Girona-Atletico Madrid is a match in the 25th day of La Liga and is played on Monday at 21:00: odds, predictions, TV and streaming.
The fact that they are not involved in the European cups at this time of the season gives Atletico Madrid a non-trivial advantage over their direct competitors for a Champions League place. The Colchoneros have been on the upswing for weeks now and the fluctuating performances of last autumn now appear to be just a distant memory.
Diego Simeone’s men took advantage of Real Sociedad’s first real crisis to overtake them in the standings and retake third place. In the post-match match in Girona, they could even overtake the Basques and further widen the gap on fifth place, Betis, who after their heavy defeat in the Europa League against Manchester United had to be content with a draw in their direct clash with Villarreal. Atletico Madrid, on the other hand, have not lost a league match for exactly two months, when they surrendered at the Metropolitano to leading Barcelona. Since then, they have racked up eight consecutive useful results and in the last round they treated themselves to a special and exceptionally prolific evening, overwhelming an unrecognisable Sevilla 6-1. In the colchonera goleada all the forwards scored: Depay, Griezmann and even Morata, who scored a brace as a substitute.
Atletico Madrid found themselves
The match against the Andalusians is the only one of the last six matches to have ended with more than two goals in total: the defence, usually Simeone’s team’s strongest asset, however, continues to hold up, with only goals conceded in the same streak.
Girona’s Aleix Garcia rejoices with a teammate
One of ‘Cholo’s’ objectives is to return to a clean sheet against the Catalans. But it will not be easy, as Girona have always found the way of the goal in 18 of the 24 matches played so far. The Michel-coached team, newly promoted, is doing very well in the league and, with 30 points, is keeping well clear of the relegation zone. However, after two consecutive victories – including a 6-2 win at Almeria – a week ago came the defeat at Getafe, a 3-2 defeat that confirmed the problems in the non-possession phase. In the last four rounds Girona have never conceded less than two goals.
The Prediction
Only five teams have done better than Girona at home: numbers that suggest a complicated night for Atletico Madrid. The Colchoneros remain slight favourites over the Catalans in any case, but it cannot be ruled out that they will concede at least one goal.
Guirona v Atletico Madrid matchday squad
- GIRONA (4-3-3): Gazzaniga; Arnau, Bueno, Juanpe, Miguel; Romeu, Borja Garcia, Aleix Garcia; Tsygankov, Riquelme, Castellanos.
- ATLETICO MADRID (5-3-2): Oblak; Molina, Savic, Giménez, Hermoso, Carrasco; Koke, Llorente, Lemar; Griezmann, Depay.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-2
