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When Barcelona faces Catalan rivals Girona in Spain’s top division on Saturday afternoon, they will be attempting to make it eight victories in a row across all competitions. Xavi’s team presently sits atop La Liga, three points ahead of Real Madrid in second place, while Girona is in the bottom half of the standings with 21 points after 18 games.
Due to their playoff victory in the Segunda Division last season, Girona, who had not played at this level of football since 2019, achieved a return to Spain’s top division for the 2022–23 season. The White and Reds now occupy 11th place in the table, four points above the relegation zone, after winning five, drawing six, and losing seven of their 18 league games this season.
While Athletic Bilbao, who is in ninth position, is only five points behind Girona, the latter team has lost a single match of their last eight in Spain’s first division. However, the defeat in question occurred last Sunday against Villarreal, where the Yellow Submarine’s last-second penalty allowed them to win all three points in front of their own fans.
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Barcelona, on the other hand, will enter this game off of a 1-0 victory over Real Sociedad on Wednesday night, which guaranteed their place in the Copa del Rey semifinals. In the quarterfinal, Ousmane Dembele scored the sole goal of the match, giving the Catalan team—which defeated Real Madrid on January 15 to win the Spanish Super Cup—their seventh straight victory.
Barcelona is battling on three fronts this season and hasn’t dropped a game since Bayern Munich defeated them in the Champions League at the end of October. The squad is getting ready to play Manchester United in a Europa League knockout phase playoff matchup next month.
Real Madrid needs to keep winning to stay in touch with the leaders, but Carlo Ancelotti’s team faces a very difficult match against Real Sociedad at home on Sunday night. There is still a lot of football left to be played this season, and it does seem that it will be an exciting race for the La Liga championship.
Girona FC vs FC Barcelona Game Information
- Date: 01/28/2023
- Time: 10:15 AM ET
- Location: Estadi Municipal de Montilivi (Girona).
- How to Watch Girona vs Barcelona: ESPN+
- Live Stream: fubo.tv
Girona vs Barcelona Betting Lines
Girona is +450 according to our Vegas La Liga Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $450.On the other side, Barcelona is –175 according to the Vegas La Liga Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $57.14.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines has Girona at a 18.18% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Barcelona has 63.64% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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