Girona vs Barcelona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th May 2024

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

While Barcelona are chasing the lead in the La Liga after collecting 73 points in 33 rounds, Girona trail by 71 points after 33 rounds, leaving them as number 3 in the table.

Both Girona and Barcelona go into the match on the back of decent results recently. Both will be eager to continue their good run, but with the advantage of playing on home soil, Girona could prove too tough a task for Barcelona.

When it comes to goal-scoring Girona 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 15 times. This is an average of 1.5 a game, achieving a clean sheet in three games.

Barcelona show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.1 times on average per game. They scored 21 goals and conceded nine, an average of 0.9 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in six of these.

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Girona played against Barcelona. It finished 2-4 in a great match between the pair.

Girona vs Barcelona Prediction

Girona Form

Girona look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Atletico Madrid, they were left empty-handed in a 3-1 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Cadiz in a 4-1 win. They followed that up with a 0-2 win against Las Palmas in their most recent outing. Girona showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 17 times, while letting in four themselves.

Barcelona Form

Barcelona suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Paris Saint-Germain in a 1-4 defeat. Real Madrid also proved too hard to handle as they won 3-2, before Barcelona were able to strike back in a 4-2 win against Valencia. Barcelona came through their last six away games in the La Liga with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 11 and conceded five.

Barcelona picked up some decent results recently, which makes them our preferred pick, when they turn up at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi to challenge Girona.

Girona have taken 22 points from their last 15 games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. They won six of these matches with a scoreline of 24 goals to 26. Barcelona won nine games, picked up 30 points, scored 36 and conceded 22 goals in their last 15 games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. Girona claimed 22 wins, five draws as well as six defeats in the La Liga this season. Barcelona are looking at 22 wins, seven draws and four defeats in the La Liga.

Girona vs Barcelona Squads

Girona Squad

Michel will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Barcelona from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season):

Juan Carlos (0/0), Paulo Gazzaniga (0/33), Toni Fuidias (0/0), Antal Yaakobishvili (0/1), Arnau Martinez (0/18), Daley Blind (1/29), Eric Garcia (3/27), Eric Monjonell (0/0), Juanpe (0/15), Miguel Gutierrez (1/31), Valery Fernandez (2/23), Yan Couto (1/31), Aleix Garcia (3/32), Borja Garcia (0/0), Cristian Portu (5/31), David Lopez (3/21), Ivan Martin (5/31), Jhon Solis (0/18), Joel Roca (0/0), Pablo Torre (0/24), Ricard Artero (0/0), Toni Villa (0/1), Viktor Tsigankov (6/25), Yangel Herrera (4/24), Artem Dovbyk (19/31), Cristhian Stuani (8/29), Jastin Garcia (0/2), Savio (8/32).

Barcelona Squad

Here is the full team squad of Barcelona. The 44 year-old Xavi Hernandez will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Inaki Pena (0/10), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (0/23), Alex Balde (0/18), Andreas Christensen (1/25), Hector Fort (0/5), Inigo Martinez (0/16), Joao Cancelo (2/27), Jules Kounde (1/30), Marcos Alonso (0/5), Pau Cubarsi (0/14), Ronald Araujo (1/23), Sergi Roberto (3/10), Fermin Lopez (5/26), Ferran Torres (7/25), Frenkie de Jong (2/20), Gavi (1/12), Ilkay Gundogan (5/32), Oriol Romeu (0/24), Pedri (2/19), Joao Felix (7/26), Lamine Yamal (4/32), Marc Guiu (1/3), Raphinha (5/25), Robert Lewandowski (16/30), Vitor Roque (2/11).

Girona vs Barcelona Team News

Girona could be looking at four players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Barcelona.

Artem Dovbyk, David Lopez, Joel Roca and Toni Villa are missing from the squad, Girona will field against Barcelonathis coming Saturday.

Barcelona are looking at six players missing out on their match on Saturday at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi.

Names like Ferran Torres, Joao Felix, Sergi Roberto, Alex Balde, Marcos Alonso and Gavi most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Girona.

Girona vs Barcelona Lineups

Girona vs Barcelona H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-4 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Saturday. Girona enter the match against Barcelona with a 1-2-4 record in their previous seven encounters. A win rate of 14%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Girona vs Barcelona Results

In the last seven matches between Girona and Barcelona, both teams to score came up three times.

Girona vs Barcelona Betting Tips

Robert Lewandowski look like great value to find the back of the net on Saturday, having hit the target four times in recent La Liga matches for Barcelona. His total for the season says 16 goals scored in this La Liga campaign. With five goals lately for Girona in the La Liga, Artem Dovbyk is also a player worth mentioning.

Girona won nine of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew one and lost none. Barcelona won six games, drew two and lost two in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Goals are usually flowing for Girona on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened seven times for Barcelona in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last seven encounters between these two teams. Girona managed an average of one goal, with Barcelona averaging 2.3 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet three times in this run of matches. Girona saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Barcelona, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.9 times goals per game.