Girona v Almeria

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The Spanish top flight action continues on Sunday afternoon and features this upcoming battle between surprise package, Girona, and their basement dwelling visitors, Almeria, when the two teams face off at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi with a precious three points at stake for both clubs at either ends of the La Liga table.

Girona have emerged as one of the early frontrunners in the Spanish top flight as the hosts currently occupy second place and their early lofty position in the La Liga table has certainly been warranted as Girona have won seven of their opening nine games and have been dealt just the single defeat so far this season.

Indeed, Girona even sit one point above giants Barcelona heading into this weekend's action and just two points behind the league leaders, Real Madrid, who inflicted a heavy 3-0 defeat upon the hosts but nevertheless, Girona have also collected three wins at home so far in this campaign.

Wins against Getafe, Las Palmas and Mallorca have helped Michel's side into early contention for a possible top four finish in this season's campaign while goals have also been flowing where Girona have been concerned as six of their nine games played to date have resulted in Over 2.5 goals (66%).

Almeria by contrast find themselves sitting rock bottom of the La Liga table as the domestic top flight action resumes after the international break and the visitors are still seeking their first league win of this new season as they make their way to the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi for this Sunday's clash.

Points gained in draws with Cadiz, Valencia and Granada have been far outweighed by the six defeats that have been inflicted upon them to date this season, and their prospects of picking up anything away at Girona this Sunday seem remote as well.

Within the six defeats incurred so far this term, three of these have been handed to Almeria on their travels as they have slipped to losses at Villarreal, Sevilla and Athletic Bilbao respectively along with the visitors also failing to keep a clean sheet in each of their nine games played as well.

The bigger picture shows Almeria have failed to win any of their last 12 league matches in La Liga while goals have also featured with eight of these 12 games also resulting in Over 2.5 goals (66%).

Girona v Almeria Verdict

Girona recorded a crushing 6-2 win at home against Almeria in their previous meeting and although the scoreline may not be as dramatic as that this time around on Sunday afternoon, the prospects of further goals being scored in this clash look promising as three of the last four encounters have produced Over 2.5 goals.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.53

Other side bets worth considering:

Girona win & Over 3.5 goals 3.00

Correct score: Girona 3-0 @ 11.00