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Girona vs Villarreal Prediction, 5/20/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 5/15/2023

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Game: Girona vs Villarreal

Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023

Location: Estadi Montilivi in Girona, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Girona (+183) Villarreal (+141)

The Submarino Amarillos (17-6-11) are headed to Estadi Montilivi on Saturday where they will take on the Blanquivermells (13-9-12). Villarreal are priced at +141 while Girona are priced +183. The total has been set at 2.5. The starting goaltenders will be Paulo Gazzaniga Girona and Pepe Reina Villarreal.

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Girona finished with 93 SVs and they also had a SV% of 70.4 in the previous season. Their difference in goals was sitting at 6 because of 54 goals notched and 48 goals surrendered. Over the course of the prior season, this club were the owners of an average of 1.41 points per match (48 pts) and had a ranking of 4th in soccer with 38 assists. The Blanquivermells sat at 6th in goals expected having 46.0, and the team's expected goals against were 47.5. Girona amassed 85 yellow cards over the course of last season and also 3 red cards. Girona relinquished 48 goals while allowing 1.41 goals per 90 minutes, and their oppositition accounted for 142 shots on target on them. They finished with 4 shut outs, giving them a rate of 11.8 last season.

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The Submarino Amarillos ended the season with an average of 1.7 pts per contest while compiling 29 assists and 4 red cards. Villarreal accumulated a clean sheet percentage of 32.4 over the course of the prior season and also 81 yellow cards. Villarreal ranked 4th in regard to goals against having 35, and the team's difference in goals sat at 17. Over the course of the season, Villarreal CF had a save % of 76.3 (131 SoTA), and they also were ranked 5th in La Liga with 57 pts. The team's goals against per 90 min was at 1.03 with 97 saves, and they finished with 11 clean sheets. Villarreal tallied 52 goals and their expected goals in the prior season was 55.3.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Girona will be Paulo Gazzaniga. Gazzaniga (53-30-52 record during his soccer career) has accumulated 32 clean sheets, which has earned him a 23.4% shutout percentage. The goalie born in Argentina has had 575 shots tried at him in 137 career starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.25 (174 total goals surrendered) and he has a save % of .697. Gazzaniga has seen the pitch for 12,491 mins and has tallied 401 saves so far in his career.

Pepe Reina will be residing in front of the net for Villarreal. He has given up 1.03 goals per 90 mins while earning a record of 342-157-146. Reina has recorded 249 shutouts while defending 2,500 shots attempted against him in 58,002 career mins. So far in his career, Reina has given up 663 goals while totaling 1,838 stops in 646 starts. He has a save % of .735 and his clean sheet rate sits at 38.5%.

Valentin Castellanos is a member of the team who can make a difference on the pitch for Girona. The forward who is from Argentina has tallied 66 goals in 11,763 mins. Castellanos has started 136 outings thus far in his career and tallies 0.50 goals per 90 mins. He has totaled 18 assists while tallying 52 yellow card cautions so far in his pro soccer career.

Villarreal features Alex Baena, who can change the course of a fixture. He has totaled 28 yellow card warnings during his career and has assisted on a goal 8 times. The forward born in Spain has been on the field for 4,717 minutes while earning 11 goals. He averages 0.21 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 54 outings so far in his career.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Villarreal (+141)

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