Girona take on the visitors Villarreal in the round 35 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Saturday, May 20th at Estadio Municipal de Montilivi (Girona).
Girona фку having a very impressive season and is seriously competing for a spot in the Champions League zone just a few matchdays before the end of the championship. Currently, the Catalan team sits in seventh place in the table. However, there are five teams breathing down their necks in the race for the final European qualification spot. It's needless to say that the hosts will be highly motivated for the match against Villarreal. I'm not sure if Girona's points tally will increase after this encounter, but I expect them to at least score a goal. Under Michel's guidance, Girona plays an attacking style of football and has scored in four consecutive La Liga matches. Although they have conceded in three of those matches, with wins against Mallorca (2-1) and Real Madrid (4-2), and a draw against Real Sociedad (2-2).
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Villarreal, no matter how you look at it, is a more prestigious team. In the current season, the players of the "Yellow Submarine" will most likely secure the fifth position. Although in theory, they could potentially jump into the Champions League zone, which is five points away, it is unlikely to happen. The team led by Kike Setién is unlikely to drop below sixth place, as they are nine points ahead of Girona. How has Villarreal performed in recent league matches? In the last five matches, the "both teams to score" bet has been successful five times: a defeat against Sevilla (1-2), victories over Espanyol (4-2), Celta Vigo (3-1), and Athletic Bilbao (5-1), and a draw with Valencia (1-1).
In conclusion, both teams have been consistently scoring in the league recently. Girona has scored in three out of their last four home matches, while Villarreal has found the net in five consecutive La Liga games. Therefore, it is evident that both teams are capable of scoring in their head-to-head encounter. Both teams are motivated, and both know how to score goals: Girona has netted 54 goals in 34 matches, while Villarreal has scored 52. However, both teams also tend to concede more than one goal per game on average (48 and 35, respectively, in the same 34 La Liga matches). In their recent meetings, these opponents haven't exchanged many clean sheets. It's about time to break that trend.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score – yes.
