Girona vs Deportivo Alaves Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th December 2023

The La Liga clash at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi this coming Monday sees Girona hosting opponents Deportivo Alaves.

Girona have taken the lead in the La Liga after collecting 41 points from their initial 16 encounters. Deportivo Alaves trail by 25 points after 16 rounds, leaving them as number 12 in the table on 16 points.

There has been a real flow of goals lately at both ends of the pitch for Girona in recent games. They both scored and conceded in their last five matches on the bounce, making this scenario worth considering at current prices with the bookmakers.

Girona show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored 2.2 goals on average per match. That makes a total of 22 goals, whilst they allowed 13 goals against, for an average of 1.3 per outing. They pulled off two clean sheets.

Deportivo Alaves average 0.9 goals a game in their last ten outing, scoring a total of nine goals. They conceded an average of 1.1 per game, for a total of 11 goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring two times.

The most recent match between Deportivo Alaves and home side Girona goes back to 18 May 2019 when Deportivo Alaves triumphed in a 2-1 win at Estadio Mendizorroza.

Girona vs Deportivo Alaves Prediction

Girona Form

In their last three outings, Girona won 2-1 against Valencia, beat Orihuela by 2-5 and hammered Barcelona 2-4. Girona claimed four wins in their last six La Liga matches at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded ten and scored 14 goals.

Deportivo Alaves Form

In their last three matches, Deportivo Alaves drew 0-0 with Mallorca, won 0-1 against Terrassa, and lost 0-1 against Las Palmas. In their last six La Liga away matches, Deportivo Alaves failed to win even once. In stead, they've drawn three and lost three, scoring four while also conceding eight times.

Girona should be too strong at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi to drop any points against Deportivo Alaves, and combining the home win with over 2.5 goals looks the value bet.

Girona took 27 points from their last nine encounters with teams from the bottom half of the La Liga table. This amounts to nine wins after scoring 26 times and conceding 12. Deportivo Alaves won zero and claimed zero points in their three most recent games against teams inside the top six. They scored two conceded six goals. Girona have a record of 13 wins, two draws and one defeat in the La Liga this season. Deportivo Alaves have four wins, four draws and eight defeats in the La Liga.

Girona vs Deportivo Alaves Squads

Girona Squad

The 48-year-old coach of the home team, Michel, will select the lineup against Deportivo Alaves from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:

Juan Carlos (0/0), Paulo Gazzaniga (0/16), Toni Fuidias (0/0), Arnau Martinez (0/10), Bernardo (0/0), Daley Blind (0/16), Eric Garcia (1/13), Eric Monjonell (0/0), Juanpe (0/5), Miguel Gutierrez (1/15), Valery Fernandez (1/12), Yan Couto (1/15), Aleix Garcia (3/16), Borja Garcia (0/0), Cristian Portu (1/15), David Lopez (2/13), Ibrahima Kebe (0/2), Ivan Martin (3/15), Jhon Solis (0/3), Pablo Torre (0/10), Toni Villa (0/0), Viktor Tsigankov (3/14), Yangel Herrera (4/15), Artem Dovbyk (8/15), Cristhian Stuani (6/16), Jastin Garcia (0/0), Savio (4/16).

Deportivo Alaves Squad

Here is the full team squad of Deportivo Alaves. The 51 year-old Luis Garcia will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Adrian Rodriguez (0/0), Antonio Sivera (0/16), Jesus Owono (0/0), Ruben Montero (0/0), Abdelkabir Abqar (0/13), Aleksandar Sedlar (1/11), Alex Sola (0/14), Andoni Gorosabel (0/16), Javi Lopez (0/12), Nahuel Tenaglia (0/7), Nikola Maras (0/0), Rafa Marin (0/13), Ruben Duarte (1/13), Ander Guevara (1/15), Antonio Blanco (0/14), Carlos Benavidez (0/11), Jon Guridi (0/15), Xeber Alkain (0/8), Abderrahman Rebbach (1/13), Giuliano Simeone (0/0), Ianis Hagi (0/12), Jon Karrikaburu (0/2), Kike Garcia (2/16), Luis Rioja (1/16), Samuel Omorodion (5/15).

Girona vs Deportivo Alaves Team News

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

Yangel Herrera, Borja Garcia, Borja Garcia and Toni Villa are missing from the squad, Girona will field against Deportivo Alaveson Monday.

Deportivo Alaves face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Monday against Girona. For instance, Deportivo Alaves won't be able to field Abdelkabir Abqar as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Deportivo Alaves need to do without Aleksandar Sedlar and Giuliano Simeone, who are not fit enough to travel to Estadi Municipal de Montilivi.

Girona vs Deportivo Alaves Lineups

Girona vs Deportivo Alaves H2H

Girona last faced Deportivo Alaves on 18 May 2019 at Estadio Mendizorroza, when Deportivo Alaves scored a 2-1 win. Girona have a 25% win rate in the against Deportivo Alaves, who won two of these matches. The total record reads 1-1-2, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Girona vs Deportivo Alaves Results

In the past four matches between home side Girona and Deportivo Alaves both teams found the back of the net four times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 4/5.

Girona vs Deportivo Alaves Betting Tips

Samuel Omorodion shows decent form right now for Deportivo Alaves, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the La Liga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Girona, who are strong favourites this coming Monday. Siding with Cristhian Stuani also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six La Liga matches.

In their last 10 matches at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi across all tournaments Girona won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Deportivo Alaves claimed two wins, four draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. 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 five times for Deportivo Alaves in their last 10 league games away from home.

In the last four encounters between Girona and Deportivo Alaves over 2.5 goals came out three times, as Girona averaged 1.5 goals a game. Deportivo Alaves scored an average of 1.75 goals in these, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Girona’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Deportivo Alaves, who managed to score two times in those matches.