Real Betis vs Girona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st December 2023

Girona travel to face Real Betis in a La Liga encounter at Estadio Benito Villamarin this coming Thursday.

Girona enjoy the view from the top of the table with 44 points after 17 league matches this season. Meanwhile, Real Betis find themselves positioned as number seven in the La Liga with 27 points following 17 rounds.

The unsatisfactory results in recent La Liga matches surely left a stain on morale at Real Betis. A win on Thursday against Girona could be key to turning the tide again.

Real Betis scored 12 goals, conceded five and fought their way to five clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Girona show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.3 times on average per game. They scored 23 goals and conceded 12, an average of 1.2 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in three of these.

Real Betis celebrated a 1-2 win in their most recent meeting with their Girona. Are we in for something similar at Estadio Benito Villamarin this coming Thursday, or does the latter have something else in store?

Real Betis vs Girona Prediction

Real Betis Form

Real Betis are without a win from their previous three outings, as Real Madrid managed a draw, before they lost 2-3 against Rangers. Their latest match ended in a 0-0 draw with Real Sociedad. Real Betis managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the La Liga, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored ten goals and conceded three times.

Girona Form

In their last three matches, Girona first beat Orihuela 2-5, then Barcelona by 2-4 and finally Deportivo Alaves by 3-0. Girona collected a maximum six wins in their previous six away matches in the La Liga, which no away team naturally currently does better. They outscored their opponents by 17 goals to eight along the way.

Real Betis look a little out of sorts and confidence could be vital to which way this encounter turns out. With the home side short on confidence, Girona is the value bet.

Real Betis have taken ten points from their last eight games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. They won two of these matches with a scoreline of eight goals to 11. Girona earned four wins and 14 points in their last eight games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. They scored 12 and conceded eight goals in these. Real Betis are looking at a record of six wins, nine draws and two defeats in the La Liga this season. Girona show off 14 wins, two draws and one defeat in the La Liga.

Real Betis vs Girona Squads

Real Betis Squad

The 70-year-old Real Betis manager, Manuel Pellegrini, will select the lineup against Girona from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the La Liga this season):

Claudio Bravo (0/7), Francisco Vieites (0/3), Guilherme Fernandes (0/0), Rui Silva (0/8), Abner (0/12), Andres Guardado (0/10), Chadi Riad (0/12), German Pezzella (0/16), Hector Bellerin (0/11), Juan Miranda (0/10), Marc Bartra (0/3), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (0/0), Youssouf Sabaly (0/3), Gines Sorroche (0/0), Guido Rodriguez (1/14), Isco (2/17), Marc Roca (2/16), Quique Fernandez (0/0), Rodri (0/12), Sergi Altimira (0/5), William Carvalho (0/8), Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (1/15), Aitor Ruibal (1/9), Assane Diao (2/10), Ayoze Perez (4/16), Borja Iglesias (0/8), Juan Cruz (0/4), Luiz Henrique (0/10), Nabil Fekir (0/0), Willian Jose (6/14).

Girona Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Girona head coach Michel will select from for his starting XI:

Juan Carlos (0/0), Paulo Gazzaniga (0/17), Toni Fuidias (0/0), Arnau Martinez (0/11), Bernardo (0/0), Daley Blind (0/17), Eric Garcia (1/14), Eric Monjonell (0/0), Juanpe (0/6), Miguel Gutierrez (1/16), Valery Fernandez (1/13), Yan Couto (1/16), Aleix Garcia (3/17), Borja Garcia (0/0), Cristian Portu (2/16), David Lopez (2/14), Ibrahima Kebe (0/2), Ivan Martin (3/16), Jhon Solis (0/4), Pablo Torre (0/11), Toni Villa (0/0), Viktor Tsigankov (3/14), Yangel Herrera (4/15), Artem Dovbyk (10/16), Cristhian Stuani (6/16), Jastin Garcia (0/0), Savio (4/17).

Real Betis vs Girona Team News

Real Betis are sweating on the fitness of no less than seven players before their match on Thursday. For their upcoming match in round 18, Real Betis are unable to call upon Isco, who is suspended.

Guido Rodriguez, Nabil Fekir, Claudio Bravo, Youssouf Sabaly, Marc Bartra, Rui Silva and William Carvalho take up space in the treatment room and won't be eligible to be called up for home side Real Betis, when they face Girona this coming Thursday.

Going to Real Betis, Girona have five players out of action for the match this coming Thursday.

Girona need to do without Viktor Tsigankov, Yangel Herrera, Borja Garcia, Borja Garcia and Toni Villa, who are not fit enough to travel to Estadio Benito Villamarin.

Real Betis vs Girona Lineups

Real Betis vs Girona H2H

It finished with a 1-2 win for Real Betis in the most recent meeting between the two sides. Will they be able to put the brakes on their opponent again this coming Thursday at Estadio Benito Villamarin, or will Girona manage to assert some revenge? Real Betis seem to have a great read on Girona, winning five times of the previous six matches in the La Liga. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 17/10.

Real Betis vs Girona Results

In four of the previous six matches between Real Betis and Girona both teams scored.

Real Betis vs Girona Betting Tips

Willian Jose managed to hit the target twice recently for Real Betis, while Artem Dovbyk, added five strikes in La Liga for Girona in his last six outings.

Estadio Benito Villamarin witnessed Real Betis winning seven of their 10 latest matches across all tournaments here. They drew two and lost one in this run. Girona won nine of their previous 10 games away, drew one and lost zero. Of the last 10 times Real Betis stepped out in front of their home crowd, "both teams to score" happened six times. Both teams also scored in nine of the last 10 away games for Girona.

In the last six encounters between Real Betis and Girona over 2.5 goals came out four times, as Real Betis averaged 1.83 goals a game. Girona scored an average of one goal in these, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Real Betis, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Girona played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.9 goals themselves during this run.