Girona vs Athletic Bilbao
It has also been a period of international matches in the preliminaries of EURO 2020 and we return to the usual competitions at the major championships in Europe. Girona vs Athletic Bilbao is the meeting that opens the stage this weekend in La Liga. It is an interesting match between two teams that have gone through very weak periods, but eventually proved to be worth the place in the elite league in Spain. The match between the two will be played on Friday at 22:00 on Estadi Municipal de Montilivi.
Girona: current form, latest results, statistics
Girona climbed to the middle spot, 12th place. She put 9 points between her and the first relegable place and looks much more confident towards the future. It will certainly not be one of the three teams that will take the second league. In the last 5 stages he has gathered 10 points, 9 of which are brought from the matches in the away game where he seems to feel very good. At home problems arise when the side teams are placed more carefully in defense. In these games, home, he gathered only 12 points out of 42 possible. Together with Valladolid he occupies the last two positions in such a hierarchy. He has the second weakest offensive in these matches with only 13 goals scored. Cristhian Stuani, with 16 goals, is the main host of the home team. He is the third player in La Liga, after Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez. Portu started to be much more dangerous in the offensive. He scored 6 goals scored, with 3 goals scored in the last 5 games. Johan Mojica, Aday and Douglas Luiz are the injured players in the host team. At least the first two are no longer expected to return this season.
Athletic Bilbao: current form, latest results, statistics
Athletic is a team that climbed in the first half of the rankings in the 9th place. It speaks of a possible qualification in the upcoming edition of the Europa League, but it will be difficult to achieve. In front of her are strong teams, Betis, Valencia, Sevilla, and it is hard to believe that they will overcome them. It is true that before the competitive break, Bilbao won with Atletico Madrid, 2-0. It is a great victory for a band that is in a relegable place near the middle of the season. Coach Garitano prepares a formula with 3 central defenders for the match with Girona. But we should not forget that a similar approach was used in the previous season, and the match was lost by 0-2. Of the players left for the national teams only the goalkeeper Unai Simon, part of the Spanish Under 21 team, returned to the batch. Inigo Martinez and Muniain are expected to attend the training on Wednesday after they were present with the national at the match in Malta. Kenan Kodro, the Bosnian international, is also expected to attend the training on Thursday. Inaki Williams, with 8 goals scored, remains the main teammate. Aritz Aduriz is in the recovery period. Only next week will it be decided whether to enter the normal training program.
Girona vs Athletic Bilbao: probable teams and unavailable players
- Girona (4-2-3-1): Bono – Pedro Porro, Alcala, Juanpe, Raul Carnero – Pere Pons, Granell – Portu, Borja Garcia, Valery – Stuani
- Coach: Eusebio Sacristan
- Injuries: Johan Mojica, Douglas Luiz, Aday
- Athletic Bilbao (5-3-2): Herrerin – Capa, Unai Nunez, San Jose, Inigo Martinez, Yuri Berchiche – Ibai Gomez, Dani Garcia, Muniain – Williams, Raul Garcia
- Coach: Gaizka Garitano
- Injured: Aritz Aduriz
- Suspended: Yeray Alvarez
Girona vs Athletic Bilbao: Direct Matches
Each of the two teams won their home games:
- 10.09.17 Athletic Bilbao vs Girona 2-0
- 04.02.18 Girona vs Athletic Bilbao 2-0
- 10.12.18 Athletic Bilbao vs Girona 1-0
Girona vs Athletic Bilbao Picks
It is a balanced encounter between two bands in the middle area of the leaderboard. Both have gone through weaker times, and now they are trying to get a better position in the rankings. Since returning, Girona has not won a homecoming in front of the supporters. He now has the opportunity to bring such joy, but in order to have better chances I will choose a double in favor of the hosts.
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Odds: 1.48