Villarreal vs Girona Preview

These two sides have failed to record a win in La Liga this season and they both head into this game looking for the three points that would kick start their campaign.

Villarreal fans will be hoping that home advantage helps them get the better of their visitors here.

They are one of the smallest clubs in Spain, but they have been extremely impressive in the last decade that finishing outside the top six is now being viewed genuinely as a failure.

In their first game of the season against Real Sociedad, there were signs that the incomings and outgoings over the summer has affected their rhythm however they should do better collectively as a team in this game.

Girona come into this game off the back of a 4-1 loss to Real Madrid so they will be eager to get a result from this match.

They started the game against Los Blancos very brightly and even took the lead, however, the European champions eventually got the better of them.

One thing that was obvious from their play last week was that they have changed their approach to the game which brought success last season.

They actually beat Villarreal in this fixture last season however on current form a repeat of that looks unlikely.

Bookmakers make Villarreal strong odds-on favourites to get the job done at the Estadio de la Cerámica.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Villarreal

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
L	Villarreal		1-2		Real Sociedad	18 Aug, 2018	Spanish Primera División
W	Werder Bremen		2-3		Villarreal	11 Aug, 2018	Friendly
L	Wolverhampton Wanderers		2-1		Villarreal	4 Aug, 2018	Friendly
W	Sheffield Wednesday		1-3		Villarreal	28 Jul, 2018	Friendly
D	Montpellier		1-1		Villarreal	25 Jul, 2018	Friendly

Girona

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
D	Girona		0-0		Real Valladolid	17 Aug, 2018	Spanish Primera División
W	Girona		4-1		Tottenham Hotspur	4 Aug, 2018	Friendly
W	Las Palmas		1-2		Girona	19 May, 2018	Spanish Primera División
L	Girona		0-1		Valencia	12 May, 2018	Spanish Primera División
L	Girona		1-4		Eibar	5 May, 2018	Spanish Primera División

H2H

					DATE	COMPETITION
Villarreal		0-2		Girona	3 Mar, 2018	Spanish Primera División
Girona		1-2		Villarreal	15 Oct, 2017	Spanish Primera División
Villarreal		4-1		Girona	18 May, 2013	Spanish Segunda División
Girona		2-0		Villarreal	15 Dec, 2012	Spanish Segunda División

Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:

Spanish Primera Table

Spanish Primera Results