Atletico Madrid vs Girona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th April 2024

Atletico Madrid enjoy home advantage, when visitors Girona swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the La Liga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

While Girona are now third in the La Liga table after collecting 65 points in 30 rounds, Atletico Madrid trail them on 58 points. This leaves them as number 4 in the table after 30 rounds played.

Atletico Madrid are looking for revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the last meeting against Girona. Judging by the odds from the bookmakers, they have a good chance of making it.

Atletico Madrid step into their next home match on Saturday having scored a nice average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 16 goals, while also allowing 12 goals against. That is an average of 1.2 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet two times in those matches.

When it comes to goal-scoring Girona are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 16 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.6 goals per game. They conceded 12 goals for an average of 1.2 a game, achieving a clean sheet in four of these matches.

Atletico Madrid lost to 4-3 Girona in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 1-0 win, which Atletico Madrid dished out the match before that.

Atletico Madrid vs Girona Prediction

Atletico Madrid Form

In the previous three matches, Atletico Madrid lost 0-3 against Barcelona, beat Villarreal by 1-2 and won 2-1 against Borussia Dortmund. Atletico Madrid won five of their last six La Liga matches at Civitas Metropolitano, scoring 12 and conceding five along the way. They lost once but didn't draw a single match.

Girona Form

Their past three matches saw Girona beating Osasuna 2-0, losing 1-0 against Getafe, and beating Real Betis by 3-2. Girona managed to win just once in their past six away games in the La Liga. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring nine time and letting in three.

While it might not be a big surprise to see Girona steal a good result at Civitas Metropolitano, form nevertheless looks better for Atletico Madrid. They get the nod this coming Saturday.

Atletico Madrid earned seven points from their last seven matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed two wins, following nine goals scored while also conceding 13. Girona scored 26 goals and conceded 24 in their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. This earned them seven wins and 25 points. Atletico Madrid claimed 18 wins, four draws as well as eight defeats in the La Liga this season. Girona are looking at 20 wins, five draws and five defeats in the La Liga.

Atletico Madrid vs Girona Squads

Atletico Madrid Squad

The 53-year-old coach of the home team, Diego Simeone, will select the lineup against Girona from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:

Antonio Gomis (0/0), Bernabe Barragan (0/0), Horatiu Moldovan (0/0), Jan Oblak (0/30), Cesar Azpilicueta (0/17), Gabriel Paulista (0/22), Jose Gimenez (0/17), Mario Hermoso (0/23), Nahuel Molina (2/26), Reinildo (1/9), Stefan Savic (0/18), Arthur Vermeeren (0/3), Axel Witsel (2/29), Koke (0/27), Marcos Llorente (6/30), Pablo Barrios (0/19), Rodrigo De Paul (1/26), Rodrigo Riquelme (2/26), Saul Niguez (1/29), Thomas Lemar (0/3), Vitolo (0/0), Alvaro Morata (14/27), Angel Correa (7/24), Antoine Griezmann (11/26), Marcos Paulo (0/0), Memphis Depay (5/20), Salim El Jebari (0/1), Samuel Dias Lino (3/26).

Girona Squad

Below is the full team squad of Girona. The manager Michel will pick his starting XI against Atletico Madrid from these players:

Juan Carlos (0/0), Paulo Gazzaniga (0/30), Toni Fuidias (0/0), Antal Yaakobishvili (0/1), Arnau Martinez (0/15), Daley Blind (1/26), Eric Garcia (2/24), Eric Monjonell (0/0), Juanpe (0/15), Miguel Gutierrez (1/28), Valery Fernandez (2/22), Yan Couto (1/28), Aleix Garcia (3/29), Borja Garcia (0/0), Cristian Portu (4/28), David Lopez (2/18), Ivan Martin (4/29), Jhon Solis (0/15), Joel Roca (0/0), Pablo Torre (0/21), Ricard Artero (0/0), Toni Villa (0/0), Viktor Tsigankov (6/24), Yangel Herrera (4/21), Artem Dovbyk (16/28), Cristhian Stuani (8/28), Jastin Garcia (0/2), Savio (8/29).

Atletico Madrid vs Girona Team News

Atletico Madrid could have as many as six players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Girona this coming Saturday. Pablo Barrios gets a day off from the Atletico Madrid squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Alvaro Morata, Jose Gimenez, Cesar Azpilicueta, Marcos Paulo, Thomas Lemar and Vitolo are missing from the squad, Atletico Madrid will field against Gironathis coming Saturday.

Girona have five on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Atletico Madrid this coming Saturday. Ivan Martin is suspended from the Girona squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Girona need to do without Artem Dovbyk, David Lopez, Joel Roca and Toni Villa, who are not fit enough to travel to Civitas Metropolitano.

Atletico Madrid vs Girona Lineups

Atletico Madrid vs Girona H2H

Atletico Madrid lost to 4-3 Girona in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 1-0 win, which Atletico Madrid dished out the match before that. Atletico Madrid go into their upcoming match against Girona with a 43% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 3-3-1 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Atletico Madrid vs Girona Results

Both teams to score paid out five times in the previous seven matches between home side Atletico Madrid and Girona. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 4/7.

Atletico Madrid vs Girona Betting Tips

Angel Correa look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six La Liga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Savio adds to his three La Liga goals come on Saturday.

Atletico Madrid won eight of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing two times. Girona won three of their last 10 games away from home, with two draws and five defeats as well. Both teams scored in five of the last 10 home league matches for Atletico Madrid. Both teams also found the back of the net five times in the previous 10 league games away for Girona.

Over 2.5 goals happened three times in the past seven encounters between Atletico Madrid and Girona, with Atletico Madrid scoring 1.72 goals on average per game. Girona averaged 1.28 goals, while both teams scored five times. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Atletico Madrid’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Girona's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.