Saturday’s programme from the Spanish La Liga furnishes followers with an exciting four games, which get underway at 13:00 when Alaves hosts Villarreal. There’s plenty to keep fans on the edge of their seats, but the game that caught our eye comes from Madrid. It’s an exciting top-of-the-table tussle involving Real Madrid and Girona. This game starts at 17:30 GMT and will be broadcast live on television across the world, but which team will hold their nerve and win a huge three points?
Real Madrid won the reverse of this fixture back in September when thrashing Girona 3-0 in front of their fans. That was a one-sided contest with goals from Joselu, Tchouameni, and Bellingham, although the victors did finish with ten men after Nacho was sent off with 90 minutes on the clock. Will we see Blancos do the double over their opponents, or can Girona win on the road to go top of the league, blowing the title race wide open?
Madrid is in great form
Real Madrid enters this game sitting in pole position in the La Liga title race after an extended period spent reeling in long-term leaders Girona. Now Blancos has hit the front, Spanish football pundits expect them to hold their ground and go on to win the title, improving an already impressive tally of 35 Spanish league gongs. They finished second behind Barcelona last season but are likely to improve on that.
Madrid sets up for this latest home game with their recent form showing four wins and a draw. They won four games on the bounce but slipped to a share of the spoils last time when they ended 1-1 at home to Atletico Madrid in Sunday’s hotly anticipated derby. Atletico didn’t win the game, but fans did take joy from denying their opponents an opportunity to pull further clear in the title race. Diaz scored on 20 minutes to give Real Madrid the lead, but Llorente leveled things with 90 minutes on the clock in a gripping finish.
Girona could go top
Girona is in the running to win the 2023/24 La Liga title, and few expected that when making their predictions back in pre-season. Girona is the surprise package of European football this term. It is likely to feature in next season’s Champions League, either as winners of this competition or by finishing in the top four. They’re currently right in the mix and enjoy an 11-point cushion over Athletic Bilbao in fifth. There’s no doubt it’s an exciting time to follow Girona, and an away win would come as no shock to followers of this league.
Bet hereGirona rocks up to Madrid on an extended unbeaten run of form. Their stats for the season show 17 wins, five draws, and just one defeat, with 52 goals scored and 25 conceded. They have lost the same number of games as the league leaders and have scored four more goals but conceded ten more than Blancos. The visitors have won three and drawn two of their last five La Liga games, including a goalless finish at home to Real Sociedad last weekend in a game most fans expected them to win comfortably.
Real Madrid vs. Girona prediction
What a game we have in store featuring the two best teams in La Liga this season. Madrid has the home form and is higher in the league, enjoying a two-point cushion over the visitors. The chance to extend that margin to five points won’t be lost on Madrid, and this is when their title-winning experience could come into play and make all the difference.
Girona appreciates the size of the task ahead of them here, but they are in the title race on merit and will fancy their chances of taking something from this game. Even a share of the spoils would be a fair result for Girona, but that’s no mean feat in Madrid.
La Liga odds
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