Girona vs Villarreal in Copa Del Rey preview: Key statistics and predictions

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Competition: Spain Copa Del Rey
Competition: Tue 26.January
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadi Municipal de Montilivi (14286 seats)

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.

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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.

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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

VillarrealG. Moreno Balaguero
G. Moreno Balaguero
10 goals
GironaM. Sylla Diallo
M. Sylla Diallo
5 goals
VillarrealF. Alcácer García
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

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