Spanish La Liga - Atletico Madrid VS Girona Prediction
Spanish La Liga - Atletico Madrid VS Girona
Match Time: 26-08-2024 03:30 Monday (GMT+8)
Football Livescore | Match Prediction & Tips
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Atletico Madrid
The home team will be without the services of Marcos Paulo. But, apart from him, everyone else is fully fit for this fixture against Girona.
While Diego Simeone will stick to the 3-4-3 formation, expect a few changes to the XI with Rodrigo De Paul and Jose Maria Gimenez coming into the XI. Julian Alvarez should be making his full debut in this fixture after making an appearance as a sub last time out.
Jan Oblak will be in goal with Robin Le Normand, Jose Maria Gimenez and Cesar Azpilicueta forming the back three in front of him. Marcos Llorente and Samuel Lino will be the wing-backs for Atletioc.
Koke and Saul Niguez will feature in the centre of the park. They will look to control the tempo of the game. In attack, Antoine Griezmann and Julian Alvarez will feature on the flanks, while Alexander Sorloth will lead the attack.
Girona
Yaser Asprilla who joined the club on Friday could be in the squad for this fixture. Meanwhile, they will be without Jastin Garcia and Ricard Arteto who are unavailable for this fixture. Valery Fernandez and Viktor Tsyhankov’s availability remains a major doubt.
The visitors will go ahead with the 4-3-3 formation, where Paulo Gazzaniga will be in goal. Arnau Martinez and Miguel Gutierrez will be the full-back for the while David Lopez and Daley Blind will feature in the heart of the defence.
Oriol Romeu, who is back on loan from Barcelona, will be the defensive midfielder, and he will have the support of Yangel Herrera and Ivan Martin who will be a touch advanced role. Bryan Gil and Portu will feature on the flanks. They will provide width to their attacks while Abel Ruiz will be leading the line.
Atletico Madrid possible starting lineup:
Oblak; Azpilicueta, Gimenez, Le Normand; Llorente, De Paul, Koke, Lino; Griezmann, Sorloth, Alvarez
Girona possible starting lineup:
Gazzaniga; A Martinez, D Lopez, Blind, Gutierrez; Herrera, Romeu, Martin; Gil, Ruiz, Portu
Atletico Madrid vs Girona Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
*Atletico Madrid have an impressive recent record against Girona and have won four out of the 10 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Girona's paltry one victory.
*Atletico Madrid are unbeaten in their four matches at home against Girona in La Liga and have scored at least two goals in each of their last three such games.
*Girona have played out draws in three of their eight matches against Atletico Madrid in La Liga - they have more such results only against Real Sociedad in the competition.
*Girona have won only one of their last eight matches against Atletico Madrid in La Liga, with their only such victory during this period coming by a 4-3 scoreline in January 2024.
Prediction: Atletico Madrid 1-0 Girona
It will be fascinating to see how Girona perform this season due to the increase in expectations, but this is a tricky encounter for the Catalan side. Atletico are generally strong at home, and we are backing Simeone's side to record their first victory of the new La Liga campaign.
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