La Liga, Sunday, 15.09.2024 at 16:15
Top of the table, won everything, really got going offensively – things are going well at FC Barcelona! Hansi Flick has obviously set up his new team perfectly, and they now travel to last season’s surprise club on Sunday.
They didn’t get off to the best of starts, but have since improved considerably. A close duel then? The bookmakers disagree somewhat and see Barca clearly ahead.
In my Girona Barcelona betting tip, I’ll tell you the reasons and also why I’m betting on an offensive game with more than 2.5 goals
One defeat, ten points ahead, Real Madrid played the almost perfect season in 2023/24. FC Barcelona finished right behind them, but as we all know, there’s not much to be said for second place.
Hansi Flick was hired as the new coach to ensure things went better in the current season. And lo and behold, he seems to be exactly the right man for the job! Admittedly, Barca scrambled to victories in the beginning, but in the end it’s the points that count
A triple 2:1 against Valencia, Athletic Bilbao and Rayo Vallecano opened the new season, with the Catalans twice coming from behind. Before the international break, they finally showed what the team is capable of.
7:0 against Real Valladolid! The entire attack shone, Robert Lewandowski scored goal number four and Lamine Yamal set up the fourth. Raphinha has also scored three times in total
The attack is therefore highly versatile and virtually anyone can score. The break actually came at a bad time, because after a 7:0 win like that, you’d like to get straight back to winning big.
However, the Catalans know that a strong start to the season does not make a champion. A year ago, they began with seven wins and three draws, but in the final reckoning, as we all know, far too few
In the first 18 rounds, however, the team only managed three away wins, and now they have two. Will they add number three on Sunday, even though Barca will be without Fermin Lopez?
Barcelona do not have the best memories of FC Girona. Both games last season were lost 4-2, with one goal conceded after the other. But well, 2024/25 was also the Reds’ absolute over-season
Before that, the Catalans were unbeaten for a long time. All of our sports betting apps are in complete agreement that the league leaders are clearly favored for the current clash.
The average odds are 1.80 to 3.95, so Girona’s underdog role is relatively clear. Presumably also because the Blanquivermells were not able to make the first two games very pleasing.
1:1 against Betis Sevilla and 0:3 against Atletico Madrid – although both opponents were very demanding, they had hoped for more. On matchday three, the time had finally come and they won
The 4:0 against Osasuna was followed by a 2:0 against Sevilla, and now everything seems to be back on track. The team scored seven goals in total, but only twice before the break.
Incidentally, with 85 goals, Girona had the second-best offense of all teams last season, with only champions Real Madrid scoring twice more. 53 goals were scored in the home games, so nobody was really stronger here
Reason enough for me to take a look at Oddset to see what odds are on offer for the bet “Over 1.5 goals Girona”. It’s 2.45, since 13 of the 19 home games in 2023/24 would have been applicable here, that’s certainly not a bad option.
Incidentally, Girona start their big Champions League adventure with an appearance against Paris St. Germain directly after the match against FC Barcelona. Do many players already have this highlight in mind?
How long can FC Barcelona keep up their winning streak? After initially lucky, narrow 2:1 victories, they celebrated a 7:0 scoring party, so it will of course be all the more difficult to confirm the result.
Girona have just got better and better, celebrating two commanding victories. Of course, the fans still remember that they beat Barca 4:2 twice last season.
Both teams are in very good form in attack at the moment, not to mention the recent high-scoring head-to-head duels. For these reasons, I have decided to bet on an offensive classic:
We’ll see more than 2.5 goals
