The Catalan side comes into this game on the back of two consecutive victories in the Spanish top tier and will be eager to extend that run when they host Sevilla at the Estadi Montilivi in the Saturday afternoon kick-off fixture.
The White and Reds are now at La Liga’s eighth place with 28 points in their first 19 games of the season, while Sevilla is only at the 13th position with 23 points in the similar number of matches of 2024-25.
Girona collected eight wins, four draws and seven losses in 19 games this season, earning 28 points, which put them in the eighth position in the league with two-point gap to Villarreal ranked 5 th .
Catalan outfit enjoyed an excellent 2023-24 season when they successfully secured third place to be placed in the league phase of the champions league, by beating the slovak side slovan bratislava on 22 nd October for the first time in their lives.
Not surprisingly, the Whites and Reds have been unable to replicate the kind of last term that made both of them title contenders at a certain period, albeit a certain degree of inconsistency, but a top six position is clearly achievable, and that would be a great run.
Michel’s team closed the first leg of 2024 with a 3-0 triumph in Real Valladolid before defeating Alaves 1-0 in the first match of the year 2025 with the decisive goal scored in the dying minutes of the match by Jhon Solis, a player in the Catalan formation which is expected to use the current form to overwhelm Sevilla during the coming weekend.
In fact, Girona have emerged the winner in their last five encounters in the Spanish top-flight league against Sevilla, their last meeting coming been in December 2018 thus showing how herculean the away side’s assignment will be in this match.
Sevilla was 14th in Spain’s top league last season; it was their worst La Liga season since they were relegated in 1999-2000, meaning this season there’s only betterment possible this term.
With a record of 23 points from 19 games—six victories, five draws, and eight losses—Los Nervionenses are presently ranked 13th in the La Liga standings.
Prior to Adria Pedrosa's last-minute equalizer, it looked as though Luis Rioja's goal in the 61st minute would have given the visitors to Estadio Ramon all three points. Garcia Pimienta's team will be coming off a 1-1 stalemate with Valencia.
Girona has won five of their nine league games in front of their own fans during the 2024–25 season, while Sevilla is currently back on the road, where they have only won once this season.
The Sevillians are only two points behind Rayo Vallecano in ninth position and will aim for a top-half finish in La Liga this season, albeit they are a long way from making it back to the Champions League.
Bojan Miovski's hamstring injury will keep Girona out of action once more, and Miguel Gutierrez, Portu, and Yaser Asprilla may all be out for the home team.
The only change from the team that started against Alaves might be the substitution of Arnaut Danjuma for Gutierrez, however Oriol Romeu is also a good choice to start in the middle of midfield.
With Viktor Tsyhankov returning to full fitness, Girona's injury issues have recently subsided; nonetheless, the forward is once more anticipated to be among the replacements at the first whistle on Saturday afternoon.
Regarding Sevilla, it is possible that Joan Jordan, Rafa Mir, Tanguy Nianzou, Chidera Ejuke, and Kelechi Iheanacho will not be available for selection.
The majority of the team that entered the field against Valencia at the first whistle is anticipated to remain with head coach Garcia Pimienta; however, Pedrosa is expected to replace Kike Salas at left-back.
Juanlu Sanchez, a flexible operator, should also have a place in the starting lineup; he might play right-back.
