Difficult encounter awaits Girona against Espanyol

Girona host Espanyol this Saturday at the Estadio Municipal de Montilivi for matchday 27 of the La Liga. Currently, Míchel's team are 12th in the table with 31 points, while Diego Martínez's team are 17th with 27 points.

Girona go into the game on the back of a 2x2 draw against Rayo Vallecano (La Liga 2022/23), while Espanyol were beaten 1x3 by Celta de Vigo (La Liga 2022/23). On the other hand, Diego Martínez's team has recorded a twelve-game unbeaten sequence in the Liga Santander 22/23. When analysing the previous encounters between the teams, Míchel's team and Espanyol have faced each other eight times, with Girona holding the advantage: 4 victories, against 3 victories of Diego Martínez's team. Specifically in the Estadio Municipal de Montilivi, Espanyol have the advantage in the duels against Míchel's team: 2 wins in 3 games. Girona have 1 win.

In the La Liga, five games were played between the two teams, with 2 wins for Espanyol, 1 draw and 2 wins for Girona.

Considering the Liga Santander 22/23, from Girona's most influential players, Rodrigo Riquelme has entered the field 25 times, and Santiago Bueno has played the most minutes (2238). Christian Stuani is their current best scorer with 6 goals. As for Espanyol, Sergi Darder is the most used player in a total of 26 games (2316 min). Joselu is the current best scorer with 12 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with a draw, 2x2. It is expected to be an exciting clash, that can go either way.