Girona vs Espanyol Predictions

• Both teams have scored in four of Espanyol’s six La Liga games this season
• Both teams have scored in each of the last four meetings of these clubs
• Girona have avoided defeat in their last six matches against Espanyol

Girona are gaining momentum

Girona remain rooted to the foot of the La Liga table but there were enough positive signs in their midweek draw against Athletic Club to suggest they won’t be there for long. The Catalan club host Espanyol on Friday night and could halt the visitors’ momentum.

Girona should take heart from their point at San Mames because it took Ernesto Valverde making four half-time changes to turn the tide in his side’s favour after Azzedine Ounahi’s glorious first-half goal.

Keeper Paulo Gazzaniga had little to do until late on and, even then, the hosts rarely looked like getting a winner. Two stalemates from their last three outings will inspire hope for a further improvement, which is needed when they play in front of their own fans.

Espanyol have been getting caught out

Meanwhile, a 96th-minute leveller from Javi Puado saw Espanyol snatch a point at home to Valencia on Tuesday. The Parakeets trailed twice to Los Che, who scored both of their goals against the run of play.

Espanyol created plenty of goalscoring chances, but are all too often prone to being caught out on counter attacks. They will go into this game as favourites and might suffer a similar fate to a desperate Girona side.

Back both teams to score, which has landed in each of the teams’ last four meetings, as the main play with a smaller wager on a 1-1 correct score. Espanyol have not beaten Girona since 2019 and that wait might go on if they keep on spurning chances in front of goal with striker Kike Garcia the guilty party in midweek.