Real Madrid vs Girona Betting Tips and Predictions: Team News and Lineups Preview - bettingexpert

It’s 2nd vs 10th in La Liga this weekend and our expert Nathan Joyes has provided his Real Madrid vs Girona Best Bet, team news, lineups and fixtures preview.

Real Madrid lost their lead after drawing against Osasuna last weekend, and while their attention turns back to La Liga, how weary their legs will be after another round of Champions League action will be a factor in this fixture.

Still, with the second best home form in the league, Girona will have to work for a result. The visitors arrive out of sorts, having lost four of their last five matches across all competitions.

Real Madrid hammered them 3-0 in the reverse fixture. Will there be a similar outcome this time round?

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It has been a hectic period for Real Madrid but there’s no time to rest and Girona are up next. Unbeaten at home in 2025, this should be as routine as it gets for the hosts, but with Man City arriving on Wednesday, Los Blancos have less time than usual to prepare.

This will be their seventh match in February, while this is only Girona’s fourth.

Fortunately for the hosts, Girona are in a bad spot, and have been for quite some time. Collecting 10 points from their last 10 La Liga matches, Girona have slowly started to drop away from the top six, finding themselves four points off Rayo Vallecano heading into round 25.

On the road, it’s just one win from their last five (W1 L4) picking up all three points in stoppage time against relegation-threatened Alaves. It’s been far from convincing, but also explainable with the departures of Artem Dovbyk and Savinho in the summer window.

However, this doesn’t mean their goals have completely dried up. They may be struggling for results on the road, but they have scored in three of their last five. And while they lack an out-an-out goalscorer, Real Madrid have conceded in their four home matches in 2025 across all competitions.

Admittedly, Girona’s record at the Bernabeu isn’t anything to shout about (W1 D1 L3), they’ve scored in four of those five visits, including two plus goals in three of them. 

Stopping Real Madrid at the other end of the pitch has been a problem for other La Liga teams, but their makeshift defence is their Achilles heel. David Alaba, Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao and Antonio Rudiger arguably make up their entire back line, and without all of them, they’ve understandably struggled to keep clean sheets.

Fortunately for Carlo Ancelotti, his side are prolific goalscorers – in particular at home – and despite facing Man City midweek, there’s enough attacking quality to pick off an out of sorts Girona.

Yet their inability to keep the ball out of the net against all kind of opponents of late, (Espanyol, Osasuna, Leganes, Man City & Atletico Madrid), will give Girona plenty of hope. Seven games in 23 days is an extremely high volume, and the visitors won’t get many better opportunites to get on the scoreboard at the Bernabeu than this fixture.

• Real Madrid vs Girona Prediction: BTTS Yes
• Best Odds: 1.75
• Bookmaker: bet365
• Stake: 6/10

Real Madrid vs Girona Prediction odds via bet365 as at 09:30, February 19th, 2025. Odds may now differ.

Real Madrid vs Girona Injuries, Team News and Possible Lineups

At the time of writing, Real Madrid don’t have any fresh injury concerns to worry about other than their long-term defensive casualties. Keep one eye on their Champions League clash with Man City to see if that changes.

Due to their high volume of fixtures, we may see another cameo appearance from Brazilian forward Endrick, who has had to be extremely patient for opportunities this campaign. 

Girona will travel to the capital without their Venezuelan midfielder Yangel Herrera. The 27-year-old scored in their 2-1 defeat against Getafe but was shown a straight red and will now serve a three-match suspension.

Forward Abel Ruiz is also unlikely to make the trip having picked up an injury that kept him out of their defeat against Getafe.

Real Madrid possible starting lineup:
Courtois; Garcia, Rudiger, Tchouameni, Asencio, Valverde, Ceballos, Rodrygo, Bellingham, Diaz, Mbappe

Girona possible starting lineup:
Gazzaniga; Blind, Krejci, Lopez, Gutierrez, Romeu, Martin, Martinez, Gil, Tsygankov, Stuani

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