19.10.2024 | 
Both Girona and Real Sociedad are struggling lately and go into Saturday’s game with a lot of pressure. The home team is in a better situation since they won the last game but that doesn’t mean anything against the experienced squad from Sociedad.
Girona and Real Sociedad meet on 19.10.2024, in a clash between two teams that need some wind in their backs. The game takes place at Estadio Municipal de Montilivi in Girona on Saturday.
| Girona | Saturday, 19.10.2024, 12:30 EST | Real Sociedad |
| 1 | x | 2 |
| 2,50 | 3,27 | 3,02 |
Girona – Real Sociedad: Initial situation
Both Girona and Real Sociedad were projected to be much higher in the standings, but they are in the bottom half at the moment. Real Sociedad is in a real trouble and have to be aggressive in this game, but will that help them avoid another loss?
Girona Stats & Form
Girona is 11th in La Liga, equally splitting the 12 games so far in the season. Such a scenario was expected since they made their debut in the Champions League, which understandably is their priority at the moment. However, things are not going well for them in the elite competition as well, as they lost both games so far against PSG and Feyenoord. In the last matchday in La Liga, Girona won 2-1 against Athletic Bilbao, ending a six-game winless streak. Uruguayan Cristhian Stuani is the best player on the team, scoring three goals in only 97 minutes spent on the pitch.
Real Sociedad Stats & Form
We are used to seeing Real Sociedad among the top teams in la Liga, but “The White and Blues” are currently in 15th place winning only 2 of 9 games this season and scoring less than a goal per game. Real Sociedad is coming off a 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid scoring the equalizer six minutes from time after allowing a goal in the very first minute of the game. Sergio Gomez, Takefusa Kubo and Martin Zubimendi are the only players who made an appearance in all games so far this season.
Girona – Real Sociedad: Head to Head
Six of the last ten games between these two teams have ended in a draw including the last three. From the rest in that stretch, Real Socieded won three and Girona only one. Last season, the score was 0-0 in Girona and 1-1 in Sociedad. The last time Girona won was in 2010 in Segunda, while Sociedad’s last win was a 5-3 road victory back in 2022. In three of the last four games between these two teams both teams scored at least a goal.
Girona – Real Sociedad: Odds
According to the odds, both teams have similar chances of winning this game, with Girona having 2,50 odds for their win and Real Sociedad 3,02. The odds for a draw is set at 3,27. The total goal line is set at 2.5 with 2,29 for over and 1,67 for under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Girona – Real Sociedad Betting Tip | Odds |
| Both teams to score | 1,95 |
| Over 2,5 goals | 2,29 |
| First half over 1,5 goals | 3,35 |
Betting tip and prediction: Girona – Real Sociedad (19.10.2024)
There are not many teams in Europe who have made a leap from the second tier to the Champions League in only three seasons. Girona is a real example that big things happen even for small teams with the right management making the decisions. After “The Gironistes” finished third last season, they put themselves in a situation to play on two fronts. As expected, that has taken its toll, and Girona is in the middle of the standings in La Liga. They are coming off an important win over Athletic Bilbao and hope for the same outcome not just against Real Sociedad but also in the upcoming Champions League game against Slovan Bratislava. That may be too big of a bite for the “White and Reds,” who are struggling with injuries. The key man in the defense, Daley Blind, has missed the last two games and will not be available for this one as well. Midfielders Oriol Romeu and Viktor Tsygankov, as well as striker Portu, will be out, which is a real problem for head coach Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz. Real Sociedad has no such problems, as only Hamari Traore will miss this game. “The White and Blues” have won only two of the last ten games in all competitions and will have to attack in this one. They are coming off a good performance in a 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid. They have a pair of international strikers in Japanese Takefusa Kubo and Orri Oskarsson from Iceland who have scored a couple of goals this season and will be a real danger for the opponent’s goal. For Girona, that role may go to Macedonian Bojan Miovski, who still awaits his first goal in La Liga after arriving from Aberdeen in the offseason. At the end of the day, neither team plays defensively, which will open many scoring opportunities, so we go with both teams to score at least a goal.