Girona v Barcelona Betting Preview – 23rd September 7.45pm
Barcelona are steaming along then so far this season with five wins from five and that has left them seven points clear of their rivals Real Madrid who have put in some surprisingly poor home form. Barcelona are likely to extend their winning streak on the weekend as they head off to face Girona. The home side have only picked up the five points so far but have put in a couple of impressive home performances regardless against some of the top sides.
Girona v Barcelona Betting Tips
It has been five points from five games in La Liga this season for Girona, which by their standards isn’t a bad return. Their home form hasn’t been all that bad, to tell the truth. They opened with a home draw against Atletico Madrid, took a win over Malaga and lost against top-three side Sevilla, but only by a 1-0 scoreline. So they have performed pretty well at home against some solid opposition. Four of their five league games this season have seen two goals or less and therefore under 2.5 goals at bet365 may well have some decent appeal here at a price of 17/10 if they can once again keep the score down. Offensively they aren’t going to have anyone sweating bullets because they have failed to score a goal in any of their last three league outings. With them expected to lose this one, a Barcelona to win to nil bet at bet365 returns a price of 21/20. They have already faced some tough games but probably nothing like this and this is going to be a really big ask of them to try and hang in there.
Barcelona have won all five of their league matches this season and in midweek they made pretty light work of Eibar at the Nou Camp, hammering them 6-1. In each of their wins, this season Barcelona have scored at least two goals and have totalled thirteen goals alone in their last three fixtures. They have conceded in their last two but still both teams not to score at bet365 is the serious option here at a price of 4/5 given the lack of goals that Girona have produced. Lionel Messi is having a blinder of a season. He has nine league goals in five games and that includes two hat tricks. He scored four goals against Eibar in midweek and Messi is the 15/8 outright favourite in the bet365 First Goalscorer market. This will be their first competitive game against Girona and because of what the home side has done this season, a Draw/Barcelona half time/full time bet may be worth a little flutter at 11/4. There should be a comfortable three points for the Catalans at the end of the day even if they need to show patience. Barcelona to win by 2 goals at a price of 3/1 with bet365 looks to be offering some value.
Girona v Barcelona Betting Odds
Barcelona 2/9, Draw 11/2, Girona 10/1
Girona v Barcelona Predictions
Barcelona to win: Patience may be the keyword of the day for Barcelona. Girona have handled higher quality opposition well enough at home this season and so Barcelona may have to bide their time. They should get their win though but a draw/Barcelona half time/full time bet is worth looking at.
