La Liga returns this weekend with Girona hosting Real Valladolid at the Estadio Municipal de Montilivi.
Venue: Estadio Municipal de Montilivi (Girona)
Key Statistics
Girona have failed to score in four of their last six games at home.
They have won just one of their four league games this season.
Real Valladolid have failed to score in two of their last four league games.
They are winless in two league games away from home (D1, L1).
Head to head
Girona have won four of the last six meetings between both sides. Real Valladolid have three wins.
Latest performances in all competitions
Girona: D-L-W-L-D
Real Valladolid: W-L-D-L-D
Girona
Struggling Girona will look to make it two games unbeaten when they welcome La Liga newbies Real Valladolid to Estadio Municipal de Montilivi.
The hosts come into this game off the back of a 1-1 draw against Mallorca. The result took their points tally for the season to four points this season.
Manager Míchel was relieved to have secured a point in that game, calling the game “a very good game” on his team’s part.
However, the most concerning aspect of that statement is that “a very good game” was only good enough for a draw against a club that finished the 17th last La Liga season.
But ahead of this game, another point will not be a poor result given that they finished 13 points behind Valladolid in last season’s Segunda División. So the visitors on paper appear to be the stronger team even though both are so far on level terms with their Vallisoletano opposition with four points (W1, D1, L2).
Possible Girona starting line-up
Juan Carlos; Santiago Bueno, David Lopez, Juanpe; Arnau Martinez, Aleix Garcia; Jesus Carvalho, Miguel Gutierrez; Rodrigo Riquelme, Oriel Romeu; V. Castellanos.
Injured: Borja Garcia, Ibrahima Kebe, Christian Stuani, Ivan Martin,
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid will look to make it two wins in two games when they face Girona on Friday.
After losing two of their opening three games of the campaign, the visitors picked up their first win of the season last Monday when they beat fellow newbies Almeria courtesy of a late goal by Shon Weissman.
They come into this tie sitting just above the relegation zone. Having been relegated in 2020/21 despite losing just eight of their 19 away fixtures (W2, D9), they will look to record a better away record this year as they seek to retain their place in the top-flight.
Possible Real Valladolid starting line-up
Sergio Asenjo; Luis Perez, Joaquin Fernadez, Javi Sanchez, Sergio Escudero; Alvaro Aguado, Roque Mesa Quevedo, Kike Perez; Ivan Sanchez, Oscar Plano, Sergi Guardiola.
Injured: None
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Prediction
Girona 1-1 Real Valladolid
