📏 Form Guide

Girona FC

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Girona FC won’t want a repeat of their last result here after a 1-0 La Liga loss in their previous game against Osasuna.

In that game, Girona FC had 52% possession and 5 shots on goal with 0 on target. Osasuna got 19 shots at goal with 11 of them on target. Ante Budimir (80') scored for Osasuna.

It’s not been often in recent times that Girona FC have shown defensive steel. It will be a concern for them that Girona FC have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 7 goals in the process.

Heading into this fixture, Girona FC have not won against Villarreal in their previous 4 league matches.

Villarreal

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Villarreal come into this encounter after a 3-1 La Liga win in the defeat of Real Sociedad in their previous outing.

In that match, Villarreal had 35% possession and 21 attempts at goal with 10 of them on target. For Villarreal, the scorers were Moreno (7'), Georges Mikautadze (15') and Nicolas Pépé (23'). For their opponents, Real Sociedad had 11 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Luka Sučić (47') was the scorer for Real Sociedad.

Over the course of their last half-dozen clashes, Villarreal have helped themselves to the sum of 10 goals. Villarreal have additionally got on the scoresheet in every single one of those games. Over that period, they have seen 8 goals go into their own net. We shall soon see whether or not that trend can be continued on into this next match.

Pre-game facts show that Villarreal:

• remain unbeaten by Girona FC when they've played them away from home in the last 5 league matches. A solid away record against them.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 2 league games.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking over their past head to head clashes going back to 20/05/2023 tells us that Girona FC have won 1 of them and Villarreal 4, with the tally of drawn results standing at 1.

A combined sum of 17 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 5 from Blanquivermells and 12 netted by El Submarino Amarillo. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.83.

The last league match featuring these sides was La Liga match day 2 on 24/08/2025 when it ended Villarreal 5-0 Girona FC.

In that game, Villarreal managed 53% possession and 19 shots at goal with 7 on target. Goals were scored by Nicolas Pépé (7'), Tajon Buchanan (16', 28', 64') and Marín (25').

On the other side, Girona FC had 5 attempts on goal with 2 on target.

The match was refereed by Guillermo Cuadra Fernández.

📰 Team News: Girona FC

Juan Carlos (Knee injury), Marc-André ter Stegen (Hamstring injury) and Portu (Torn knee ligaments) will not be taking part for Girona FC gaffer Míchel Sánchez Muñoz.

In our view, Blanquivermells will probably employ a 4-2-3-1 system for this one with Paulo Gazzaniga, Hugo Rincon, Vitor Reis, Daley Blind, Arnau Martinez, Fran Beltran, Axel Witsel, Viktor Tsigankov, Azzedine Ounahi, Joel Roca and Vladyslav Vanat.

📰 Team News: Villarreal

Villarreal manager Marcelino García Toral has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Pau Cabanes (Cruciate ligament tear) and Juan Foyth (Achilles tendon rupture) are not ready for selection.

From our viewpoint, El Submarino Amarillo will likely begin the game with a 4-4-2 formation by sending out Luiz Junior, Santiago Mourino, Pau Navarro, Renato Veiga, Alfonso Pedraza, Nicolas Pepe, Santi Comesana, Pape Gueye, Alberto Moleiro, Gerard Moreno and Georges Mikautadze.

⚡ Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that Girona FC might well have a job on their hands to put one past this Villarreal lineup who we think should win and very possibly keep a clean sheet.

Therefore, we predict a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 0-1 winning margin for Villarreal when the full-time whistle blows.

Should be interesting.

Andre Moura, 03:03 06/04/2026