The bookmakers expected Atletico Madrid to seal a victory in their opening Laliga match last Monday. They faced Villarreal on the road in that match and ended up recording a 2-2 draw. Their Spanish midfielder Koke conceded a self goal at 37th minute which made the team to end up giving away a sure win.
Atletico Madrid will hope to bounce back with a win on Sunday and the team will host Girona in their second Laliga fixture. However, the test wont be easy as the Girona side delivered a stunning display at the beginning of the last season. Although they started off this season with a 1-1 draw against Betis, we can’t rule out their chances of delivering a solid competitive performance.
Moving on, Atletico Madrid can rely on the tradition since they were unbeaten in nine of the 10 head-to-head meetings against Girona. Their form is even better at this venue as the team follows a three-match winning streak against Girona and has scored 7 in that period while allowing two.
Atletico Madrid vs Girona Prediction
Atletico Madrid is having a decent form at home of late. They were unbeaten in eight of their past 10 matches at home. Do also note that they won seven games out of that eight unbeaten games and have scored 19 goals in that period.
Meanwhile, Girona have a disappointing form on the road as they were winless in six of their last seven away matches. They have an unimpressive away form against Atletico Madrid in the h2h too. Since Atletico Madrid has an upper hand in all the above mentioned stats, we expect a win for them on Sunday against this Girona side.
Additionally, eight of the last 10 matches of Atletico Madrid at this venue had goals over 2.5 ft. Since their recent h2h clashes had goals over 2.5 ft, we don’t expect this match to be a low-scoring match.
