La Liga, Sunday, 25.08.2024 at 21:30
Girona FC were THE sensational team last season, even battling for the title for a long time. A dream season, but at the same time, of course, one thing is certain: it will be incredibly difficult to repeat that.
The fixture list gives the team its second top opponent on Sunday, as it heads over to the capital. The visitors are the clear underdogs at the Cívitas Metropolitano. Why is that the case and why do I think “both teams meet” is appropriate? I’ll tell you all about it in my Atletico Madrid Girona betting tip!
It was a season that went down in the history books. FC Girona floated from game to game as if on a cloud, challenging Real Madrid to a duel at the top for a long time.
But then, at some point in February, the collapse came. Fortunately, it was muted and was enough to secure third place – five points ahead of upcoming opponents Atletico Madrid
85 goals were scored, the champions from Madrid could only surpass that by two goals. A glorious time, but unfortunately it is now over and Girona face the almost impossible task of repeating these performances.
Striker Artem Dovbyk moved to Roma, Alexei Garcia to Leverkusen. Two away games are on the agenda to kick off the new season, the first of which was at Betis Sevilla.
Girona returned home with a 1-1 draw, so at least they got a point. Perhaps not such a bad omen, because: 2023/24 also started with a draw against a strong opponent, against Real Sociedad it was also a 1:1.
The preparations were incredibly turbulent. Whether 0:4 against Newcastle, 0:0 against Espanyol, 2:0 against Napoli or 2:3 against Girona, the results cannot be categorized into just two different categories
Until matchday 24 of last season, Girona had only ever lost to Real Madrid, and hardly anyone believes they can do the same now. Avoid defeat at Atletico on Sunday?
If they do, we’ll need the “Double Chance X2”, and this bet alone is worth a high 2.15 in the Sunmaker app. For us neutral fans in particular, the head-to-head duels last season were incredibly enjoyable to watch.
Girona lost 3-1 in Madrid, but won the home game with a spectacular 4-3. Three goals and an assist? Alvaro Morata was the man of the match for the Colchoneros.
The problem: he now laces up his boots for AC Milan. All in all, however, Girona still don’t like playing Atletico, having won just one of their ten encounters
It’s understandable that the visitors are the underdogs with average odds of 5.00 to 1.65. So are Atletico stronger this season and can they compete for the title again?
Julian Alvarez from Manchester is the new hope in attack, Robin Le Normand should get the defense under control. The Colchoneros have spent almost 200 million euros to become competitive again
Only one draw in the first 17 rounds, which made Atletico stand out in 2023/24. Curious, actually, that this time it started with exactly that result, a draw. New striker Alexander Sörloth was among those to score in the 2-2 draw against Villarreal.
It was December 19, 2023, when it became clear: Atletico can do things differently! Last year, the Colchoneros started with no fewer than nine home wins before giving something away for the first time
16 of 19 home games were won in the end, with 42 goals scored – only champions Real collected two more points. It should also be added: Although Atletico are strong at home, they only managed one home match against Girona without conceding a goal
All Girona FC fans will be aware of this: It is unlikely to be possible to have another strong round like this. Nevertheless, they are aiming for international business, and after the draw against Betis Sevilla, a first win would be nice.
Atletico Madrid are definitely one of the strongest clubs in LaLiga at home, but they also started without a three-goal lead and instead conceded two goals. Of course, I also remembered the duels with Girona from the previous season, which were very high-scoring.
The bottom line is that I expect both teams to have an interesting exchange of blows. Offensively, there are enough qualities to be able to implement the following bet:
Goals will be scored on both sides!
