Girona vs Villarreal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th May 2023

Villarreal go up against Girona on Saturday for an exciting La Liga meeting at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi.

On the back of their current form, Villarreal are favoured to keep their momentum going against Girona. They have been able to string together a series of good results and will be eager not to let that slip away.

Girona 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 ten goals against. That is an average of one goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet three times in those matches.

Villarreal scored 24 goals, conceded 12 and fought their way to two clean sheets in their last ten games.

Betting on Villarreal winning to nil in their latest meetings with Girona would have been a sound choice. They ended up winning 1-0 in January 2023 and 1-0 in April 2019, respectively.

Girona vs Villarreal Prediction

Girona Form

Girona collected seven points from their last three matches, as they ran out 0-2 and 2-1 winners against Sevilla and Mallorca, respectively. Against Real Sociedad, they had to settle for a draw after a 2-2 draw. Girona showed little mercy in their past six matches at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 16 times, while letting in seven themselves.

Villarreal Form

Villarreal look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Celta Vigo by 3-1, before drawing 1-1 with Valencia. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Athletic Bilbao by a 5-1 scoreline. Villarreal managed a decent return of three wins in their last six La Liga away matches, in which they scored 12 while also conceding nine times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

We trust neither defence to be able to keep their opponent at bay, when Girona welcome Villarreal this coming Saturday. Goals should be flowing at both ends of the pitch.

Girona have taken 15 points from their last 15 games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. They won three of these matches with a scoreline of 22 goals to 25. Villarreal earned eight wins and 25 points in their last 15 games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. They scored 21 and conceded 13 goals in these. Girona claimed 13 wins, nine draws as well as 12 defeats in the La Liga this season. Villarreal are looking at 17 wins, six draws and 11 defeats in the La Liga.

Girona vs Villarreal Squads

Girona Squad

The 47-year-old coach of the home team, Michel, will select the lineup against Villarreal from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:

Juan Carlos (0/10), Lluc Matas (0/0), Paulo Gazzaniga (0/24), Toni Fuidias (0/0), Alexander Callens (0/5), Arnau Martinez (3/29), Bernardo (1/17), Javier Hernandez (1/22), Juanpe (1/17), Miguel Gutierrez (1/30), Santiago Bueno (0/32), Valery Fernandez (0/23), Yan Couto (1/21), Aleix Garcia (1/28), Borja Garcia (1/11), David Lopez (2/17), Ibrahima Kebe (0/0), Ivan Martin (3/21), Joel Roca (0/4), Oriol Romeu (2/30), Reinier (1/15), Ricard Artero (0/6), Rodrigo Riquelme (4/32), Toni Villa (1/26), Viktor Tsigankov (3/15), Yangel Herrera (2/16), Cristhian Stuani (8/28), Valentin Castellanos (13/31).

Villarreal Squad

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

Filip Joergensen (0/1), Iker Alvarez (0/0), Pepe Reina (0/19), Aissa Mandi (0/17), Alberto Moreno (0/21), Jorge Cuenca (0/8), Juan Foyth (1/22), Kiko (0/17), Pau Torres (1/31), Raul Albiol (0/25), Alejandro Baena (6/31), Daniel Parejo (3/34), Etienne Capoue (3/25), Francis Coquelin (1/16), Giovani Lo Celso (1/18), Johan Mojica (0/18), Manuel Trigueros (0/20), Ramon Terrats (1/21), Samuel Chukwueze (6/33), Alfonso Pedraza (0/24), Diego Collado (0/2), Fer Nino (0/3), Gerard Moreno (6/18), Javi Ontiveros (0/0), Jose Luis Morales (7/29), Nicolas Jackson (9/22), Yeremi Pino (3/32).

Girona vs Villarreal Team News

At the time of writing, Girona have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Villarreal on Saturday.

Reinier, Javier Hernandez, Juanpe and Ibrahima Kebe nurses various injuries and won't take part for Girona against Villarreal at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi.

Villarreal just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Girona at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi.

Giovani Lo Celso is too injured to face Villarreal.

Girona vs Villarreal Lineups

Girona vs Villarreal H2H

Villarreal got the better of Girona in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 1-0 and 1-0, respectively. Girona enter the match against Villarreal with a 2-0-3 record in their previous five encounters. A win rate of 40%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Girona vs Villarreal Results

Both teams found the back of the net one time in the last five matches between Girona and Villarreal.

Girona vs Villarreal Betting Tips

Nicolas Jackson scored six goals in six La Liga games for Villarreal. This took his total for the season up to nine goals scored in La Liga. Valentin Castellanos is the man to point out for the home side, scoring seven times in six La Liga outings.

Estadi Municipal de Montilivi saw seven wins for Girona in their last 10 here across all tournaments. They also drew one and lost two, while Villarreal won four of their 10 most recent outings on their travels, whilst drawing three and losing three. While Girona might manage to fight their way to three points this coming Saturday at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi, they'll probably allow their visitors a say in the matter as well. The home side claimed just two wins to nil in their last 10 matches at home.

Over 2.5 goals came out one time in the last five encounters between these two teams. Girona managed an average of 0.8 goals, with Villarreal averaging 0.8 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet one time in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Girona’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in seven of Villarreal's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.3 goals in these matches.