Real Betis will arrive at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi on Sunday for the La Liga clash with home side Girona FC.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Girona FC v Real Betis (plus the best game odds).
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Form Guide
Girona FC
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Girona FC won’t want a repeat of their last result here after a 1-0 La Liga defeat in their last game at the hands of Getafe.
In that match, Girona FC had 59% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 3 on target. For their opponents, Getafe had 11 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Yellu Santiago (33') was the scorer for Getafe.
A common characteristic of recent Girona FC games is the high number of scores with a nil in them.
Taking their prior 6 clashes leading up to this one, in 5 of them a bet on "Both Teams to Score" would have lost. Such a pattern isn’t assured to be sustained here, however.
Going into this game, the form guide shows that Girona FC:
- haven't won against Real Betis in their previous 11 league games.
- are undefeated in their previous 10 league matches at home. A very good run at home.
Real Betis
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Since being beaten in their last game against Rayo Vallecano in La Liga action, Real Betis and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
In that game, Real Betis had 61% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. At the other end, Rayo Vallecano got 8 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Florian Lejeune (40') and Sergio Camello (78') scored for Rayo Vallecano.
The stats tell the story, and Real Betis have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 9 goals overall. Defensively, Real Betis can certainly do much better.
Heading into this contest, Real Betis are without a win away from home in their last 2 league games.
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Head to head
Checking on their past head to head meetings stretching back to 13/04/2018 tells us that these fixtures have ended in disappointment for Girona FC. They’ve not managed to get any wins whatsoever whereas Real Betis have been dominant against them, winning in 83 per cent of those match-ups.
An aggregate of 15 goals were scored between them in these games, with 5 of them for Blanquivermells and 10 belonging to Béticos. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.5.
The previous league match between these clubs was La Liga match day 18 on 21/12/2023 and the score finished Real Betis 1-1 Girona FC.
On that day, Real Betis managed 47% possession and 20 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Their only player to score was Germán Pezzella (88').
For their opponents, Girona FC had 12 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Artem Dovbyk (39') was the scorer.
The referee was Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea.
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Team News: Girona FC
Looking at personnel, there is just the sole fitness concern for the Girona FC gaffer Míchel Sánchez Muñoz to contend with thanks to an otherwise robust set of players. Yangel Herrera (unknown injury) misses out.
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Team News: Real Betis
Due to a mostly full-strength group of players, there’s just the sole fitness problem for the Real Betis manager Manuel Pellegrini to be concerned with. Aitor Ruibal (ankle sprain) misses out for this game.
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Prediction
In our opinion, Real Betis will likely create enough chances to breach the defence of this Girona FC side, but it possibly won’t quite be enough to avoid a loss.
We are anticipating a very close game with a 2-1 winning margin for Girona FC when the full-time whistle blows. Let’s wait and see how it plays out.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira,
15:02 28/03/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Girona FC
Formed: 1930
Stadium: Estadi Municipal de Montilivi (11,810)
Captain: Cristhian Stuani
Chairman: Delfí Geli
Manager: Míchel Sánchez Muñoz
Competitions: La Liga position 3
⭐ Star Player: Sávio
Customarily deployed in the Right Wing position, Sávio was born in Duque de Caxias, Brazil. After making a first senior appearance for Atlético Mineiro in the 2020 season, the talented Forward has got 8 league goals in this LaLiga 2023 - 2024 season to date in a total of 29 appearances.