National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Girona or Villarreal that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Girona nor Villarreal as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Girona form and stats
Girona participated in Copa Del Rey the last season, where they reached the 16th finals.The story so far in the La Liga 2 for Girona at their home stadium (Estadi Municipal de Montilivi) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. This match is a Copa Del Rey match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses in this competition.
Girona's last game was hosting Espanyol and winning 1-0. Previous to that game, a Copa Del Rey home match hosting Cadiz in a game that was won 2-0.
Girona goalkeeper Juan Carlos did an outstanding job against Espanyol with seven saves, so vital to securing the victory.
There will be little rest for Girona after this match as they are travelling to Mallorca for a La Liga 2 game in only four days.
Girona aren't scoring a lot here at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi in the league, with only 8 goals from 11 games. Defensively Girona have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 11 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Villarreal form and stats
Villarreal's mission in Copa Del Rey last season failed in the quarter-finals.3-5-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Villarreal in their La Liga matches away. Total Copa Del Rey statistics for Villarreal: 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
Villarreal has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Huesca for a La Liga game that ended a draw (0-0). A draw for Villarreal before that, at their own venue hosting Granada (2-2).
A new game in only four days for Villarreal, the La Liga home match versus Real Sociedad. Busy days.
The visiting Villarreal have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 10 games. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Villarreal have conceded 10 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Girona, zero draws and four wins for Villarreal. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
![]() G. Moreno Balaguero 10 goals | ![]() M. Sylla Diallo 5 goals | ![]() F. Alcácer García 5 goals |
Girona missing players
Villarreal missing players
| Girona | Villarreal | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 8 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 23 | 12 | Scored | S | 28 | 50 | ||
| 18 | 6 | Conceded | C | 9 | 18 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 38% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 48% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 36% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7.6 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 11.2 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.7 | ||
| 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 42% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Espanyol | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
| 2 | Mallorca | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 45 |
| 3 | Almeria | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 41 |
| 4 | Rayo Vallecano | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 37 |
| 5 | Sporting Gijon | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 36 |
| 6 | Leganes | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 34 |
| 7 | Ponferradina | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 34 |
| 8 | Girona | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 33 |
| 9 | Lugo | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| 10 | Las Palmas | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 29 |
| 11 | Fuenlabrada | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 28 |
| 12 | Malaga | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -9 | 28 |
| 13 | Real Oviedo | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| 14 | Mirandes | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
| 15 | UD Logrones | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 27 |
| 16 | Tenerife | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -3 | 26 |
| 17 | Real Zaragoza | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 20 |
| 18 | Sabadell | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 20 |
| 19 | FC Cartagena | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 20 |
| 20 | Alcorcon | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 20 |
| 21 | Castellon | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 19 |
| 22 | Albacete | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | -13 | 18 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Madrid | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 44 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 40 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 |
| 4 | Barcelona | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 34 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 34 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 31 |
| 7 | Granada | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -8 | 28 |
| 8 | Real Betis | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 27 |
| 9 | Cadiz | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 24 |
| 10 | Levante | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Getafe | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
| 12 | Celta de Vigo | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 23 |
| 13 | Athletic Club | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Valencia | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 20 |
| 15 | Real Valladolid | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 20 |
| 16 | Eibar | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -4 | 19 |
| 17 | Deportivo Alaves | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 18 |
| 18 | Elche | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 17 |
| 19 | Osasuna | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -12 | 16 |
| 20 | Huesca | 20 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -15 | 13 |