La Liga match prediction: Little separates Girona and Villarreal in quality

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sat 20.May
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadi Municipal de Montilivi (14286 seats)

Villarreal can not envision any easy points from the home team Girona in this La Liga game. Here's the complete match guide!

Insights:
  • Girona have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Villarreal have the most points from losing position (17) in La Liga

Girona and Villarreal should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Girona form and stats

10 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Girona have to build on here at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi in the La Liga. Girona has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi. We remember; it was Atletico Madrid.

The Girona coach Muñoz and his crew return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Real Sociedad (placed 4th). Girona salvaged the draw from a difficult situation against Real Sociedad, trailing 0-2 at one point. Not giving up resulted in Stuani equalizing. The gifted forward Stuani bested all others in that game and managed a match rating of 8.02 out of 10. Stuani scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Before that, Girona had a home game versus Mallorca which ended with a victory 2-1.

The manager Muñoz will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Celta de Vigo in only three days.

A decent goal production from Girona in their home games so far, with 33 goals from 17 league matches. Girona have conceded 22 in these home matches.

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Villarreal form and stats

6 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Villarreal playing as the away team in the La Liga this season.

Impressive finishing from Baena (2) and Jackson (2) secured the home win 5-1 against Athletic Club in their previous game. As you can tell from the results above, Villarreal was very dominant against Athletic Club, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-1 (!) with Baena (2) and Jackson (2) providing the goals. Which player has bagged at least one goal four matches in a row for the away team? The answer is Jackson and that is quite the feat! Midfield player Baena was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.82/10. Baena scored two goals, hit one key pass and had 37 successful passes (of 42 total).

A 1-1 draw at Valencia's stadium before that.

Take note! Both sides have scored in 8 of this club's last 10 league fixtures.

A new game in only four days for Villarreal, the La Liga home match versus Cadiz. Busy days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Villarreal have scored 20 goals in 17 league games away. 19 goals have been conceded by Villarreal in these games.

Head 2 Head

Villarreal have been victorious in all of the 4 latest games against this opponent. Can they do it again?

The contenders have played each other before in this season, with the result Villarreal - Girona 1-0 written in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

GironaV. Castellanos Giménez
V. Castellanos Giménez
13 goals
VillarrealN. Jackson
N. Jackson
9 goals
GironaC. Stuani Curbelo
C. Stuani Curbelo
8 goals

Girona missing players

Villarreal missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Girona Villarreal
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 4 Played P 5 17 34
13 10 1 Won W 1 6 17
9 3 0 Drew D 1 4 6
12 4 3 Lost L 3 7 11
54 33 7 Scored S 7 20 52
48 22 9 Conceded C 8 19 35
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
76% 76% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 65% 74%
56% 59% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 41% 47%
32% 29% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 18% 21%
18% 18% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 12%
68% 71% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 35% 47%
12% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 41% 32%
24% 18% 50% Failed to Score F T 20% 35% 26%
 
3.8 4.1 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.6 4.9 5.4
4.7 4 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.9 4.9
2.5 2.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 2.2 2.4
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 4
 
12.7 14.8 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.4 11.4 13.6
4.8 5.8 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.3 5.3
33% 34% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 27% 29%
 
12.8 10.9 13 Shots against (avg) S A 16 14 12.6
4.4 4 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.6 4
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Girona have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Girona haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Villarreal have the most points from losing position (17) in La Liga
  • Villarreal have the most scored goals in the second half (38) 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 33 26 4 3 60 11 17 14 3 0 33 2 16 12 1 3 27 9 49 82
2 Real Madrid 34 22 5 7 70 32 17 12 4 1 41 14 17 10 1 6 29 18 38 71
3 Atletico Madrid 33 21 6 6 60 26 17 11 3 3 36 14 16 10 3 3 24 12 34 69
4 Real Sociedad 34 18 8 8 45 31 17 9 5 3 23 15 17 9 3 5 22 16 14 62
5 Villarreal 34 17 6 11 52 35 17 11 2 4 32 16 17 6 4 7 20 19 17 57
6 Real Betis 33 15 7 11 40 37 16 8 4 4 22 15 17 7 3 7 18 22 3 52
7 Girona 34 13 9 12 54 48 17 10 3 4 33 22 17 3 6 8 21 26 6 48
8 Athletic Club 34 13 8 13 44 38 17 7 3 7 20 13 17 6 5 6 24 25 6 47
9 Osasuna 34 13 8 13 32 36 17 9 1 7 20 20 17 4 7 6 12 16 -4 47
10 Rayo Vallecano 33 12 10 11 40 42 17 8 5 4 25 19 16 4 5 7 15 23 -2 46
11 Sevilla 33 12 8 13 41 49 17 7 4 6 23 23 16 5 4 7 18 26 -8 44
12 Mallorca 34 12 8 14 33 37 17 8 5 4 18 12 17 4 3 10 15 25 -4 44
13 Celta de Vigo 33 10 9 14 38 46 16 6 5 5 22 17 17 4 4 9 16 29 -8 39
14 Almería 34 10 6 18 43 61 17 9 2 6 26 22 17 1 4 12 17 39 -18 36
15 Cadiz 34 8 11 15 26 50 17 5 6 6 16 23 17 3 5 9 10 27 -24 35
16 Real Valladolid 33 10 5 18 30 57 16 7 3 6 18 21 17 3 2 12 12 36 -27 35
17 Valencia 33 9 7 17 36 40 17 7 4 6 24 17 16 2 3 11 12 23 -4 34
18 Getafe 34 8 10 16 30 43 17 6 5 6 18 18 17 2 5 10 12 25 -13 34
19 Espanyol 33 7 10 16 40 56 16 4 5 7 19 25 17 3 5 9 21 31 -16 31
20 Elche 33 3 7 23 25 64 16 2 4 10 15 27 17 1 3 13 10 37 -39 16

Villarreal:
Table
  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 33 26 4 3 60 11 17 14 3 0 33 2 16 12 1 3 27 9 49 82
2 Real Madrid 34 22 5 7 70 32 17 12 4 1 41 14 17 10 1 6 29 18 38 71
3 Atletico Madrid 33 21 6 6 60 26 17 11 3 3 36 14 16 10 3 3 24 12 34 69
4 Real Sociedad 34 18 8 8 45 31 17 9 5 3 23 15 17 9 3 5 22 16 14 62
5 Villarreal 34 17 6 11 52 35 17 11 2 4 32 16 17 6 4 7 20 19 17 57
6 Real Betis 33 15 7 11 40 37 16 8 4 4 22 15 17 7 3 7 18 22 3 52
7 Girona 34 13 9 12 54 48 17 10 3 4 33 22 17 3 6 8 21 26 6 48
8 Athletic Club 34 13 8 13 44 38 17 7 3 7 20 13 17 6 5 6 24 25 6 47
9 Osasuna 34 13 8 13 32 36 17 9 1 7 20 20 17 4 7 6 12 16 -4 47
10 Rayo Vallecano 33 12 10 11 40 42 17 8 5 4 25 19 16 4 5 7 15 23 -2 46
11 Sevilla 33 12 8 13 41 49 17 7 4 6 23 23 16 5 4 7 18 26 -8 44
12 Mallorca 34 12 8 14 33 37 17 8 5 4 18 12 17 4 3 10 15 25 -4 44
13 Celta de Vigo 33 10 9 14 38 46 16 6 5 5 22 17 17 4 4 9 16 29 -8 39
14 Almería 34 10 6 18 43 61 17 9 2 6 26 22 17 1 4 12 17 39 -18 36
15 Cadiz 34 8 11 15 26 50 17 5 6 6 16 23 17 3 5 9 10 27 -24 35
16 Real Valladolid 33 10 5 18 30 57 16 7 3 6 18 21 17 3 2 12 12 36 -27 35
17 Valencia 33 9 7 17 36 40 17 7 4 6 24 17 16 2 3 11 12 23 -4 34
18 Getafe 34 8 10 16 30 43 17 6 5 6 18 18 17 2 5 10 12 25 -13 34
19 Espanyol 33 7 10 16 40 56 16 4 5 7 19 25 17 3 5 9 21 31 -16 31
20 Elche 33 3 7 23 25 64 16 2 4 10 15 27 17 1 3 13 10 37 -39 16

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