On the 22nd of January, Villarreal will host Girona in a La Liga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Villarreal sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Celta de Vigo. Gerard Moreno struck first for Villarreal in the 15th minute, then Jörgen Strand Larsen tied it up for Celta de Vigo in the 68th minute on a feed from Veiga Novas earning Celta de Vigo a comeback draw. Villarreal is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 11th placed Girona is fresh off their 2-1 win against Sevilla. Nianzou Kouassi struck first for Sevilla in the 13th minute, then Stuani Curbelo got the equalizer for Girona in the 46th minute on a feed from Toni Villa But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 88th minute on a goal by Yangel Herrera. Girona is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
On Jan 26th, Girona hosted Villarreal in their last match together. Villarreal won by a score of 1 to 0. Yeremi Jesus Pino Santos struck first for Villarreal in the 19th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Girona was frustrated by Villarreal’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Villarreal ended the match with the shutout victory.
Girona is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Valentin Castellanos and Yangel Herrera each having 2 goals in their last five. Villarreal’s most prolific scorer has been Gerard Moreno. He has netted three goals over the last five matches
Giovani Lo Celso, Albiol and Pedraza are unavailable to play for Villarreal, while Álex Baena, Juan Pedro Ramirez Lopez, Reinier, Kebe and Javi Hernández are unavailable to play for Girona.