Girona vs Valladolid prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-12-19 20:00.
[p]Entering the final round of La Liga action before Christmas on the back of a four-game competitive losing streak which has seen them knocked out of the Copa del Rey and almost certainly out of Europe, Girona will be keen to end 2024 on a high. Despite their poor recent form, Girona find themselves just four points shy of the European places in La Liga, with the aim of ending 2024 of a high against relegation-threatened Valladolid to set up a push to bring European football back to Estadio Municipal de Montilivi for a second straight season. [/p]
[p]Girona boss MĂchel may be quietly confident ahead of this clash too, given his impressive personal record against Valladolid (W4, D3, L1). Keeping clean sheets in just two of those games, entertainment could be on the cards, just as it has been in Girona’s recent home league triumphs, with each of their previous three La Liga wins at Estadio Municipal de Montilivi also seeing both teams score. [/p]
[p]Currently rooted in the bottom-three and worse off than at the same stage of each of their last six top-flight seasons, Valladolid are guaranteed to spend the festive period in the drop zone no matter the result. That’s not to say the visitors won’t be buoyed by a 1-0 win over Valencia last week, a result which secured their first top-flight clean sheet since September and only their second league win since August. [/p]
[p]One of only two sides yet to draw on their league travels (W1, L7), goals are often a certainty when Valladolid take to the road. That record makes dreadful reading for the travelling faithful, and an average return of 3.5 total goals per-match in Valladolid’s away league games could point to a torrid evening for their backline. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Christian Stuani continues to fire for Girona at the age of 38 (LL: G4) and he’s made four goal contributions across his last six personal H2Hs (G3, A1). Midfield man Anuar Tuhami was the scorer of Valladolid’s goal in their victory last weekend, yet he is much more likely to find himself in the book as he has done in four of his last five league appearances. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Girona are yet to win when conceding first in La Liga this season (D2, L6). [/p]
[p][i]Written by Matthew Billon[/i][/p]