Villarreal vs Girona prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-11-30 13:00.
[p]Missing out on European football appears to be doing the world of good for Villarreal, who enter the weekend inside La Liga’s top-four after losing just one of their last eight matches across all competitions (W5, D2). Marcelino’s men showed their staying power last time out too, recovering from two goals down to rescue a draw against Osasuna with a stoppage-time penalty, taking their points tally won in the final 15 minutes to a joint-league high nine.[/p]
[p]The Yellow Submarine host Girona next, a side they’ve won six of the last seven H2Hs against (L1) – as many as they’d managed in the previous 12 meetings (L6). Villarreal’s recent dominance of this fixture means they enter as favourites, but a winner either way certainly appears likely given there’s never been a top-flight draw between these two (VIL: W5, L3), the most Villarreal have played an opponent in the top-flight without drawing.[/p]
[p]The arrival of an inconsistent Girona side makes this contest harder to predict, with none of their last 11 matches in all competitions ending level (W6, L5). Their return from the international break has followed that pattern, with a 4-1 thumping of Espanyol followed up by a disappointing 1-0 UEFA Champions League defeat against Sturm Graz, with boss MĂchel left frustrated in particular at Iván MartĂn’s failure to convert an open goal while the game was scoreless.[/p]
[p]Girona have been far steadier in La Liga of late though, winning three successive matches in the competition while scoring nine total goals in the process. They’re looking for a first set of four successive league wins since last November as they continue to chase down the European places, and can take encouragement from the fact that they’ve won away at Villarreal three times in La Liga – their joint-most road victories against any one side in the competition.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Villarreal striker Gerard Moreno ended a 13-match goal drought in La Liga with the stoppage-time equaliser against Osasuna, and could start here given that he’s scored three times in his last five league meetings with Girona. Bojan Miovski could prove the visitors’ biggest threat after he directly contributed to three goals in the opening 21 minutes against Espanyol last week (G2, A1)![/p]
[p]Hot stat: A league-high 11 of Villarreal’s 13 matches so far this season have seen both teams score.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]