The La Liga round 24 match between Girona vs Barcelona will take place on 16 February at the Montilivi. Girona vs Barcelona: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Girona
The club’s most recent league game ended in a hugely frustrating away draw with Sevilla (1:1). Right at the death, Girona first let their lead slip and then failed to convert a penalty. As a result, the home team extended their winless run in the league to three matches (two draws, one defeat). On the other hand, the hosts have now suffered just one loss across the last six La Liga rounds. Even so, following last weekend’s results Girona dropped to 12th in the standings, with only four points separating them from the relegation zone.
- The club have avoided defeat in seven of their last eight home matches in La Liga (three wins, four draws).
- The Catalans have found the net in five of their last six matches in this competition.
- No more than two goals have been scored in five of Girona’s matches in the Spanish league.
Potential Girona Lineup (4-3-3)*
Paulo Gazzaniga – Arnau Martinez, Daley Blind, Vitor Reis, Hugo Rincon – Fran Beltran, Ivan Martin, Toma Lemar – Bryan Gil, Viktor Tsygankov, Vladyslav Vanat.
Goalkeepers Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Juan Carlos Martin, defender Alex Moreno, midfielder Donny van de Beek, and forward Porto are unavailable through injury. The involvement of midfielder Azzedine Ounahi is in doubt.
Barcelona
The Catalans have no intention of surrendering top spot in the league. A week ago, the away team dealt confidently with Mallorca (3:0), sealing a 12th win in their last 13 league rounds. Following their only slip-up in that stretch, Barcelona have won three straight La Liga matches, scoring three goals in each of those games. Overall, since the start of the current La Liga season, the visitors have hit a total of 63 goals – comfortably the best tally in the competition. After Real Madrid’s win on Saturday, Barcelona temporarily dropped to second in the table, and to return to the summit they must keep squeezing the maximum out of their performances.
- The Catalans have scored in 43 consecutive matches in the Spanish league.
- The club’s no-draw run in this competition has reached 20 matches (17 wins, three defeats).
- Both teams have scored in nine of Barcelona’s last 11 away matches in La Liga.
Potential Barcelona Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Joan Garcia – Jules Kounde, Pau Cubarsi, Eric Garcia, Alex Balde – Marc Casado, Fermin Lopez – Dani Olmo, Lamine Yamal, Marcus Rashford – Robert Lewandowski.
Defender Andreas Christensen, along with midfielders Pedri and Gavi, are not ready due to injury. The participation of forward Marcus Rashford is in doubt.
Referee
Cesar Soto Grado (Spain)
Matches – 12 (La Liga, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 46;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.8;
Red cards shown – 2;
Fouls per match – 23;
Penalties – 33%.
Girona vs Barcelona: Match Prediction
At the start of 2026, Girona are strengthening their status as a solid mid-table side. The home team have suffered just one defeat in their last six La Liga matches, and it is worth adding that in the only loss across that spell the hosts were beaten by the narrowest of margins. Earlier in the campaign, the club also had to endure heavy defeats, but across their last 18 La Liga games Girona have had only two such cases.
Barcelona very rarely slip up in the Spanish league, and for the most part they deal with opponents without any major difficulty. However, the visitors have managed to turn it into a big win in only two of their last 10 La Liga matches. Away from home, the Catalans have now gone 11 straight league games without thrashing an opponent. There is a strong chance that this run will be extended on Monday.
Prediction: Girona (+2)
* For each team, the starting lineup is taken from their previous match in this competition.