Dream Still Alive for Girona
Girona have proven to be the real deal so far this season. Through 18 matches, they’re 🏀 level on points with La Liga leaders Real Madrid and only behind on goal difference. They could shake up the 🏀 La Liga power structure if they’re able to win an unlikely title this season. On Wednesday, they kick off 2024 🏀 with a match vs third-placed Atletico Madrid. We’ll run through the Girona vs Atletico Madrid odds and preview this top 🏀 four La Liga clash.
Girona vs Atletico Madrid Day/Time: Wednesday, January 3rd, 3:30 p.m. EST
Location: Estadi Montilivi, Girona, Spain
Streaming: Watch Live 🏀 Sports
Head-to-Head
This is the first match between Girona and Atletico Madrid on the La Liga schedule this season. Last season’s La 🏀 Liga scores were 1-0 Atletico at Girona and 2-1 Atletico in Madrid. Angel Correa scored twice for Atletico Madrid in 🏀 the match at the Wanda Metropolitano. In six previous La Liga meetings, Girona are 0-3-3 vs Atletico Madrid and are 🏀 looking for their first win over Atleti here.
Girona One of La Liga’s Top Teams
Girona have become the darlings of La 🏀 Liga over the past few months. The Catalan club have lost just once through 18 matches this season and Michel 🏀 has them playing like title contenders. Girona don’t compromise on their style for any opponent and so far it has 🏀 worked quite well.
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Last month, they made 🏀 a huge statement by defeating fellow Catalan rivals Barcelona 4-2 and they’re unbeaten in their last 12 matches, in all 🏀 competitions.
Now, the Girona vs Atletico Madrid odds price the hosts as +150 favorites for Wednesday’s match. Oddsmakers, pundits and the 🏀 rest of the teams in La Liga have come to respect Girona as one of the strongest sides in the 🏀 league.
Just before La Liga’s Winter break, Girona went on the road to Real Betis and came away with a 1-1 🏀 draw. Artem Dovbyk got on the scoresheet for a third straight La Liga match as he converted a first half 🏀 penalty.
Only Borja Mayoral and Jude Bellingham have scored more goals than Dovbyk this season. The Ukrainian striker leads La Liga, 🏀 with 0.95 goals per 90 minutes, though. Cristihan Stuani is just behind his teammate Dovbyk, with 0.94 goals per 90.
Defender 🏀 Yan Couto and winger Savio, both on loan from other City Group-owned clubs are joint-second in La Liga, with five 🏀 assists. However, Viktor Tsygankov is listed as doubtful for Wednesday’s match, while David Lopez and Yangel Herrera are out.
Atletico Madrid’s 🏀 Scoring Pace Slowing Down
Atletico Madrid went just 2-1-2 in La Lia in December but still enter 2024 in third place. 🏀 The goals dried up in December as Atletico scored just six times in five matches. Still, they’ve put up a 🏀 figure of two goals per game during the 2024-24 season.
Very few La Liga players have been more important to their 🏀 respective teams than Antoine Griezmann this season. He’s scored 11 times in La Liga and provided two assists.
However, Marcos Llorente 🏀 was the one on the scoresheet in Atletico’s win vs Sevilla in their last match of 2024. Llorente came on 🏀 as a second half sub and scored just 45 seconds into his cameo.
La Liga betting news notes that Griezmann and 🏀 all of Atletico’s usual starters are available for Wednesday’s match. Griezmann and Alvaro Morata were also joint-leaders in the Champions 🏀 League group stage, with five goals each.
Caglar Soyuncu picked up a red card in his first start of the season 🏀 and he’s suspended for the match vs Girona. Pablo Barrios and Thomas Lemar are out injured for this one too. 🏀 In a boost for Atletico’s defense, Reinildo Mandava returned as a substitute vs Sevilla after a lengthy absence due to 🏀 injury.
Girona vs Atletico Match Analysis & Odds
This is expected to be the closest game of the week in La Liga 🏀 and is a must-watch contest. The Girona vs Atletico Madrid odds currently list hosts Girona as +150 favorites and Atletico 🏀 are not far behind, at +165.
Girona are going for their first-ever La Liga win over Atletico here and it would 🏀 be an incredibly timely win. With Real Madrid expected to defeat Mallorca on Wednesday, a win would, at minimum, keep 🏀 Girona level with Los Blancos on points.
In this pick’em, Girona pk comes in at -120 odds and Atletico Madrid pk 🏀 at even La Liga odds. While Atletico Madrid are an unbeaten 9-1-0 at home this season, they’re just 3-1-4 on 🏀 the road. In fact, Atletico have lost each of their last three La Liga road matches and have scored just 🏀 one goal in the process. In their last five home matches, Girona have averaged 2.4 goals and are 4-1-0.
A draw 🏀 displays +265 odds here but Atletico have won the last three meetings of this fixture. Even though Atletico have struggled 🏀 to score in recent road games, over 2.5, 3 goals sit at -120 odds. Girona are the highest-scoring La Liga 🏀 team, though, as they’ve found the net 41 times in 18 games.
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