Girona vs Real Sociedad Prediction & Betting Tips (19 October)

Girona is clearly not having the same start to the season as last year. Logical in the end as we now know what this team is capable of. The surprise effect no longer exists and as a bonus, the squad has changed significantly compared to last year's epic. Worse still, the Champions League matches do not help matters for the Catalans who still have a victory in the league, before the break against Athletic Bilbao, a competitor in the European folding seats 2-1. A few days earlier, the Blanquivermells conceded a second defeat in the Champions League against Feyenoord 2-3 after that at the Parc des Princes against PSG by a goal in the final moments of the game 1-0. In the last five league matches, Girona conceded two defeats and two draws and was in 11th place in the standings at the start of this 10th day.

Real Sociedad played in the Champions League last season and had climbed up to at the stage of the 1/8th finals and eliminated by the PSG of a Mbappé with 3 goals out of the 4 registered. Let's leave the past in the past, this season, the residents of Anoeta are participating in the Europa League and we cannot say that they got off to a good start, initially being held to Nice 1-1 and beaten at home by Anderlecht. in stride 1-2. Three days later, still at home, Sociedad saw its plans for success thwarted by Atlético Madrid 1-1. Casually, we have been talking about Girona's shortcomings since the start of the season, but the Basques have won only one of their last nine matches in all competitions for a very poor record of four defeats and four draws. 

The Catalan infirmary is starting to fill up drastically with the presence of regulars Artero and Jastin, recently joined by the experienced Daley Blind, the winger Portu (7 goals, 5 assists last season in La Liga), the returning Romeu (on loan for the season by FC Barcelona) and Ukrainian international Tsygankov (1 goal, 1 assist in 6 appearances this season). The latter is orphaned by his comrade Dovbyk (top scorer in LaLiga with 23 goals last year) who left for AS Roma. We expect more from Van de Beek, Bryan Gil, Danjuma and even Abel Ruiz (who played for FC Barcelona as a youth). Against Bilbao, it was grandpa Stuani (38 years old) who scored the winning goal and his 3rd of the season in 6 appearances! Victim of a ruptured cruciate ligament, Hamari Traoré (ex-Rennes and starting right side) will be out of this trip and for the next few weeks.

Absence also confirmed for attacker Zakharyan (fibula tendon rupture). Elustondo and Turrientes did not participate in the previous day following a decision by the coach (to see if they return to the group for this game). The Japanese international Kubo (2 goals in 9 appearances) is still sensational on the pitch, the same goes for Oyarzabal (captain) but it was the rookie Sucic (ex-Salzburg) who allowed the Basques to draw against the Atlético before the break, scoring their first goal in the league at the same time after notably two goals against Real Madrid a few weeks ago.