Spanish La Liga Match Preview Girona Vs Real Madrid: Waiting For A Surprise From The White And Red

Girona challenged Real Madrid with flashy capital. (Photo: Twitter/@GironaFC)

JAKARTA Girona will host Real Madrid in the eighth week of the 2023/2024 Spanish La Liga. Many fans will wait for a surprise that may be given by the hosts in this match.

The hosts, who are one of two teams that have not lost in La Liga this season, will host Los Blancos at the Montilivi Stadium, Saturday, September 30 at 23.30 WIB.

Girona, who was coached by Michel, is currently at its best. They and Barcelona are two teams that haven't had a record of defeats this season

Six wins and one draw left the squad nicknamed the White and Red at the top of the standings. They are one point ahead of Madrid who are trailing second and two points from Barca who are in third place.

Barcelona had a chance to climb to the top of the standings at home to Sevilla a few hours earlier before the duel between Girona and Madrid. Therefore, it is very interesting to wait for what kind of change will happen on the board of the standings later.

Los Blancos entered this match with a 2-0 win over Las Palmas the previous week. Meanwhile, Girona continued their outstanding performance by beating Villarreal 2-1.

Girona, who took tenth place at the end of last season, drew in the opening match of La Liga when they travel to Real Sociedad. However, after that they beat Getafe, Sevilla, Las Palmas, Granada, Mallorca and Villarreal.

The duel against Sociedad and Villarreal was their toughest match of the season, which they managed to get through. For that, it's very interesting to wait for how they look when they face Madrid later.

Apart from being impressive at the start of this season, Girona is also unbeaten in their last three league games against Los Blancos. That includes a 4-2 win at La Liga's second meeting last season.

Their statistics against Madrid in La Liga are quite impressive. They have lost just twice in six matches against the team from the Spanish capital.

On the one hand, Ancelotti's team is not yet in their best form of the season. However, apart from the Madrid derby, they performed effectively in the 2023/2024 season, including opening the Champions League group stage campaign with a 1-0 win over Union Berlin.

Los Blancos will face a trip to Girona before turning their attention back to European football, heading to Italy early next week to prepare for Napoli on Tuesday night.

In the history of gatherings in the league, Madrid have often found it difficult to beat Girona. They were recorded as winning only two of their six matches, suffering three defeats in that period.

Prediction Of Lineup

Girona (4-5-1): Gazziga; A Martinez, E Garcia, D Lopez, Gutierrez; Tsygankov, Herrera, A Garcia, Martin, Savio; Dovbyk

Real Madrid (4-3-1-2): Kepa; Carvajal, Rudiger, Nacho, F Garcia; Valverde, Tchouameni, Camavinga; Bellingham; Vinicius, Rodrygo