Espanyol vs Girona Predictions

• Six of Espanyol’s last seven matches have all featured fewer than three goals
• Both teams have scored in eight of Girona’s last ten away games
• Espanyol have kept two clean sheets in their last eight home league matches

Espanyol looking to build on decent start

Espanyol have given themselves a decent chance of getting into next season’s Champions League as they sit fifth in the Spanish top flight, but they need to get back to winning ways after a sequence of five victories was ended by a home defeat to Barcelona and a 1-1 draw against relegation-threatened Levante.

All three of their home losses have come against teams in the top six – Villarreal and Real Betis have also tasted success at the RCDE Stadium – which is bad news for 13th-placed Girona, but seven of the ten visitors have found the net and that means their defence remains vulnerable, so the away side do not travel without hope.

Girona now showing ability on the road

Girona are 13 points behind their hosts but they have finally got their act together on the road, which suggests they should enough to drag themselves away from any relegation trouble.

They failed to win any of their opening seven away matches, but the situation looks a lot rosier after successive 2-1 wins on their travels at Real Sociedad and Real Mallorca.

Girona have netted in seven of their last eight away games, which makes both teams to score and attractive betting option, while correct-score enthusiasts may want to consider a 1-1 draw with all but one of Espanyol’s last seven games featuring fewer than three goals and Girona sharing two on visits to Celta Vigo, Athletic Bilbao and Real Betis.