Girona vs Atl. Madrid prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-12-20 13:00.
[p]Girona are targeting back-to-back wins for the first time since January as their fight for La Liga survival continues against Atlético Madrid on Sunday.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Girona claimed a vital victory last Friday, coming from behind to beat Real Sociedad 2-1, although it wasn’t enough to lift them out of the La Liga relegation zone ahead of this round. MĂchel’s men should feel confident of following up that success at Estadi Montilivi, where they’re unbeaten in their last five outings (W2, D3), even if only basement boys Levante (16) have conceded more than Girona’s 14 home league goals pre-round. The nine points they claimed across those five matches is more than they amassed in their 11 home league games prior, momentum they’ll hope to be able to translate into a first La Liga win on a Sunday this season (D3, L2).  [/p]
[p]AtlĂ©tico’s ambitions are considerably loftier than those of their upcoming opponents, as they travel to Catalonia following a 2-1 win over Valencia last Saturday. Diego Simeone’s side now look to complete a swift double against another struggling side, but to do so they’ll have to snap a run of back-to-back away league defeats – they last fell to defeat in three successive matches on the road in La Liga in January 2024. AtlĂ©tico’s formidable record against the league’s pre-round bottom five this season makes it hard to believe that’s a fate they’ll suffer this weekend, as Los Colchoneros have won all four such games so far this season.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Atlético have won six of the last seven H2Hs (L1) and completed a league double last season by a 7-0 aggregate scoreline.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Girona have conceded their last 12 goals in La Liga after the half-hour mark. [/p]
[p]Girona’s last five La Liga games were all 1-0 at half-time (HT: W3, L2).[/p]
[p]None of AtlĂ©tico’s last 14 games in all competitions have been drawn (W11, L3).[/p]
[p]Atlético have conceded after the hour mark in their last five matches. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Viktor Tsygankov got a brace for Girona against Sociedad, meaning that nine of his last 12 league goals for the club have arrived after half-time. Atlético captain Koke got the opener against Valencia, with his previous goal having come in August 2024 against Girona! [/p]
[p]Girona midfielder Azzedine Ounahi has departed for the Africa Cup of Nations, while Atlético saw centre-back Clément Lenglet taken off injured during their midweek Copa del Rey game. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given Atlético’s recent dominance in this fixture, but also their tendency to concede late goals, we’re backing them to win and both teams to score. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Alex Bowmer[/i][/p]