Prediction: Atletico Madrid to win 3-0
Best Odds: 17/1
Bookmaker: Betfair
Girona and Atletico Madrid will face each other in La Liga next week. The match between Blanquivermells and Colchoneros will be held at Estadi Montilivi and is scheduled to kick off at 8pm UK time on Monday.
Girona
Girona won promotion from the Segunda Division to La Liga at the end of last season. And many expected them to struggle and go back straight down. After all, Girona actually finished sixth in the league table in the second division last season, so you would be forgiven to think that they would end up in the bottom three in the top flight of Spanish football.
Michel’s side are as high as 11th in the La Liga table at the moment with 30 points from 24 matches. Girona are above the likes of Sevilla, Valencia and Espanyol at the moment, and the players and the fans should be proud of themselves. Gironistes are still only five points above the relegation zone, but they are also seven points off the final European spot.
Girona will head into the La Liga match against Atletico Madrid at Estadi Montilivi on the back of a 3-2 defeat to Getafe away from home in the league. It came after a 3-2 victory over Athletic Bilbao on the road in La Liga and followed 6-2 hammering of Almeria at home in La Liga.
Team News:
Girona are likely to line up against Atletico Madrid in a 4-1-4-1 formation. Oriol Romeu will be the defensive midfielder, while Valentin Mariano Jose Castellanos Gimenez will lead the line.
Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid are one of the biggest clubs in La Liga who consistently challenge for the domestic league title and play in the UEFA Champions League, but things are not going well for them so far this season. Diego Simeone’s side are not going to win the La Liga title this season and are not playing in the UEFA Champions League anymore this campaign.
Simeone’s side are third in the La Liga table at the moment with 45 points from 24 matches. Atletico are eight points behind second-placed, city rivals and defending champions Real Madrid and are as many as 17 points behind leaders Barcelona. Colchoneros ended up at the bottom of UEFA Champions League Group B with five points behind six matches.
Atletico will head into the match against Girona away from home in La Liga next week on the back of a 6-1 hammering of Sevilla at Estadio Metropolitano in La Liga. It came after a 1-1 draw with Real Madrid away from home at the Santiago Bernabeu in the league and followed a 1-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao at home in La Liga.
Team News:
Atletico Madrid are likely to line up in a 5-3-2 formation. Memphis Depay and Antoine Griezmann will lead the line.
Key Factors to Consider
- Girona have scored 38 goals in 24 La Liga matches so far this season.
- Girona have conceded 38 goals in 24 La Liga matches so far this season.
- Atletico Madrid have scored 38 goals in 24 La Liga games so far this campaign.
- Atletico Madrid have conceded 19 goals in 24 La Liga games so far this campaign.
- Alvaro Morata has scored 9 goals and provided one assist in 24 La Liga matches for Atletico Madrid.
Conclusion
Girona are doing extremely well at the moment and are also at home for the match against Atletico Madrid, but the former La Liga champions should be able to get the job done next Monday. Atletico are in better form and have better players.
Prediction: Atletico Madrid to win 3-0
Best Odds: 17/1
Bookmaker: Betfair
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