Girona vs Barcelona Prediction, 1/28/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 1/24/2023

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Game: Girona vs Barcelona

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023

Location: Estadi Montilivi in Girona, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Girona (+470) Barcelona (-182)

Estadi Montilivi is the site where Barcelona (14-2-1) will take on Girona (5-6-7) on Saturday. Girona opens at +470 and Barcelona are priced -182. The total is 2.75. The expected starting goalies will be Paulo Gazzaniga Girona and Marc-Andre ter Stegen Barcelona.

The Blanquivermells were ranked 6th in the matter of xG having 24.8, and the squad's xGA came in at 23.7. Girona gave up 28 goals while relinquishing 1.56 goals per 90 min, and opposing teams finished with 81 SoT against them. Their goal differential was -2 with the help of 26 goals earned in addition to 28 goals allowed. They didn't have any clean sheets over the course of last season. Girona earned 52 SVs and earned a SV percentage of 69.1 for the prior year. Girona accounted for 45 yellow card warnings last year and also 1 red card. For the previous campaign, this club averaged 1.17 points per match (21 pts) and also were ranked 6th in the league with 18 assists.

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Barcelona amassed 36 goals and the squad's goals expected for the previous season was at 36.1. This clubs's goals against/90 min was at 0.35 in addition to 33 saves, and they tallied 13 shut outs. On the season, Barca had a save rate of 89.7 (39 SoT against), and ranked 1st in the league with 44 points. Barcelona sat at 1st concerning goals surrendered having 6, and the squad's goal differential was sitting at 30. Barcelona amassed a shut out percentage of 76.5 over the course of the prior season and also 45 yellow cards. The Blaugrana sat with an average of 2.6 points per match while totaling 26 assists and 5 red cards.

The man defending the goal for Girona will be Paulo Gazzaniga. Gazzaniga (45-27-47 mark in his career) has totaled 28 shutouts, which gives him a 23.1% clean sheet percentage. The keeper born in Argentina has had 514 shots attempted at him in 121 starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.25 (154 goals surrendered) and he has earned a save % of .700. Gazzaniga has been on the field a total of 11,051 mins and has tallied 360 saves so far in his pro soccer career.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen will look after the goal for Barcelona. In his pro soccer career, Stegen has surrendered 291 goals while totaling 895 stops in 306 starts. He has allowed 0.95 goals per 90 and he has a mark of 192-64-50. He holds a save % of .763 and his clean sheet rate is 40.8%. Stegen has 125 shutouts while seeing 1,173 shots against him in 27,528 minutes in his career.

Cristhian Stuani is one member of the side to keep an eye out for Girona. He has 25 assists while accumulating 109 yellow card warnings in his career. The forward from Uruguay has racked up 210 goals scored in 32,569 minutes played. Stuani has started 351 contests in his pro soccer career and he scores 0.58 goals per 90 minutes.

Barcelona is being led onto the pitch by Ferran Torres, who can cause havoc on the pitch. The forward from Spain has earned 5,652 professional minutes while he has scored 17 goals. He sports an average of 0.27 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 61 outings in his career. He has earned 15 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 10 times.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Girona (+470)

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