Girona vs Real Madrid – La Liga – Preview

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Sreya

Girona vs Real Madrid – Girona hosts Real Madrid at the Montilivi on 29th October, Sunday in a La Liga fixture crucial for both clubs.

Real Madrid are third in the La Liga standings with twenty points, slowly recovering from their stumble in September, and trail league leaders Barcelona by eight points while Valencia are in second position with twenty-four points.

Girona, the newly promoted side, are fifteenth with nine points and recorded a 2-1 win over Deportivo La Coruna after a seven-game winless streak.

Team News

Jose Raymundo Luis Suarez is injured for the hosts while Real Madrid will be without the injured Mateo Kovacic, Daniel Carvajal and Gareth Bale. Keylor Navas is carrying a knock and is unlikely to feature

Girona Possible Starting Lineup: Bona, Bernardo Espinosa, Jonas Ramalho, Juanpe, Pablo Maffeo, Aleix Garcia, Pere Pons, Aday Benitez, Portu, Cristhian Stuani, Borja Garcia.

Real Madrid Possible Starting Lineup: Kiko Casilla, Achraf Hakimi, Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, Marcelo, Luka Modric, Casemiro, Toni Kroos, Isco, Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo.

“We’re aware that Montilivi is a difficult place to go to. We’ve got a tough game in store, as they all are in this league. We won’t be going there thinking about the fact that it’s our first competitive fixture at their place. Tomorrow will be our first-ever outing there.”

– Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Girona vs Real Madrid H2H Stats, these two clubs have never met each other before in a competitive fixture.

Real Madrid have won their last 13 away matches in the La Liga, scoring at least two goals in each of those games. Girona, meanwhile, have lost their last 3 home matches in the La Liga.

There has been some talk of the game getting postponed due to the current political situation in Spain, with Catalonia declaring independence, but if the game goes forward, Real Madrid will be the favorites with a 3-0 win in favour of the visitors being the most probable scoreline.