Barcelona vs Girona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 10th April 2023

The La Liga game at Spotify Camp Nou on Monday will see visitors Girona facing home side Barcelona.

Sitting top of the table, Barcelona have claimed 71 points after 27 rounds, while Girona have amassed 34 points and presently rank as number 11 in the La Liga.

Barcelona are massive favourites with the bookmakers to knock out Girona of the cup. It will be a big surprise to see the latter advance from this stage on Monday.

When it comes to goal-scoring Barcelona could be more prolific, scoring 17 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.7 goals per game in which, they conceded three times. This is an average of 0.3 a game, achieving a clean sheet in seven games.

Girona scored an average of 1.6 goals a game in the past ten matches. They scored 16 goals, let in 15 for an average of 1.5 a game, and managed one clean sheets.

Barcelona go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-0 and 1-0 the last two times they played Girona.

Barcelona vs Girona Prediction

Barcelona Form

Barcelona are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Real Madrid by 2-1, before beating Elche by 0-4. The winning streak came to an end against Real Madrid, who ran out 0-4 winners. In their last six La Liga home matches, Barcelona racked up five strong wins, while they've drawn once. They lost none while scoring ten and conceding two goals.

Girona Form

Girona gained four points in their past three matches. First, they went down 0-1 against Atletico Madrid, before picking up a 2-2 draw against Rayo Vallecano. Their latest match brought a 2-1 win in their encounter with Espanyol. Girona only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the La Liga. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 12 goals to nine.

Barcelona are aiming for a win on Monday, but they could settle for containing their opponent Girona instead of chasing a high-scoring win.

Barcelona took 40 points from their last 15 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the La Liga table. This amounts to 13 wins after scoring 31 times and conceding two. Girona claimed zero wins and one points in their last seven games against teams from the top six. They scored six times in these matches, but also conceded 13 goals. Barcelona have a record of 23 wins, two draws and two defeats in the La Liga this season. Girona enjoy a record of nine wins, seven draws and 11 defeats in the La Liga.

Barcelona vs Girona Stats

Barcelona vs Girona Squads

Barcelona Squad

The 43-year-old Hernandez will select the starting eleven against Girona from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:

Arnau Tenas (0/0), Inaki Pena (0/0), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (0/27), Alex Balde (0/23), Andreas Christensen (0/16), Eric Garcia (1/15), Jordi Alba (1/17), Jules Kounde (0/19), Marcos Alonso (1/16), Ronald Araujo (0/15), Sergi Roberto (4/18), Ferran Torres (3/24), Franck Kessie (1/19), Frenkie de Jong (2/24), Gavi (1/26), Marc Casado (0/0), Pablo Torre (0/3), Pedri (6/21), Sergio Busquets (0/22), Angel Alarcon (0/4), Ansu Fati (4/25), Ousmane Dembele (5/18), Raphinha (6/25), Robert Lewandowski (17/23).

Girona Squad

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

Juan Carlos (0/10), Lluc Matas (0/0), Paulo Gazzaniga (0/17), Toni Fuidias (0/0), Alexander Callens (0/2), Arnau Martinez (3/23), Bernardo (0/14), Javier Hernandez (1/15), Juanpe (0/12), Miguel Gutierrez (1/25), Santiago Bueno (0/26), Valery Fernandez (0/18), Yan Couto (0/14), Aleix Garcia (1/25), Borja Garcia (1/9), David Lopez (2/15), Ibrahima Kebe (0/0), Ivan Martin (3/14), Joel Roca (0/4), Oriol Romeu (1/23), Reinier (1/10), Ricard Artero (0/1), Rodrigo Riquelme (4/26), Toni Villa (1/23), Viktor Tsigankov (3/8), Yangel Herrera (2/16), Cristhian Stuani (7/22), Valentin Castellanos (6/26).

Barcelona vs Girona Team News

Girona have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Barcelona on Monday.

Reinier, Javier Hernandez, Juanpe and Ibrahima Kebe all face a spell on the sidelines for Girona due to various injuries.

Barcelona vs Girona Lineups

Barcelona vs Girona H2H

Barcelona no doubt look forward to their next match, as they ran out 2-0 and 1-0 winners when last playing Girona. A draw could be the way to go here, as this has been an equal pairing in their most recent meetings. Barcelona won seven of the previous nine matches, while Girona secured one win from those nine matches. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 3/10.

Barcelona vs Girona Results

Both teams found the back of the net two times in the last five matches between Barcelona and Girona.

Barcelona vs Girona Betting Tips

Robert Lewandowski has three strikes in six La Liga matches for Barcelona, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Girona. The visitors are looking to Viktor Tsigankov, who has provided his team with three La Liga goals.

Barcelona claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Girona won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing five in this series of matches. Barcelona won six of the 10 most recent matches in front of their home supporters without allowing a goal against.

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the last five encounters between these two teams. Barcelona managed an average of 2.8 goals, with Girona averaging 0.6 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet two times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Barcelona’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Girona played across all tournaments. They scored 1.6 times on average in the process.