Girona vs Barcelona prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-05-03 16:30.
[p]Currently sitting in third and with a maiden appearance in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) all but confirmed, Girona are the only team outside the traditional big three of Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Atlético Madrid to achieve 71 points after 33 La Liga rounds. Now facing one of those sides, the hosts should enter this with confidence after three wins in their last four outings (L1), although they’ve conceded at least twice in all five of their league games against the other three top-four sides (W2, L3). [/p]
[p]One of those was a 4-2 win in the reverse for Girona who, on the back of an impressive 12 match unbeaten home league run (W10, D2), should be confident of edging out their Catalan rivals. Their potent attack is a big reason for that, with the hosts scoring at least twice in six of their last eight here, helping them hold the record as La Liga’s highest home scorers (42).[/p]
[p]The visitors have already secured their place in next season’s UCL but sit a hefty 11 points behind league leaders Real Madrid. Keeping their place in the top two isn’t yet assured with their opponents hot on their heels and just two points behind, but a win should be enough to keep them at bay come the end of the season, and a record an imposing H2H record (W4, D2, L1) should boost belief despite winning neither of the last two meetings (D1, L1).  [/p]
[p]Barcelona travel here having lost just once in away league action all season (W9, D6, L1). Not since 2018/19 did Barça last have so few travelling defeats at this stage of the season, yet it’s worth noting that the sole defeat was against league leaders Real Madrid, whilst they’ve lost three of their five games played anywhere against top-four opposition this season (W2, L3). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: It only took until the 12th minute for La Liga’s top-scorer (at the start of the round) Artem Dovbyk (G19) to break the deadlock in the reverse, but only one of his last four goals served to open the scoring. Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring for Barcelona that day, and he scored his 32nd career hat-trick – and his first in La Liga – last weekend. [/p]
[p]Hot streak: Barcelona have won all three of their La Liga away games against Girona without conceding a goal.[/p]