Girona vs Real Betis Preview

This game could end up being a classic encounter between two of the La Liga’s mid-table teams to watch.

Girona come into this game off the back of almost earning a famous win in the Camp Nou the last time they played a league fixture, while Betis will be looking to continue their recent impressive run of results against the hosts.

Girona should be a much tougher side for Betis in this game and they showed that in their game against Barcelona.

They were 2-1 up after coming from a goal down to take the lead before a late equalizer from Pique that helped Barcelona claim a point.

Girona should be happy with that result, and their 8 points from their first five league games is not so bad when you consider that they have already played Real Madrid as well as visited Villarreal.

Real Betis, on the other hand, have collected six points from their opening 5 league games.

Betis started the season badly when they lost their opening fixture 3-0 at home to Levante, however, they have managed to stay unbeaten since that time.

Last weekend, they came from 2 goals down to draw 2-2 against Athletic Bilbao and their fans will hope that they have been able to take confidence from that fight back and take the initiative in this game.

Betis had the 5^th best goal scoring record in the entire division last season with 1.58 goals scored per game, but they have found goals hard to come by this season.

Real Betis have won 5 of their last 6 meetings with Girona including a 1-0 win when they visited last season.

Bookmakers tentatively make Girona favourites to come out on top at home however odds are extremely close and  Betis are in with a real shout.

Goal markets suggest there could be goals so expect a lively game.

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

Girona

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Girona		3-2		Celta Vigo	17 Sep, 2018	Spanish Primera División
W	Villarreal		0-1		Girona	31 Aug, 2018	Spanish Primera División
L	Girona		1-4		Real Madrid	26 Aug, 2018	Spanish Primera División
D	Girona		0-0		Real Valladolid	17 Aug, 2018	Spanish Primera División
W	Girona		4-1		Tottenham Hotspur	4 Aug, 2018	Friendly

Real Betis

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
D	Olympiakos		0-0		Real Betis	20 Sep, 2018	UEFA Europa League
D	Valencia		0-0		Real Betis	15 Sep, 2018	Spanish Primera División
W	Real Betis		1-0		Sevilla FC	2 Sep, 2018	Spanish Primera División
D	Alavés		0-0		Real Betis	25 Aug, 2018	Spanish Primera División
L	Real Betis		0-3		Levante	17 Aug, 2018	Spanish Primera División

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES					DATE	COMPETITION
Girona		0-1		Real Betis	13 Apr, 2018	Spanish Primera División
Real Betis		2-2		Girona	25 Nov, 2017	Spanish Primera División
Real Betis		2-1		Girona	21 Feb, 2015	Spanish Segunda División
Girona		1-3		Real Betis	21 Sep, 2014	Spanish Segunda División
Girona		0-1		Real Betis	12 Mar, 2011	Spanish Segunda División

Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:

Spanish Primera Table

Spanish Primera Results