Football Previews
Villarreal vs Girona
Competition – Spanish Primera
Stadium – Estadio de la Cerámica
Date: 31st August 2018
Kick-off time – 21:00 GMT
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:
| December 22, 2024 | ||
| Real Betis | 21:00 | Rayo Vallecano |
| January 3, 2025 | ||
| Valencia | 21:00 | Real Madrid |
| January 10, 2025 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 21:00 | Celta Vigo |
| January 11, 2025 | ||
| Alaves | 14:00 | Girona |
| Real Valladolid | 16:15 | Real Betis |
| Espanyol | 18:30 | Leganes |
| Sevilla | 21:00 | Valencia |
| January 12, 2025 | ||
| Las Palmas | 14:00 | Getafe |
| Atlético de Madrid | 16:15 | Osasuna |
| January 13, 2025 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 21:00 | Villarreal |
| January 17, 2025 | ||
| Espanyol | 21:00 | Real Valladolid |
| January 18, 2025 | ||
| Osasuna | 14:00 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Leganes | 16:15 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Celta Vigo | 18:30 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Getafe | 21:00 | Barcelona |
| January 19, 2025 | ||
| Real Betis | 14:00 | Alaves |
| Real Madrid | 16:15 | Las Palmas |
| Valencia | 18:30 | Real Sociedad |
| Girona | 21:00 | Sevilla |
| January 20, 2025 | ||
| Villarreal | 21:00 | Mallorca |
Spanish Primera Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético de Madrid | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 41 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 40 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 38 |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 36 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 30 |
| 6 | Mallorca | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 30 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 25 |
| 8 | Girona | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 25 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 25 |
| 10 | Celta Vigo | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 | Real Betis | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | Las Palmas | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 22 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 22 |
| 14 | Rayo Vallecano | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 21 |
| 15 | Leganes | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 18 |
| 16 | Alaves | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 17 |
| 17 | Getafe | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 16 |
| 18 | Espanyol | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 15 |
| 19 | Valencia | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 12 |
| 20 | Real Valladolid | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 37 | -25 | 12 |
Spanish Primera Results
| December 22, 2024 | ||
| Las Palmas | 1 - 0 | Espanyol |
| Leganes | 2 - 5 | Villarreal |
| Real Madrid | 4 - 2 | Sevilla |
| Valencia | 2 - 2 | Alaves |
| December 21, 2024 | ||
| Barcelona | 1 - 2 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Osasuna | 1 - 2 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Celta Vigo | 2 - 0 | Real Sociedad |
| Getafe | 0 - 1 | Mallorca |
| December 20, 2024 | ||
| Girona | 3 - 0 | Real Valladolid |
| December 18, 2024 | ||
| Villarreal | 1 - 1 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Espanyol | 1 - 1 | Valencia |
| December 15, 2024 | ||
| Barcelona | 0 - 1 | Leganes |
| Real Sociedad | 0 - 0 | Las Palmas |
| Villarreal | 1 - 2 | Real Betis |
| Alaves | 1 - 1 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Atlético de Madrid | 1 - 0 | Getafe |
| December 14, 2024 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 3 - 3 | Real Madrid |
| Sevilla | 1 - 0 | Celta Vigo |
| Mallorca | 2 - 1 | Girona |
| Espanyol | 0 - 0 | Osasuna |
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