Espanyol vs Girona Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview

Espanyol play host to Girona in La Liga on Monday night. Read our Spanish football predictions to find out why a home win is the betting tip at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat. Los Periquitos went down 3-1 away to Eibar last week but will be confident of bouncing back in front of their own fans. Los Gironistes were made to pay for some sloppy mistakes in a 2-3 home defeat to Alaves and this looks much tougher.

Espanyol vs Girona Preview

Espanyol will be without Sergio Garcia who sustained an injury against Eibar. But the good news is that Leo Baptistao has been declared fit to start alongside in-form striker Gerard Moreno. Javi Fuego, Aaron Martin, David Lopez and Victor Sanchez are all one yellow card from a suspension while Javi López is a slight doubt but should make the bench.

Girona have an injury crisis on their hands, with five players missing from the squad. It’s affecting them worst in defence, with Bernardo, Pedro Alcala and Marc Muniesa all absent. David Timor will likely be asked to drop in at centre-back or Bambo could even make his first La Liga start.

Team Predictions Espanyol vs Girona

Espanyol 4-4-2 formation: Lopez; Martin, Lopez, Hermoso, Sanchez; Piatti, Fuego, Darder, Jurado; Moreno, Baptistao

Girona 3-4-3 formation: Bono; Juanpe, Ramalho, Timor; Benitez, Pons, Granell, Maffeo; Garcia, Stuani, Portu

Espanyol vs Girona Betting Tips

• Espanyol have won 3 drawn 3 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches
• Girona have won 3 drawn 4 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches
• Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Espanyol have scored an average of 0.7 goals and conceded an average of 1.1 goals per game
• Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Girona have scored an average of 1.6 goals and conceded an average of 1.7 goals per game
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 2 of Espanyol’s previous 10 matches
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 7 of Girona’s previous 10 matches

Espanyol vs Girona Prediction

Espanyol have been guilty of playing too cautiously this season but they certainly had their shooting boots on in the last home match. A 3-2 victory over Tenerife followed up a well-earned 1-0 win against Getafe and they come into this match looking to make it three in a row on home soil.

Girona have traveled fairly well this season and come into this match having avoided defeat in five consecutive La Liga away games. However, it can’t be ignored that they have failed to win in their last four outings and the errors against Alaves were calamitous to say the least.

This could be a slow burner with Espanyol inviting Girona to attack and trying to catch them on the break. The visitors tend to set up with three at the back and could have their make-shift back line overrun on the counter. The tip is Espanyol to win this 2-1.

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