After last season’s glory, which saw them fight for the title and earn a historic qualification for the Champions League, Girona are now in serious danger of being relegated. With five games to go, the Catalans are 17th in the table and find themselves on the brink of the relegation zone: their advantage over the third-bottom team is minimal, and the feeling is that, between now and the end of the month, they will have to suffer to avoid a traumatic return to the Segunda Division. Michel’s team has not won a game since early February: just a week ago, it ended a four-game losing streak with a 1-1 draw at Leganés.
It was a draw that left many regrets, as the Red and Whites conceded a goal in stoppage time against an opponent that had been down to 10 men since the early minutes. In the late game of the 34th matchday, Girona will host Mallorca, still in the running for a place in Europe. The Balearic club has 44 points and can still reach both seventh and eighth place (Europa League or Conference), but the competition is quite fierce and the less than thrilling moment of Jagoba Arrasate’s men dampens the enthusiasm a little. In fact, the Bermellones have only won one game in the last month, with one draw and three defeats, including last week’s 1-0 loss to Barcelona.
Odds comparison
A draw is priced at 3.10 on Goldbet, Lottomatica, and Snai. The “Under 2.5” is priced at 1.55 on Goldbet, Lottomatica, and Snai.
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Prediction
Girona is ready to fight tooth and nail to earn important points in its bid for survival: it is not an easy time for Michel’s men, but Mallorca is not shining in terms of consistency either, partly due to a few too many absences (Morlanes, Muriqi, Asano, and Prats). It would therefore not be a surprise if the match at Montilivi ended in a draw.
Probable line-ups for Girona-Mallorca
GIRONA (5-4-1): Gazzaniga; Arnau, D. Lopez, Krejci, Blind, Miguel; Tsygankov, Yangel, Arthur, Portu; Stuani.
MAIORCA (5-4-1): Greif; Maffeo, Valjent, Raillo, Copete, Mojica; D. Rodriguez, A. Sanchez, S. Costa, Darder; Larin.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1