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The 2023-24 edition of La Liga is back in action with another set of matches this week as Villarreal take on an impressive Girona side at the Estadio Montilivi on Tuesday. Both teams can pack a punch on their day and will want to win this game.
Villarreal are in ninth place in the La Liga standings and have been in poor form this season. The Yellow Submarines edged Sevilla to a narrow 3-2 victory in their previous game and will look to achieve a similar result this week.
Girona, on the other hand, are in third place in the league table and have been fairly impressive this season. The Catalan outfit played out a 2-2 draw against Deportivo Alaves last week and will need to take it up a notch in this fixture.
Girona vs Villarreal Head-to-Head
Villarreal have a good recent record against Girona and have won seven out of the last 12 matches between the two teams. Girona have managed five victories against Villarreal and will look to make amends ahead of this fixture.
Girona form guide: D-W-W-W-L
Villarreal form guide: W-L-W-W-D
Girona vs Villarreal Team News
Girona
Arnau Martinez is currently serving a suspension and will be unavailable for selection. Joel Roca is injured and will be sidelined for this clash.
Injured: Joel Roca
Doubtful: Ricard Artero
Suspended: Arnau Martinez
Villarreal
Yeremy Pino, Eric Bailly, and Alfonso Pedraza are injured and have been ruled out of this match. Juan Foyth is carrying a knock and is unlikely to be risked in this fixture.
Injured: Yeremy Pino, Eric Bailly, Alfonso Pedraza
Doubtful: Juan Foyth
Suspended: None
Girona vs Villarreal Predicted XI
Girona Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Gazzaniga; David Lopez, Eric Garcia, Blind, Gutierrez; Herrera, Aleix Garcia; Couto, Martin, Savio; Dovbyk
Villarreal Predicted XI (4-4-2): Jorgensen; Femenia, Bailly, Mosquera, Cuenca; Akhomach, Comesana, Parejo, Baena; Guedes, Sorloth
Girona vs Villarreal Prediction
Girona have consistently punched above their weight this season and are competing with Barcelona for second place. Artem Dovbyk has been excellent this season and will look to add to his goal tally in this fixture.
Villarreal have been in poor form this season and have a point to prove going into this game. Girona are the better team and should be able to win this game.
Prediction: Girona 3-2 Villarreal
