Preview: Valencia vs Girona – prediction, team news, lineups

Still having work to do to safe their La Liga standing for an additional marketing campaign, Valencia will welcome Girona to Mestalla on Saturday night.

Los Che are at present thirteenth within the La Liga table, simply three factors above the relegation zone, whereas Girona are eleventh, with the Catalan outfit two factors above their opponents on this weekend’s contest.

Match preview

Valencia have a document of 9 wins, 9 attracts and 14 defeats from their 32 league matches this season, with 36 factors being adequate for thirteenth, however they’re solely three factors above the relegation zone, so their place in Spain’s high flight is way from snug at this stage of proceedings.

Los Che will enter this match off the again of a 1-1 draw against Mallorca, however they’ve been overwhelmed in two of their final three, which has led to them simply trying over their shoulder.

Carlos Corberan‘s aspect completed twelfth in La Liga final season, and it could not be a shock to see the same last spot this time period, however a late battle towards the drop can’t be dominated out.

Valencia have picked up 23 factors from their 15 residence league matches this time period and might be welcoming a Girona outfit with 16 factors to indicate from their 16 video games on their travels.

Los Che have solely ever locked horns with Girona on 13 earlier events, they usually nearly lead the general head-to-head document six wins to 5, with solely two of their video games ending degree.

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Girona wish to do a La Liga double over Valencia, having recorded a 2-1 victory when the 2 sides locked horns within the reverse match earlier this season.

Valencia gained 2-0 within the corresponding conflict final time period, although, and 11 of their 13 conferences have taken place since January 2018, with each having fun with success throughout that run.

Girona will enter this contest off the again of a 3-2 home defeat to Real Betis, however they did draw 1-1 with Real Madrid of their final sport on their travels on April 10.

Michel’s aspect are at present eleventh within the desk on 38 factors from 32 matches, which has left them 5 factors away from the relegation zone and solely 4 factors off eighth-positioned Real Sociedad.

The Catalan aspect haven’t really gained away from residence within the league for the reason that center of January, however they’re in barely higher kind than Valencia over the past six matches.

Valencia La Liga kind:

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Girona La Liga kind:

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Team News

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Valencia have a considerable damage checklist for this weekend’s contest, with six gamers dominated out of motion.

Indeed, Mouctar Diakhaby, Dimitri Foulquier, Copete, Julen Agirrezabala, Thierry Correia and Eray Comert will all be lacking for the house aspect.

Umar Sadiq was on the scoresheet towards Mallorca and is about to retain his spot within the last third of the sector, whereas there’s set to be a place within the center for the gifted Javi Guerra.

Girona won’t have a lot sympathy with Valencia with regards to accidents, because the Catalan aspect even have a depleted squad for the fixture at Mestalla.

Juan Carlos, Donny van de Beek, Portu, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Abel Ruiz and Vladyslav Vanat are the absentees for the away team.

Claudio Echeverri, who’s on mortgage from Manchester City, has solely scored as soon as in La Liga for Girona this season, however a scarcity of choices within the last third of the sector might imply that the gifted 20-12 months-previous receives one other place within the beginning XI right here.

Valencia attainable beginning lineup:

Dimitrievski; Saravia, Nunez, Tarrega, Gaya; Rodriguez, Guerra; Rioja, Beltran, Ramazani; Sadiq

Girona attainable beginning lineup:

Gazzaniga; Martinez, Reis, Blind, Moreno; Witsel, Beltran; Tsygankov, Martin, Ounahi; Echeverri

We say: Valencia 1-1 Girona

This fixture has solely been drawn twice all through historical past, however we’re struggling to again both with any actual confidence on Saturday and have due to this fact needed to decide on a low-scoring draw.

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