Girona v Celta Vigo

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There is only the one fixture being played in the Spanish top flight on Friday night but nevertheless it is an important one concerning top of the table side, Girona, as they prepare for the visit of lowly Celta Vigo to their Estadi Municipal de Montilivi with the hosts going in search of a third league win on the trot while Celta Vigo will be bidding to lift themselves out of the bottom three of the division with a result here.

Girona have enjoyed an excellent start to this new La Liga campaign as the hosts sit joint-top of the La Liga table with Real Madrid and having recorded recent back-to-back wins against Cadiz and Almeria in 1-0 and 5-2 victories respectively, Girona will be confident that they can take the spoils here and open up an early three-point lead at the top of the division ahead of this weekend's fixtures.

With eight wins from their last nine games overall in the domestic top flight, Girona are enjoying a purple patch of form and this sequence includes wins on home soil against Getafe, Las Palmas, Mallorca and Almeria so far this term.

Interestingly, four of Girona's five home games to date have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals scored as well.

Celta Vigo find themselves struggling towards the bottom of the La Liga table as the visitors occupy third from bottom position ahead of this tough looking trip to the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi to take on a high-flying and in-form Girona outfit.

Celta Vigo have managed to capture just one win from their opening 10 league matches of this new campaign which came in the form of a 3-2 win away from home at fellow strugglers, Almeria, but aside from that singular success, Celta Vigo have really struggled to gain a foothold in the early stages of this La Liga season.

The visitors have already succumbed to six league defeats so far this season and it looks like being a tough slog battling against relegation this term, while the bigger picture doesn't look too clever either for Rafa Benitez's side.

Celta Vigo have registered just three league wins from their previous 22 matches overall in La Liga, two of which were achieved on home soil at their Abanca-Balaídos while results away from home continue to elude the visitors.

Just one win from their last 10 outings on the road tells its own story but having also slipped to seven defeats as well within this period, the odds look to be firmly stacked against Celta Vigo here.

Girona v Celta Vigo Verdict

Girona bring some serious winning momentum into this clash and this should be a straightforward win for the hosts.

Therefore, our main bet will be Girona win @ 1.75

Other side bets worth considering:

Girona win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.60

Correct score: Girona 3-2 @ 21.00