Girona vs Sevilla Prediction 18 January 2025

🔊 Will the "Nervionenses" manage to secure their first victory in the new calendar year? One of the matches in Saturday's La Liga schedule will be the clash between Girona and Sevilla at "Montilivi". Both clubs are far from their optimal form, making it significantly harder to predict the outcome of the match. Let's take a look at the odds according to the bookmakers: home win - 1.85, away victory - 4.1. Will Garcia Pimienta find the keys to success? We'll find out very soon.

📊 H2H

Throughout history, the teams have faced each other only 9 times. Interestingly, Girona and Sevilla have never drawn - 6 wins for "the Gironistes" and 3 victories for "the Nervionenses". In the first round of the current La Liga season, Michel's side celebrated success at "Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan" - 2:0.

🔴 GIRONA

Girona won in the previous two rounds of the Spanish La Liga. During the current season, Michel made some adjustments to his team's play. For example, an intriguing decision was to give Donny van de Beek a more free role. In the recent match against Alaves (1:0), the Dutch midfielder often found himself in the number ten position in a 4-4-1-1 formation. The 27-year-old player has already managed to earn 5 points across all competitions in terms of goals and assists. Meanwhile, in defensive phases, "the Gironistes" still set up in a comfortable formation with 5 defenders. We note the rather convincing performances of "the red-and-whites" on their home ground - 16 points after 9 matches (7th result in the league). A key personnel loss ahead of the match against Sevilla is the suspension of Yangel Herrera.

⚪ SEVILLA

It's been about half a year since Garcia Pimienta took charge of Sevilla. There is still no significant progress in the team's results. After a draw against Valencia (1:1) in the last round, "the Nervionenses" are only in 13th place in the standings. The style of the Spanish specialist is based on short passing. For instance, in the recent match against "the Bats", Sevilla players completed as many as 137 passes in the final third of the field. In comparison, "the Oranges" had a similar figure of 86. In this game, "the red-and-whites" also managed to make 6 shots from inside the opponent's penalty area, indicating a constant effort to improve shooting positions. The performances of "the Sevillistas" in away matches are disappointing for fans - only 6 points from 9 games. The previous away victory was secured at the end of October last year - against Espanyol (2:0).

⚽️ GOAL PREDICTION

Despite numerous issues, Girona remains a proactive team. On average, "the Gironistes" score 1.4 goals per match. It is also worth noting that "the Nervionenses" have conceded from "the red-and-whites" in 6 consecutive head-to-head matches. And in 6 out of the last 7 encounters involving Sevilla, goals were scored by both sides. Our pick - both teams to score (yes).

🚩 CORNER PREDICTION

Both clubs earn quite a few corners this season: Girona - 4.9, Sevilla - 5.5. Looking at head-to-head statistics, we see the following ratio: 4.9 to 4.1 in favor of "the Nervionenses". Michel regularly uses attacking wing-backs in his setups, allowing for width in attacking phases. We suggest focusing on this event - total corners over 8.5.

📝 MATCH PREDICTION

In the last 6 head-to-head matches, Girona players have consistently emerged victorious. Currently, Garcia Pimienta's side is far from impressive, leading to thoughts of continuing this trend. Especially given that "the Nervionenses" perform poorly in away matches. In our opinion, the home team will prevail with a score of 2:1. Key bet - victory for Girona.