Real Madrid vs Girona Prediction & Match Preview

The top two La Liga sides Real Madrid and Girona take on each other in a proper six-pointer on Saturday afternoon at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

• Real Madrid have nine wins and two draws in eleven league games on the home patch this term.
• We’ve seen goals at both ends in eight of the last nine H2H clashes between these rivals.
• Both teams also scored in four of Real Madrid’s last six league games in the capital.

Both teams enter the Matchday No 24 tie off the back of low-scoring draws. These results left Los Blancos at the top of the league table with a two-point advantage on Girona in second place. Barcelona are eight points below in third.

Real Madrid terminated a six-win streak by conceding a last-gasp equalizer six days ago against Atletico Madrid. Brahim Diaz pushed Los Blancos in charge early on but Carlo Ancelotti’s men failed to build on the lead. They haven’t done much to threaten Atleti since the goal and were eventually punished by a late Marcos Llorente leveller.

Girona failed to break the deadlock in the home clash with Real Sociedad last Saturday. The Basques’ rock-solid defense had too much for Girona. The Catalan outfit were without the league’s joint-top scorer Artem Dovbyk on the occasion. The Ukrainian forward will skip the trip the capital through a knee injury.

Recent Meetings

Real Madrid handed Girona their lone defeat in this term of La Liga. Los Blancos demolished the Catalans 3-0 in the return game in September last year.

Interestingly, Girona had previously been unbeaten in three consecutive clashes with Real Madrid. The run included two wins and a draw for the Catalan side.

Both teams were on target in all but one of the previous nine head-to-head affairs.

Real Madrid vs Girona Prediction

This is the match between the top two attacking lines in the country. It is natural to expect goals, especially knowing that eight of the previous nine H2H encounters between these two teams provided goals at both ends. Both teams scored in four of Real Madrid’s last six league games on the home patch.

The same scenario happened in four of Girona’s past six away fixtures in the league. We still expect Real Madrid to come on top on Saturday. They won nine and drew two of eleven La Liga outings in front of the home fans this season. Home win & Both Teams To Score is the standout betting option at the odds of 2.62.

Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham and Girona’s Artem Dovbyk share the top of La Liga goal-scoring charts. They’ve scored 14 goals apiece so far in the season. Dovbyk will not feature on Saturday at the Bernabeu but Jude Bellingham will. The English attacking midfielder is also on penalties for Real Madrid. As we expect a high-scoring affair, it is only natural to back Bellingham to score anytime at the 2.10 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- February 8, 2024

Real Madrid vs Girona Betting Tips

Real Madrid to win & Both Teams Score

OK

2.62 Odds

Jude Bellingham to score anytime

OK

2.10 Odds

Correct Score: Real Madrid 3-1

OK

	11.00 Odds
	10.00 Odds