La Liga match sneak peek: Girona vs Valencia

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 05.February
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadi Municipal de Montilivi (14286 seats)

Girona have managed 4 home victories up until now, Valencia have won 1 away. Who enhances their results in this meeting?

Insights:
  • Girona have the most points from losing position (12) in La Liga
  • Valencia have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in La Liga

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the La Liga. That game, against Real Madrid, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Valencia.

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Girona form and stats

The story so far in the La Liga for Girona at their home stadium (Estadi Municipal de Montilivi) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Girona are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 182 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Herrera).

Girona played out a slightly shocking loss 0-1 against Barcelona in their previous game, also played at home. García (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.43/10. García hit three key passes and had 46 successful passes (of 51 total).

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Villarreal.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Girona have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 4 and lost 2.

An interesting fact: 14 of the most recent 16 league games from this club have seen goals scored by both sides.

A decent goal production from Girona in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 10 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.

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Valencia form and stats

There's been little loot from Valencia's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 9 away games in the La Liga. Valencia only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Valencia's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Valencia are looking to quickly end their 205 minutes long goal drought in the La Liga.

There might be some fixture complaints from Valencia as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 0-2 against Real Madrid. Midfielder Almeida was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.2. Almeida dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 27 successful passes (of 32 total).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Real Valladolid wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Valencia playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 3 Valencia wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

The attacking power of Valencia when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. As opposed to that, Valencia have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The squads have faced each other previously this season, with the match result Valencia - Girona 1-0 entered in the official records. Head to head statistics (for the last five meetings): Girona won one game, zero matches ended in a draw and Valencia got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / three. The games between these teams have sometimes been aggressive, having seen 3 red cards from the last five duels.

Top Goalscorers

GironaC. Stuani Curbelo
C. Stuani Curbelo
5 goals
ValenciaE. Cavani
E. Cavani
5 goals
GironaV. Castellanos Giménez
V. Castellanos Giménez
4 goals

Girona missing players

Valencia missing players

Girona Valencia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 10 4 Played P 4 9 19
5 4 2 Won W 1 1 5
6 3 1 Drew D 1 3 5
8 3 1 Lost L 2 5 9
26 16 6 Scored S 4 8 25
29 15 4 Conceded C 5 13 23
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
79% 80% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 78% 68%
58% 60% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 44% 53%
26% 30% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 21%
11% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
79% 80% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 67% 53%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 16%
21% 20% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 33% 32%
 
3.6 3.9 4 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 5.7 5.9
4 3.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.8 5.9 4.6
2.5 2.3 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.6 2.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
13.5 15.3 15.2 Shots (avg) S ( 13.8 12.8 13.5
4.9 6 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 3.3 4.1
28% 27% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 27% 32%
 
11.8 10.2 10 Shots against (avg) S A 14.8 14.1 11
4.8 4.3 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5.6 4.5
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Girona have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Girona have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Girona have the most points from losing position (12) in La Liga
  • Girona haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Valencia have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Valencia have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in La Liga
  • Valencia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barcelona 19 16 2 1 39 7 9 7 2 0 19 1 10 9 0 1 20 6 32 50
2 Real Madrid 19 14 3 2 40 16 9 6 3 0 18 7 10 8 0 2 22 9 24 45
3 Real Sociedad 19 12 3 4 28 18 9 5 2 2 12 10 10 7 1 2 16 8 10 39
4 Atletico Madrid 19 10 4 5 28 16 9 4 2 3 14 9 10 6 2 2 14 7 12 34
5 Villarreal 19 9 4 6 21 14 9 6 1 2 14 7 10 3 3 4 7 7 7 31
6 Real Betis 19 9 4 6 21 16 9 5 2 2 13 7 10 4 2 4 8 9 5 31
7 Rayo Vallecano 19 8 5 6 25 22 9 4 2 3 13 11 10 4 3 3 12 11 3 29
8 Osasuna 19 8 4 7 18 18 10 6 0 4 12 9 9 2 4 3 6 9 0 28
9 Athletic Club 19 7 5 7 25 20 10 5 2 3 12 6 9 2 3 4 13 14 5 26
10 Mallorca 19 7 4 8 15 18 9 4 2 3 7 6 10 3 2 5 8 12 -3 25
11 Almeria 19 6 4 9 23 29 10 6 1 3 17 12 9 0 3 6 6 17 -6 22
12 Girona 19 5 6 8 26 29 10 4 3 3 16 15 9 1 3 5 10 14 -3 21
13 Sevilla 19 5 6 8 21 26 10 3 3 4 10 12 9 2 3 4 11 14 -5 21
14 Valencia 19 5 5 9 25 23 10 4 2 4 17 10 9 1 3 5 8 13 2 20
15 Espanyol 19 4 8 7 23 29 9 2 3 4 11 15 10 2 5 3 12 14 -6 20
16 Celta de Vigo 19 5 5 9 18 29 10 3 4 3 13 13 9 2 1 6 5 16 -11 20
17 Real Valladolid 19 6 2 11 14 28 10 5 1 4 9 9 9 1 1 7 5 19 -14 20
18 Cadiz 19 4 7 8 14 29 10 2 5 3 9 15 9 2 2 5 5 14 -15 19
19 Getafe 19 4 5 10 16 26 10 2 3 5 9 13 9 2 2 5 7 13 -10 17
20 Elche 19 0 6 13 12 39 9 0 3 6 5 15 10 0 3 7 7 24 -27 6

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