Villarreal vs Girona Prediction & Betting Tips (24 August)

Qualified for the Champions League this season, Villarreal did not laugh for its start with success without conceding a goal against the promoted, Real Oviedo 2-0. An important victory for the yellow submarine that lost major players during the offseason. Marcelino still has a few games to prowl his men well before the start of the Champions League phase. Remember that the results of the preparation were not flamboyant with a single victory in eight games played. Girona, two years ago, carried out the most beautiful campaign in the history of the club in the league by qualifying for the Champions League.

Problem, the summer which succeeded this beautiful campaign was chaotic for the Catalans who lost a pack of important players Dovbyk, Savinho, Couto or Aleix Garcia and Consort. Race results, the Blanquivermells did nothing in the Champions League and even less in the championship. This season, the residents of Montilivi will try to get back on the right way. The fact remains that during the first day, at home and at the opening of the season, Girona lost against Rayo Vallecano 1-3, not helped by the expulsion of Gazzaniga before the break, author of two dumplings. 

On the Villarreal side, surprise departure from the French striker Barry (Everton). Creator Alex Baena signed at Atlético Madrid while Arnaut Danjuma has just been sold in Valence while aging Eric Bailly and Raul Albiol have not been extended. Kiko Femenia followed the movement by signing in the ambitious project of Getafe. Marcelino can however rely on recruits in the middle like Thomas Partey (Arsenal) and Alberto Moleiro (Las Palmas). The talented Santiago Mourino (Atlético Madrid, 10 million) and Rafa Marin (Napoli, loan) have also been committed and will experience a year rich in experience with the Champions League. Very little seen last year, the young Cameroonian Eyong showed that he could count on him by being the first scorer of the season of Villarreal against Real Oviedo. The former Marseillais Pape Gueye imitated her.

The Spanish international Ayoze Perez (19 goals last season) is injured and accompanies the Frenchy Kambwala and the former Toulousain Logan Costa (important) to the infirmary. There is new in the air in Catalonia with the arrivals of Axel Witsel (Atlético Madrid, Free) and Thomas Lemar (Atlético Madrid, loan) without forgetting to mention the young defenders Reis (Man City, loan) and Hugo Rincon (Athletic Bilbao, loan). On the opposite path, the replacement porter Pau Lopez (OM), the Romeu (FC Barcelona), Arthur Melo (Juve) and the interesting offensive Bryan Gil (Tottenham) and Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal then sold in Valencia) have also finished their respective loan. Starter Guardian Gazzaniga will not play (suspended) while the important Gutierrez remains injured in the image of Artero, the offensive Abel Ruiz and the Batavian Donny Van de Beek. The probable compositions for Villarreal - Girona: Villarreal: Luiz Junior - Mourino, Foyth, Marin, Cardona - Buchanan or Moleiro, Pape Gueye Comesana or Parejo, Yeremi Pino - Pepe, Eyong.Girona: Krapyvtsov - Rincon or Martinez, Reis or Lopez, Krejci, Blind - Solis or Ivan Martin, Yangel - Tsygankov, Lemar or Asprilla, Joel Roca - Stuani.