Prediction: Real Madrid to win 4-0
Best Odds: 10/1
Real Madrid and Girona will lock horns with each other in La Liga this coming weekend. The match between Carlo Ancelotti’s side and Michel’s team will be held at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu and is scheduled to kick off at 3:15pm UK time on Sunday.
Real Madrid
Real Madrid are arguably the biggest club in the world. Los Blancos regularly win La Liga and the UEFA Champions League, and it is a ‘disaster’ for them if they end a season without either of those major trophies.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side won both La Liga and the UEFA Champions League last season, and their aim is to repeat those heroics for the season campaign in a row. Madrid have progressed to the Round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League after beating Manchester City over two legs in the Knockout Round playoffs.
In La Liga, though, Madrid have started to falter. A win of three matches without a win coupled with Barcelona’s four-game winning run means that the defending Spanish champions are now level on points with the Blaugrana in second place, with city rivals Atletico Madrid just a point behind in third.
Team News:
Real Madrid are likely to line up in a 4-4-2 formation against Girona. Thibaut Courtois will be in goal for Los Blancos. Federico Valverde, Raul Asencio, Antonio Rudiger and Ferland Mendy will be the four defenders. Rodrygo, Aurelien Tchouameni, Dani Ceballos and Jude Bellingham will be the four midfielders. Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior will be the two centre-forwards.
Girona
Girona are a modest club in Spain who are happy to be in and around mid-table in La Liga. They ended up as high as third in the La Liga standings last season and exceeded expectations, and it was always going to be hard for them this campaign.
Blanquivermells had a terrible UEFA Champions League campaign, and their La Liga form has suffered as well. Michel’s side are 10th in the league table at the moment with 31 points from 24 games and are not going to end up in the European places.
Girona will head into the La Liga match against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on the back of a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Getafe at home in the league. It came after a 3-0 loss to Athletic Bilbao on the road in La Liga which followed a 2-1 win against Las Palmas in front of their fans.
Team News:
Girona are likely to deploy a 3-4-3 formation against Real Madrid. Paulo Gazzaniga will be in goal for the visiting team. David Lopz, Ladislav Krejci and Daley Blind will be the three defenders. Orioles Romeru will be in defensive midfield, with Aranu Martinez and Miguel Gutierrez on either side of him and Ivan Martin ahead of him in attacking midfield. Viktor Tsygankov, Cristhian Stuani and Bryan Gil are likely to be the three forwards.
Key Factors to Consider
- Real Madrid have not won any of their last 3 La Liga matches.
- Real Madrid have scored 52 goals in 24 La Liga matches this season.
- Kylian Mbappe has scored 17 goals and provided 2 assists in 22 La Liga matches for Real Madrid this campaign.
- Girona have lost 4 of their last 5 La Liga games.
- Girona have scored 32 goals and conceded 35 goals in 24 La Liga games this campaign.
Conclusion
While Real Madrid are not in the greatest of forms at the moment, Giron are in much worse shape. It is hard to see anything but a comfortable win for Los Blancos in this particular La Liga game at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
Prediction: Real Madrid to win 4-0
Best Odds: 10/1
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