La Liga competition is still going on in a competitive way as every team fights in every game to grab valuable points and stay in their respective zones. In the 18th round of La Liga, 5th place Villarreal will host Girona at Estadio De La Ceramica.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Villarreal to win – 1.72.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Both teams to score – No – 2.04.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Three – Total Goals Over 1.5 – 1.23
Match Predict – Girona Double Chance
Villarreal coming out of great form after beating Real Madrid and collecting points, they are now eager to host Girona and grab another 3 points to join the competition of grabbing a European ticket.
Both teams to score – No
Considering the statistics and the meetings both teams had previously in all Spanish competitions, out of the total 8 matches, 75% of the games have ended up with only one of the teams scoring in the game as we expect the scenario to be repeated.
Total Goals Over 1.5
Numbers and statistics are the most important tools for predictive analysis. As mentioned above, in the previous 8 games, 68% of the games have ended up with a minimum of 2 goals in the game(5/8). We are certain that the minimum number of goals will be 2.
Villarreal:
Villarreal has been up and running in amazing form as they are now unbeaten in their last 9 games in all competitions including their friendly, Copa Del Rey, and La Liga games. With a great win against Valencia, they went on to host Real Madrid where they performed amazingly with their new manager, who is applying the offensive game style in the team to win against the galacticos with a 2-1 result at Estadio de la Ceramica. With this, they have collected a total of 28 points, equal to Atletico Madrid, to take the 5th standing in La Liga.
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Girona:
On the other hand, Girona has been accomplishing their season objective till now as they have been playing safe for almost a month locating themselves at the mid-table and away from the relegation zone. In the 17 games played they have collected a total of 21 points as they have been unbeaten in their last 3 games which include 2 draws and a massive 2-1 win against Sevilla.
Safe Bets
Considering the statistics of both teams and La Liga, in 17 games played, Villarreal has averaged an average of 6.57 corners per game while Girona has an average of 2.75 as we expect total corners of at least 8 in the game.
Get Rich Quick
After a difficult battle for ninety minutes, we might witness a draw result with both teams taking the valuable point and changing their position in the table with odds of 3.94 from 22Bet.
Villarreal will miss Pedraza, Lo Celso, Foyth, Kiko, and Jackson while Girona’s list of injuries includes Kebe, Hernandez, Juanpe, and Reinier.
Starting Lineups
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Villarreal: Goalkeeper – Reina; Defenders: Foyth, Mandi, Torres, Mojica; Midfielders: Parejo, Chukwueze, Trigueiros, Coquelin, Morales; Forwards – Moreno.
Girona: Goalkeeper – Gazzaniga; Defenders – Martinez, Bueno, Lopez, Gutierrez; Midfielders; Romeu, Villa, Martin, Garcia, Riquelme; Forwards – Stuani.
This match will be played at Estadio De La Ceramica.
This starting whistle will sound on January 22nd, 2023.
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