Girona vs Getafe

Estadio Municipal de Montilivi is the venue as Girona and Getafe lock horns in a low-profile La Liga showdown.

Girona’s bid to secure a third consecutive season in La Liga was off to a decent start as they fought from a goal down to eke out a 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad on the opening weekend. Head coach Michel inspired the Catalan side to an admirable top-half finish upon their top-flight return last season. However, an underwhelming five-game winless run toward the end of the campaign (D2, L3) denied ‘Los Blanquivermells’ a chance to qualify for European competition. Girona turned Estadio Municipal de Montilivi into a fortress last season, clocking up 33 points on home soil, which accounted for 67% of their La Liga points total. Michel’s men were particularly ruthless against sides from the bottom half of the table, clocking seven wins from ten such games (D2, L1).

That’s not what visiting Getafe would want to hear, considering they avoided relegation by the skin of their teeth last term, finishing only two points clear of the drop zone. Moreover, they fell to a dreadful 3-1 defeat in this corresponding H2H in 2022/23, which remains their only loss in their last five La Liga meetings with Girona (D2, L2). Jose Bordalas’ side stunned the odds on the opening weekend, holding defending champions Barcelona to a tepid 0-0 draw on home turf. Bordalas has based his team’s success on a water-tight defense, with Getafe conceding only four goals in his eight games in charge, fewer than any other La Liga club in that period.