After losing 3-0 to Atletico Madrid, Girona will play Osasuna on Thursday night to win over their supporters. While Girona's performance in losing to Los Rojiblancos was anything from awful, the new Man City winger Savinho and top scorer Artem Dovbyk have been much missed in the current La Liga season. It will be up to the Catalans to show their value on the field to claim their first victory of the season. Ricard Artero and Justin Garcia are both out with injuries.
Contrarily, Los Rojillos prevailed against Mallorca courtesy of a goal from Ruben Garcia. However, considering their struggles away from home, we will bet on Girona for this match. At the weekend, Osasuna midfielder Iker Munoz hobbled off due to an injury, and Moi Gomez is vying for a return to the starting lineup.
Girona's performance was severely lacking after starting the Laliga season with a draw and a loss. Now winless in four matches, they will welcome Osasuna on Thursday in the hopes of snapping their losing skid.
Previous Matches and head-to-head
Osasuna, however, got off to a respectable start this season. Their first encounter was a 1-1 tie with Leganes, while their second was a victory against Mallorca. Before ending their losing skid, they were undefeated in league play.
Girona may rely on recent form in the future, having triumphed in their two consecutive head-to-head encounters with Osasuna. Each side brought something to the table in four of their previous five confrontations. Also, except for one occasion, Girona has never lost against Osasuna at this stadium.
Girona's home record has improved recently. They were undefeated in their previous 18 home games and won 14 of them. In their past ten home matches, they scored 28 goals and conceded 10.
Over 2.5 goals @1.80 on Sky247.ng
Osasuna, however, has gone undefeated on three of its last five road campaigns. The squad has found the back of the net for the last five road trips. It seems that Girona will win this match, and we also like the idea of both teams scoring. Nevertheless, we are leaning toward the option of over 2.5 goals due to both teams' outstanding goals.
Girona to win @ 1.72 on Sky247.ng
We predict Girona will score twice today, given their home goal tendency and strong record in head-to-head matches. Our offensive line scores one goal every game on the road, so a home team victory by 2-1 sounds like a good bet.
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