Girona vs Atletico Madrid

Estadio Municipal de Montilivi is the venue as Girona and Atletico Madrid go head-to-head in an exciting La Liga encounter.

Girona’s recent La Liga fixtures have lived up to their reputation as ‘entertainment providers’ as their last three league outings have featured 18 goals (W2, L1), taking their total goals tally to a league-high 76. Back to the Estadio Municipal de Montilivi, where they’ve won back-to-back league matches by an aggregate score of 7-2, ‘Los Blanquivermells’ are looking to maintain a 100% unbeaten ratio in competitive games against Atletico Madrid at home (D3). But head coach Michel must address his side’s growing defensive woes, with Girona conceding multiple goals in their last four La Liga outings. The continuation of that underwhelming run would see the Catalan outfit set an unwanted record in the club’s top-flight history.

In the meantime, without the distraction of European football for the rest of the season, Atletico Madrid have been able to solidify their top-four pursuit in La Liga by stitching together their longest eight-game unbeaten league streak since February 2021 (W5, D3). Last weekend’s overwhelming 6-1 home triumph over fierce rivals Sevilla helped ‘Los Colchoneros’ move four points clear of fifth-placed Real Betis, seeing them score more goals in that victory than in their five previous La Liga contests combined (5). But despite only losing once on their last five league travels (W2, D2), low scoring has been a common theme in Atletico’s recent away matches, as all five contained under 2.5 total goals, highlighting the potential for a tepid affair.