Girona - Real Madrid: Can Real snap their underwhelming La Liga run?
In Matchday 14 of La Liga, Girona face Real Madrid on Sunday, 30 November. Kick-off is set for 21:00 CET, and I am offering a betting pick for this fixture.
Girona - Real Madrid: Match facts and head-to-head
- Girona have lost just once in their last five matches.
- Real are unbeaten in three straight: two draws and a win.
- Girona have scored at least once in each of their last seven matches.
- At home, Girona are unbeaten in four: two draws and two wins.
- Real Madrid boast the second-best attack in La Liga with 28 goals.
- Real have lost only 6% of their matches without scoring this season, Girona 21%.
- Real have kept clean sheets in 39% of their fixtures this season, Girona only 7%.
- Real Madrid have scored in both halves in 39% of their matches this season.
- Girona have conceded in both halves in 36% of their games.
- Their most recent head-to-head ended in a 2–0 win for Real. Girona last defeated Madrid in 2023.
Girona - Real Madrid: Match preview
Girona began their La Liga campaign poorly and are only now starting to climb out of crisis. They failed to win any of their first seven matches and only claimed their first victory in Round 8. In their last two outings, the Catalans edged Alavés 1–0 and drew 1–1 with Betis. However, Girona have yet to escape the relegation zone. They currently sit 18th with 11 points after 13 rounds. They trail Osasuna — seventh on tiebreakers — in additional metrics, and are one point behind the team in 16th.
Real Madrid opened the new season strongly, suffering their first league defeat in Matchday 7 against Atlético. They also beat Barcelona 2–1, but their subsequent results have been mixed. In their last two league fixtures, Madrid drew 0–0 with Rayo and 2–2 with Elche. Despite this dip, Real remain top of the table with 32 points from 13 matches, one point ahead of Barcelona. In midweek, they defeated Olympiacos 4–3 in the UEFA Champions League.
Probable lineups
- Girona: Gazzaniga; Rincon, Martinez, Reis, Moreno; Martin, Witsel; Tsygankov, Ounahi, Gil; Vanat
- Real Madrid: Courtois; Alexander-Arnold, Asencio, Tchouameni, Carreras; Guler, Camavinga, Valverde; Bellingham; Mbappe, Vinicius
Prediction
Real Madrid have failed to win their last two league matches, and facing a Girona side fighting for survival will not be straightforward. My betting pick is a Real Madrid victory.
