The Catalan derby attracts attention because both teams are in the top 5. Girona is in fifth place with seven points, while Barca tops the table with four wins in the first four matches.
At first glance, Barcelona is the clear favorite in this match, but let's take a look at the latest medical report from Barca. Gabi - will be absent until the end of October; De Jong - ankle swelling, will be absent until the beginning of October; Araujo - a strain that will keep him out until the end of the year; Ansu - also unavailable until the end of October; Christensen - until the end of September. Fermin Lopez - muscle strain, until the end of September and Mark Bernau, who will be absent for a year due to a serious injury. These are significant absences from Flick's squad, so Barca will have trouble fielding their team. Yes, they will rely on La Liga's top scorer Lewandowski, but these problems could have some impact.
The hosts will only be missing Yanhel Herrera. Michel will rely on all the others and considering how well Girona plays at home, yes, they suffered a heavy defeat against Atletico, but they play very strongly at home. This match at "Montelivi" could bring many goals and not produce a winner. A very difficult match to predict, but here, I would rather look for a partial surprise with a draw between Girona and Barcelona.
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Girona did not start the season in the best way and did not achieve victory in the first two rounds. However, they started to recover and now have two consecutive wins without conceding a goal - 4:0 at home against Osasuna and 2:0 away against Sevilla. They will try to continue their rise before their historic first match in the Champions League next week. Last season, they managed to beat Barcelona twice with a score of 4:2.
Barcelona starts excellentlyBarcelona starts the new season excellently and is the only team with four wins after the first four rounds. After three 2:1 victories, they exploded with a 7:0 win at home against Valladolid in the last round. Now they face a slightly tougher test, where it is not excluded that they may lose their first points, but they may also get revenge on Girona for their recent encounters.
Prediction: +1.5 AH for Girona, both teams to scoreIt would not be surprising if Barcelona loses points here or does not win by more than a goal difference. They have shown good performance at this stage, but Girona has also started to show signs of their good performances and we may see goals in both nets again.
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