Atlético Madrid will continue their quest for a top-four finish on Monday when they travel to Estadio Municipal de Montilivi to face Girona.
Girona are fighting for their lives in La Liga after suffering ten losses this season (W8, D6) and gathering 30 points. Their points tally has taken them to 12th position, five points ahead of the relegation zone.
But their chances of survival took a big hit last weekend when they were narrowly beaten by Getafe (3-2 loss). That result to their fellow relegation strugglers ended a run of two consecutive wins for Míchel’s side.
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Yet, they will be in a good mood heading into this tie at home as they have lost only once in their last eight home matches (W4, D3). However, they have a poor record against Atletico Madrid and are winless in seven meetings with Atletico Madrid, losing the last two by a combined 4-1 scoreline.
The visitors will fancy their chances of getting maximum points here, given their form. Diego Simeone’s men come into this tie on the back of a 6-1 win over Sevilla, stretching their unbeaten La Liga run to eight matches (W5, D3).
That result gave them command of their top four destiny, with the visitors now securely in third place ahead of this round.
Considering Atlético have amassed marginally more points on the road this season (24 away vs 21 at home), they will travel to Girona in a buoyant mood. Being asked to conclude this round of La Liga fixtures only serves to sweeten the deal, too, given Atlético have lost only one of their last six away league fixtures played on a Monday (W3, D2).Meanwhile, an over 2.5 goals game is the best prediction for this game, given that the last three games featuring Girona have witnessed a mammoth 18 goals.
