Matchday 15 of La Liga sees Villarreal take on Girona on December 1 at the Estadio de la Cerámica. Villarreal vs. Girona: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias (Spain)
Matches – 7 (La Liga, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 25;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.6;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 19;
Penalties – 14%.
Predicted lineups for Villarreal vs. Girona
Villarreal (4-4-2): Diego Conde – Sergi Cardona, Raúl Albiol, Logan Costa, Pau Navarro – Dani Parejo, Santi Comesaña, Alex Baena, Yeremi Pino – Ramon Terrats, Thierno Barry.
Girona (4-2-3-1): Paulo Gazzaniga – Daley Blind, Ladislav Krejci, David Lopez, Arnau Martinez – Oriol Romeu, Donny van de Beek – Miguel Gutierrez, Bryan Gil, Yaser Asprilla – Bojan Miovski.
Each team's starting lineup from their last match in this tournament is listed.
Villarreal
The Valencians are unbeaten in four league matches. During this run, they defeated Valladolid (2-1) and Alaves (3-0), while drawing with Getafe (1-1) and Osasuna (2-2). The team holds fourth place but is only two points ahead of the nearest challenger, with a game in hand. Notably, Marcelino García's side has the third-best goal tally in the league with 25.
Due to injuries, forwards Nicolas Pepe and Ayoze Perez, midfielders Ilias Akhomach and Ramon Terrats, and defenders Juan Foyth and Eric Bailly will miss the match.
- In their last 17 La Liga matches, Villarreal has suffered only two defeats (9 wins and 6 draws).
- Both teams have scored in 13 of the last 15 league matches involving the Valencians.
- At least three goals have been scored in 10 of the club's last 13 La Liga games.
Girona
The Catalans have won three consecutive league matches for the first time this season. At home, they defeated Leganes (4-3) and Espanyol (4-1), and away from home, they beat Getafe (1-0). Thanks to this run, Michel Sanchez's side has climbed to seventh place, just four points off the top four.
Midfielders Yangel Herrera and Gabriel Misehouy are sidelined due to injuries.
- In 7 of Girona's last 8 away La Liga matches, exactly 1 goal was scored in the first half.
- The Catalans have not scored in the second half in 7 of their last 9 La Liga games.
- The number "1" has appeared in the final score in 6 of the club's last 7 league matches.
Villarreal vs. Girona: Match Prediction
Despite Girona's three consecutive La Liga victories, it's worth noting that their opponents were significantly weaker, occupying 14th place or lower in the standings. This season, Girona has faced two top-four opponents, losing both matches by a large margin. Additionally, the club has played seven away matches this season, securing only two wins and scoring just five goals, while suffering defeats to both Las Palmas (0-1) and Valencia (0-2).
Meanwhile, Villarreal has lost only two of their last 17 La Liga matches, with those defeats coming against Real Madrid and Barcelona. Moreover, the Valencians have won 5 and drawn 3 of their last 9 home league matches. During this run, they have scored at least two goals in seven games. It's also noteworthy that Girona has lost 4 of their last 5 meetings with this opponent in La Liga.
My prediction – Villarreal to win
