Villarreal vs Girona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd January 2023

Villarreal are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 18 of the La Liga this coming Sunday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Girona, whom they welcome on home soil at Estadio de la Ceramica.

The current difference in the La Liga standings between the two teams clashing at Estadio de la Ceramica this coming Sunday is seven points.

The hosts are currently fifth in the La Liga standings with 28 points after 17 rounds. Girona are trailing behind them on 21 points, which makes them 11th in the rankings ahead of their next game.

The last time Villarreal played Girona, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win on Sunday.

Villarreal go into their next La Liga match, averaging a humble one goals per game in their last ten matches, in which they scored a mundane ten times, while conceding 11 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.1 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Girona scored 16 times in their previous ten matches, an average of 1.6 per game. They also conceded 15 goals for an average of 1.5 a game, pulling off zero clean sheets in these.

Villarreal face off against Girona for the first time in a while, with Villarreal claiming a 1-0 win at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi back then.

Villarreal vs Girona Prediction

Villarreal Form

Villarreal claimed four points to their account in the last three matches, where they won 2-1 against Real Madrid, followed by a 1-1 draw with Celta Vigo. Their latest game against Real Madrid resulted in a 2-3 defeat. Villarreal won four of their last six La Liga matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded six and scored nine goals.

Villarreal were spoken of as contenders for medals before the La Liga season, and they remain on course for the podium.

Girona Form

In their last three matches, Girona drew 2-2 with Rayo Vallecano, 2-2 with Espanyol and beat Sevilla by 2-1. Girona only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the La Liga. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 11 goals to nine.

Few people had high hopes on behalf of Girona before the season, but current form sees them punching above expectations.

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

Villarreal took 19 points from their last nine encounters with teams from the bottom half of the La Liga table. This amounts to five wins after scoring 14 times and conceding four. Girona claimed zero wins and one point in their last four games against teams from the top six. They scored six times in these matches, but also conceded ten goals. Villarreal have a record of eight wins, four draws and five defeats in the La Liga this season. Girona put five wins, six draws and six defeats on the board in the La Liga.

Villarreal vs Girona Team News

Villarreal are as close to an entire squad as they can with only one player unavailable for the side which faces Girona.

Villarreal are unable to field Giovani Lo Celso on Sunday against Girona, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Girona have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Villarreal on Sunday.

Girona need to do without Reinier, Javier Hernandez, Juanpe and Ibrahima Kebe, who are not fit enough to travel to Estadio de la Ceramica.

Villarreal vs Girona H2H

The last time Villarreal faced off against Girona, Villarreal claimed a 1-0 win at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi. Both Villarreal and Girona took just five wins in their last four encounters, with a baffling zero ending in a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 3/1.

Villarreal vs Girona Results

In one of the previous four matches between Villarreal and Girona both teams scored.

Villarreal vs Girona Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Gerard Moreno, who is performing well for Villarreal. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent La Liga outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Girona.The visitors will be looking to Cristhian Stuani to find the net once again, after managing two La Liga goals for Girona in recent matches.

Villarreal collected six wins, drew two and lost two in the 10 most games across all tournaments at Estadio de la Ceramica. Girona won three of their previous 10 away, drew two and lost five times. Of their previous 10 matches at Estadio de la Ceramica, five had over 2.5 goals for Villarreal. In six of the previous 10 league games away for Girona the match had over 2.5 goals.

Over 2.5 goals came out one time in the last four encounters between these two teams. Villarreal managed an average of 0.75 goals, with Girona averaging one goal in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet one time in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals paid out in eight of Villarreal’s ten most recent home matches across the tournaments, and they scored an 2.3 goals on average in the process. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten outings for Girona, who managed to score 1.5 times in those matches.