Girona - Villarreal CF predictions and free betting tips [14/05/2024]

On Tuesday, 14 May in the 36th round of the Spanish Primera, "Girona" will host "Villarreal". The home side currently sit in the second place in the league table, competing with "Barcelona" for silver, whereas the "Yellow Submarine" sit eighth, still aiming for a European cup zone finish.

Stadium

The match will take place in Girona at Montilivi Stadium.

Girona

"Girona" missed an opportunity to secure second place in the league table, writing off a drawn match against "Alaves" over the weekend and conceding at the end (2:2). Goals by Garcia and Herrera in the first half were met by a double by Guridi. Prior to this, the Catalan side defeated "Barcelona" 4:2 in La Liga for the second time this season, thus experiencing no defeats in four rounds, three of them victorious.

They are second in the league table with 75 points, but in the event of a Javi-led victory on Monday, they'll be third. However, the burgundy and white secured a Champions League spot for next Autumn – a first for such a modest club.  "Girona" has the third best record in the division, earning 44 out of 17 home games, scoring 46, and conceding 19 goals. 

Villarreal

"Villarreal", long stranded at the bottom, has been showing their teeth approaching the end of the season and can still aim for a European cup zone finish. For this, the visitors need to win the final three matches in La Liga and hope for blunders by competitors. Last weekend, the "Yellow Submarine" hosted "Sevilla" and earned their third win in their recent four matches, prevailing 3:2.

Yusef En-Nesyri scored a double in the first half, but Marcelino's pupils turned the match around thanks to Mosquera and Sorlot. Note that "Villarreal" sits sixth in the division in terms of points obtained away from home. 

Head to Head

In the previous round's match, "Girona" won away (1:2), however the five previous encounters saw victories by the "Yellow Submarine".

Prediction for the "Girona" vs "Villarreal" match

Both teams have been in good form lately and have specific league objectives in the remaining rounds. "Girona" is aiming for the second spot, whereas "Villarreal" aspires to make it to the top seven and secure European football. However, it is important to note that the hosts lost only once at home this season (to Real Madrid) and given Barcelona's result, they are intent on delighting their fans with a vibrant victory. My forecast is a triumph for the burgundy and white.

Total Prediction

In two recent encounters, these teams exchanged goals and broke through 2.5 goals. Both teams are motivated and will likely continue the over trend.

Corner Prediction

"Girona" will be playing at home and therefore will be taking the initiative throughout the match. My forecast is a victory for the Catalans in corners.

Yellow Card Prediction

"Villarreal" on average gets 2.8 yellow cards per match and will have to foul frequently against the reactive Catalan attack. I'm betting on a win for the visitors in yellow cards.

Match Scoreprediction

I'm going for an exact score of 2:1 in favor of "Girona".