martinez, Juanpe, Akobishvili, Romeru - Urena, China, Almena, Solis, Misehou - Stuani.
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:1
Four of the last six head-to-head matches have seen this score
6.50Bet Goals in both halves – yes
In 3 of Villarreal last 5 matches, goals were scored in both halves
1.82Bet Corners: Total Under 9.5
In 3 of the last 5 matches of the hosts such a bet took place
1.88Bet Number 1 in the score
In three of the last six matches this bet has played out
1.65Tip and bets
Both clubs are quite motivated for this confrontation. The teams need tournament points, and in a meeting with an equally strong opponent, they are quite realistic. In addition, statistics give high chances for goals to be scored - in two of the last three face-to-face confrontations, both clubs certainly scored, which we do not exclude today.
Our prediction is both teams will score and we are betting on it at 1.72
Bet on the outcome
Today, both clubs have a chance to succeed. The hosts are in excellent shape and have more chances and support from the stands, while we do not rule out that the "blue-reds" are able to pull themselves together at the right moment, especially since the team has worked on their mistakes, which may ultimately help them leave Valencia not empty-handed. We assume that it is worth paying attention to the possibility of a peaceful outcome, which has never happened in the opponents' meetings in their entire history.
Prediction - a draw in the match for 3.70
Betting on yellow cards
This fight will most likely not be an exception and may lead to a lot of violations, some of which may be severely condemned by the referee. Moreover, in two of the last four fights, the referee did not show less than four yellow cards.
Forecast - total yellow cards over four. This option can be found for 1.71
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