Girona, Recent Form

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Girona will not be too troubled by their 1-0 home defeat against Barcelona, given the latter currently sit 14 places further up the league table than they do.  During that encounter they had 40% possession and had 8 attempts on goal with 2 on target, while their opponents hit 3 of their 8 shots on goal.  

Manager Míchel Sánchez Muñoz will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, with them having managed to score 8 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 8 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way.   They have shown that they have a consistent appetite for goals at home of late, having clocked up goals in 5 of their last 6 matches at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi.  They are struggling defensively and as a result have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 19 games.  

Girona will take some comfort from being unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 home games, but having managed just 2 wins leaves them plenty of room for improvement.  

Valencia, Recent Form

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With Real Madrid sitting a clear 14 places above them in the table, Valencia won't feel totally dejected with their 2-0 away defeat by them last time out.  They achieved 29% possession in that match and had 4 strikes at goal, with 0 hitting the target, up against Real Madrid's tally of 19 efforts at goal, 7 of which were on target.  

When it comes to attacking power (TBC) will be justly satisfied with his squad's performances of late, which has seen them chalk up 6 goals in their last 6 matches. However, it hasn't all been going well, and questions remain about their defence with 8 goals lost in those 6 matches resulting in some crucial points dropped.  Chalking up goals on the road is something their fans have become accustomed to, with them hitting the net in 4 of their last 6 matches.  Their defensive record does not make good reading so far this season as they have conceded at least 1 goal in 16 of their 19 league games.  

With 4 defeats and just 1 victory in their last 6 league matches, they have had a poor run and will need to turn that around if they want to start climbing the table.  

Edinson Cavani will be hoping to create problems for Girona in this one, having scored 2 goals in his last 6 outings on the road for Valencia.