Girona v Barcelona

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Girona headed into the recent international break on the back of an important and also impressive 2-0 win away from home at Sevilla which became the hosts' second win on the trot in La Liga, while Barcelona thoroughly enjoyed themselves last time out in the Spanish top flight as they thumped Real Valladolid 7-0 at the Camp Nou to extend their 100% winning start to this new domestic top flight campaign.

Girona were undoubtedly La Liga's dark horses in last season's campaign as the hosts finished in third place and just four points shy of the runners-up and upcoming opponents, Barcelona, and their impressive season last term also saw the hosts claim a place in this season's Champions League as well.

Despite a slow start to this new La Liga season which resulted in a 1-1 draw away from home at Real Betis followed by a disappointing and heavy 3-0 loss on the road at Atletico Madrid, Girona have staged a recovery in recent games.

A resounding 4-0 home win against Osasuna was backed up with a solid 2-0 win away from home against Sevilla and these two recent victories will give the hosts renewed confidence and optimism ahead of Sunday afternoon's encounter.

Barcelona look like they mean business this term as the visitors have already racked up four league wins on the trot in the early stages of this new La Liga campaign, collecting victories over the likes of Valencia, Athletic Bilbao, Rayo Vallecano and Real Valladolid, the latter being a particularly merciless 7-0 thrashing.

The visitors finished last season's domestic top flight campaign with a flourish also as they ended the term with a four-match winning streak which consisted of victories against Real Sociedad, Almeria, Rayo Vallecano and Sevilla and although this still wasn't enough to wrestle the La Liga title off Real Madrid, the visitors will now take an impressive eight-match winning streak into this upcoming contest at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi.

Results overall have certainly improved where Barcelona have been concerned as the visitors have been dealt just two losses in their previous 21 league matches in La Liga whilst picking up no fewer than 17 victories in the process, thus making them an extremely dangerous proposition for Girona this Sunday afternoon.

In addition, Barcelona have slipped to just two defeats in their previous 21 away games in La Liga as well, one of which was a 4-2 defeat on the road at Girona last season so the visitors will no doubt be keen to exact their revenge here!

Girona v Barcelona Verdict

Girona achieved the ‘double' over Barcelona last season, winning 4-2 both home and away but Barcelona's excellent start to this new term could see the visitors turn the tables on their hosts in this one.

Therefore, our main bet will be Barcelona win @ 1.85

Other side bets worth considering:

Barcelona win & Under 3.5 goals @ 3.10

Correct Score: Barcelona 2-0 @ 11.00