Espanyol vs Girona prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-03-09 20:00.
[p]Espanyol have improved significantly this year, suffering just one La Liga defeat so far in 2025 (W3, D3). Their most recent victory away to relegation rivals Alavés was especially significant as Fernando Calero netted in the 86th minute to help his side finish the round three points clear of the drop zone. No defeat from their last seven home league matches (W3, D4) should only serve to further boost confidence in the Espanyol camp ahead of this clash with Girona. [/p]
[p]A key factor behind Espanyol’s uptick in form has been their robust defensive displays. The shutout against AlavĂ©s was their second clean sheet in four league games, having also kept Real Madrid at bay in last month’s shock 1-0 win – only Real Sociedad have managed to score more than once against Manolo González’s men across the last 12 La Liga rounds. [/p]
[p]The last side to do so before that streak was mid-table Girona when they romped to a 4-1 win in the reverse H2H. Michel’s men would love a repeat of that success here after losing their way of late, with none of their last four league outings delivering a win (D1, L3) – they now risk going five without a victory in the competition for the first time since August 2023.[/p]
[p]One positive for the travelling side is their recent H2H record, with Girona undefeated in each of the last five H2Hs across all venues (W4, D1). At this venue, they have also scored at least twice in each of their last three visits, but two scoring blanks in their last four away league matches (W1, L3) casts doubt over whether this current Girona outfit are capable of repeating that feat. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Espanyol forward Javi Puado has been involved in a goal in each of his last three La Liga games against Girona (G2, A1). Only against Getafe (eight) and Real Madrid (seven) has Girona’s Cristhian Stuani scored more La Liga goals than he has against Espanyol (six). [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Pre-round, no side have conceded more La Liga goals from outside the box than Girona (nine). [/p]
[p][i]Written by David HÂ [/i][/p]