La Liga: Two contenders in good form get together for this fixture. Real Madrid might have a small upper hand with their 2nd place in the standings?
- Girona haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals (63) in La Liga
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Girona form and stats
Girona have played 15 La Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-3-4 (wins-draws-losses). Girona has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Girona faced defeat in their previous match, away at Real Valladolid (0-1). The first defeat after collecting points through four league fixtures.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Elche.The Girona fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 27 goals in 15 league matches. Girona's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Real Madrid form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 10 wins, 1 draw and only 4 losses in the La Liga.
Real Madrid have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. It's been 190 minutes since they last conceded in La Liga.
Madrid are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the match against Celta de Vigo (placed 12th). The attacker Asensio got a match rating of 9.32 in that game. Asensio scored one goal, served one assist, hit six key passes and had 37 successful passes (of 43 total).
Before that, the Champions League win away at Chelsea.
A new game in only four days for Real Madrid, the La Liga home match versus Almeria. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy Real Madrid's attacking play in away games, having scored 27 goals in 15 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far).
Head 2 Head
Real Madrid - Girona 1-1 was the outcome when this pair of teams previously did battle, earlier this season. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's two Girona victories, one draw and four Real Madrid wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Benzema 14 goals |  V. Júnior 9 goals |  M. Asensio Willemsen 8 goals |
Girona missing players
Real Madrid missing players
| Girona | Real Madrid | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 10 | 8 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 44 | 27 | 3 | Scored | S | 10 | 27 | 63 |
| 43 | 19 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 73% | 73% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 80% | 87% |
| 53% | 53% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 53% | 57% |
| 30% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 20% | 33% |
| 17% | 13% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 13% | 17% |
| 67% | 67% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 47% | 57% |
| 10% | 13% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 47% | 40% |
| 27% | 20% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 13% | 10% |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.1 |
| 4.5 | 3.7 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.7 | 14.8 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.8 | 17.1 | 18.5 |
| 4.7 | 5.7 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 6 | 6.5 |
| 31% | 31% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 30% | 32% |
| 12.3 | 10.6 | 11.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.4 | 12.7 | 11.2 |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4 | 3.3 |
- Girona haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Real Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals (27) away in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals (63) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals in the first half (29) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in La Liga
| 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 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 44 | 73 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 39 | 65 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 29 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 26 | 60 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 54 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 48 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 47 |
| 7 | Athletic Club | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 46 |
| 8 | Osasuna | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 41 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 40 |
| 10 | Girona | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 38 |
| 11 | Mallorca | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -4 | 37 |
| 12 | Celta de Vigo | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -6 | 36 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 35 |
| 14 | Real Valladolid | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 32 | -22 | 35 |
| 15 | Cadiz | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -19 | 32 |
| 16 | Getafe | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 31 |
| 17 | Almeria | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 31 | -16 | 30 |
| 18 | Espanyol | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -14 | 28 |
| 19 | Valencia | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 21 | -6 | 27 |
| 20 | Elche | 29 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 59 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 34 | -39 | 13 |
