Team Form: Real Madrid
Last weekend, the club suffered a surprise away defeat to Mallorca (1:2), with the decisive goal conceded in the 91st minute. That result ended the team’s three-match winning run in the Primera Division. Real Madrid remain second in the standings, but the gap to leaders Barcelona has increased to seven points. And that is with only eight matchdays left in the season. It is worth noting that the Madrid club continue to be the most reliable side defensively in Spain’s top flight, with 28 goals conceded in the competition overall. However, the team have now gone seven straight La Liga matches without keeping a clean sheet.
- Six of the last seven Primera Division matches involving Real Madrid have gone over the total.
- The club’s uncompromising run in the league has reached 16 matches (12 wins, 4 defeats).
- Real Madrid have scored in 13 of their last 14 matches in this competition.
Potential Real Madrid Lineup (4-4-2)*
Andrii Lunin – Trent Alexander-Arnold, Antonio Rudiger, Dean Huijsen, Alvaro Carreras – Aurelien Tchouameni, Eduardo Camavinga, Arda Guler, Manuel Angel – Brahim Diaz, Kylian Mbappe.
Federico Valverde has finished serving his suspension, but winger Franco Mastantuono is now banned. Due to injuries, forward Rodrygo, defender Ferland Mendy and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will miss the game. The participation of midfielder Dani Ceballos is in doubt.
Team Form: Girona
On Monday, the Catalan side edged past Villarreal at home (1:0). That victory was only the club’s third in their last 10 La Liga matches. On the other hand, across the same run, Girona have suffered just three defeats. They have lacked consistency, which is why the team sit 12th in the league. However, the table is so tight in mid-table at the moment that they are only four points off seventh place. It is also worth noting that Girona kept a clean sheet in the second of their last three league matches, having previously conceded in seven consecutive games in this competition.
- Five of the last six away league matches involving Girona have gone under the total.
- The team have scored in seven of their last eight matches in the Spanish top flight.
- Girona have conceded more than once in only one of their last eight away matches in the Primera Division.
Potential Girona Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Paulo Gazzaniga – Arnau Martinez, Daley Blind, Vitor Reis, Alex Moreno – Axel Witsel, Fran Beltran – Ivan Martin, Azzedine Ounahi, Viktor Tsygankov – Vladyslav Vanat.
Due to injuries, goalkeepers Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Juan Carlos Martin, midfielder Donny van de Beek, as well as forwards Vladyslav Vanat and Portu are unavailable. The participation of defender Daley Blind is in doubt.
* For each team, the starting lineup from their previous match in this competition is listed.
