Real Madrid vs Girona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 10th February 2024

Girona hope to close the gap a little on La Liga leaders Real Madrid, when they face off Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in a round 24 match this coming Saturday.

Real Madrid have taken the lead in the La Liga after collecting 58 points from their initial 23 encounters. Girona trail by two points after 23 rounds, leaving them as number 2 in the table on 56 points.

Real Madrid can actually leapfrog Girona in the table if they manage to win on Saturday. Judging by the prices from the bookmakers, this seems like the most likely scenario, but the visitors naturally want a say in that, and we should be looking at a cracking match-up.

Real Madrid scored two goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 20 times. They conceded six goals, an average of 0.6 and pulled off five clean sheets.

Girona are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the La Liga, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.1 times on average per match, for a total of 21 goals. They also let in nine goals, leaving an average of 0.9 per match. They fought their way to four clean sheets.

Real Madrid ran out 0-3 winners the last time these two rivals played each other and are in pursuit of yet another three points on Saturday. Rest assured, the latter have their target aimed at getting one back.

Real Madrid vs Girona Prediction

Real Madrid Form

In their last three matches, Real Madrid won 1-2 and 0-2 against first Las Palmas then Getafe, before drawing 1-1 against Atletico Madrid. In their last six La Liga home matches, Real Madrid racked up five strong wins, while they've drawn once. They lost none while scoring 16 and conceding five goals.

Girona Form

Girona claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 3-2 against Mallorca. A 0-1 win followed against Celta Vigo, before drawing 0-0 with Real Sociedad. In their last six La Liga away matches, Girona won a very acceptable four times. They've also drawn twice and lost none, scoring 12 while also conceding six times.

We expect Real Madrid to make home advantage count but, the value bet could easily be the low scoring home win. We expect the guests from Girona to put up a decent fight.

Real Madrid have been in commanding form in matches against their fellow top six teams. From their last six outings against these top rivals, they picked up four wins, 13 points, scored 11 goals, while allowing six against. Girona claimed two wins and nine points in the past six games against teams placed inside the top six. They scored ten goals while conceding ten times. Real Madrid lost just once so far this season in the La Liga and after 23 games played they recorded 18 wins and four draws Girona so far pulled off 17 wins, five draws and one defeat in the La Liga.

Real Madrid vs Girona Squads

Real Madrid Squad

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

Andriy Lunin (0/11), Diego Pineiro (0/0), Fran Gonzalez (0/0), Kepa Arrizabalaga (0/12), Thibaut Courtois (0/0), Antonio Rüdiger (1/21), Daniel Carvajal (3/18), David Alaba (0/14), Eder Militao (0/1), Ferland Mendy (0/14), Francisco Garcia (0/16), Nacho Fernandez (0/16), Vinicius Tobias (0/0), Arda Guler (0/1), Aurelien Tchouameni (2/17), Brahim Diaz (4/18), Daniel Ceballos (0/12), Eduardo Camavinga (0/17), Federico Valverde (1/23), Jude Bellingham (14/20), Luka Modric (1/18), Nico Paz (0/4), Toni Kroos (1/22), Joselu (7/23), Lucas Vazquez (1/17), Rodrygo (7/23), Vinicius Junior (6/14).

Girona Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 48 year-old Girona manager Michel will select his starting XI from these players:

Juan Carlos (0/0), Paulo Gazzaniga (0/23), Toni Fuidias (0/0), Antal Yaakobishvili (0/1), Arnau Martinez (0/14), Daley Blind (1/23), Eric Garcia (1/17), Eric Monjonell (0/0), Juanpe (0/9), Miguel Gutierrez (1/22), Valery Fernandez (2/19), Yan Couto (1/22), Aleix Garcia (3/22), Borja Garcia (0/0), Cristian Portu (3/21), David Lopez (2/15), Ivan Martin (4/22), Jhon Solis (0/9), Joel Roca (0/0), Pablo Torre (0/16), Ricard Artero (0/0), Toni Villa (0/0), Viktor Tsigankov (4/18), Yangel Herrera (4/18), Artem Dovbyk (14/21), Cristhian Stuani (7/21), Jastin Garcia (0/0), Savio (5/23).

Real Madrid vs Girona Team News

Real Madrid could have six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their match at home with Girona this coming Saturday.

Due to various ailments Antonio Rüdiger, Vinicius Junior, David Alaba, Daniel Carvajal, Eder Militao and Thibaut Courtois will be absent from the squad, Real Madrid are able to field against Girona on Saturday.

Girona have six players on the injured and absent list ahead of the match this coming Saturday against Real Madrid.

Girona need to do without Juan Carlos, Artem Dovbyk, David Lopez, Borja Garcia, Joel Roca and Toni Villa, who are not fit enough to travel to Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

Real Madrid vs Girona Lineups

Real Madrid vs Girona H2H

Girona were knocked out cold when Real Madrid took a 3-0 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 4-2 defeat, Girona handed out in the game before. Real Madrid enter the match against Girona with a 3-1-3 record in their previous seven encounters. A win rate of 43%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Real Madrid vs Girona Results

In six of the previous seven matches between Real Madrid and Girona both teams scored.

Real Madrid vs Girona Betting Tips

Joselu found the back of the net two times in the previous six La Liga games for Real Madrid, who won't mind him striking again this coming Saturday. Punters will also be looking for Artem Dovbyk to keep his current streak of four goals in his last six La Liga games going for Girona.

Real Madrid won nine of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew one and lost none. Girona won seven games, drew two and lost one in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Goals are flowing freely for Real Madrid on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target seven times in Girona''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the last seven encounters between these two teams. Real Madrid managed an average of 2.57 goals, with Girona averaging 1.86 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Real Madrid’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 2.4 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Girona's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.1 goals in these matches.