Getafe 0-1 Girona: Herrera header seals back-to-back wins

Yangel Herrera’s header late in the first half proved enough for Girona to see off Getafe 1-0 on Sunday.

It means Girona have won back-to-back LaLiga games for just the second time this season.

Herrera headed home in the 42nd minute of a match devoid of much in the way of attacking quality from either team.

Indeed, there were just 11 shots throughout, with Getafe having eight and Girona three, with the hosts failing to get any of their attempts on target.

Between them, the teams combined for just 0.52 expected goals (xG) – 0.33 for Getafe and 0.19 for Girona.

The result lifted struggling Girona to 18 points and into ninth place, with Getafe 17th on 10 points.

2 – Yangel Herrera has scored his second goal in @LaLigaEN 2024/25, both headers, and only Thierno Barry (three) has scored more such goals this season in the competition (two also for four other players).

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— OptaJose (@OptaJose) November 10, 2024

Data Debrief: Heads up for Herrera

Herrera’s goal was his second in the league this season, with his first having also been a header.

Only Thierno Barry (three) has scored more headed goals in LaLiga this term.

Getafe, meanwhile, have won only one of their 13 matches in LaLiga in 2024-25, which matches their worst record at this stage of a season, set in 2021-22.