With many possible mitigating factors, first and foremost the merit of the opponents, two points in three La Liga games for Real Madrid are still a problem, especially if their eternal rivals, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, are attacked and ready to exploit these missteps. With the imperative of returning to success, the Blancos await Girona on Sunday, a distant relative of last year's team and coming off yet another defeat in this period: the 1-2 at home against Getafe. With the Champions League waved off early and with a rather lackluster eleventh place at present, Michel's boys only have the chance to redeem a subdued season in the next big games that await them. The premises are not exactly rosy because if it is true that Real Madrid, as underlined, have also struggled in these last league matches, it is also true that the Merengues have in the meantime eliminated Manchester City as dominators, having beaten them in the first and second legs. Los Blancos will therefore be galvanized and charged with the usual (in these years) European medicine to return to winning ways in La Liga where this three-way clash against Blaugrana and Colchoneros promises to be more exciting than ever.

Real Madrid' Shape and Key Statistics

The 6 goals scored against Manchester City in 2 games send Real Madrid flying to the round of 16 and, once again, tell the football world how powerful the Blancos' arsenal is in attack, especially in the name of Kylian Mbappé, who has reached 25 goals this season with his Champions League hat-trick.

Coming to La Liga, Real Madrid has lost only 1 of the last 11 matches but has collected 2 points in the last 3. This does not compromise the first place in the standings, shared with Barcelona, ​​but forces the team to return to success. So far, in the league, within the friendly walls of the Bernabeu, the balance is very positive: 9 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

Girona's Shape and Key Statistics

The recent balance of Girona is almost disastrous, having lost 6 of the last 7 games played between the Champions League and La Liga. Luckily for Michel's team, the past matches have saved the team's condition, now eleventh in the championship with a total balance of 9 wins, 4 draws and 11 defeats.

Although the goals scored are not very few (32 in 24 games), the team's goalscorer is missing: so far, the top scorers are in fact Stuani and Ruiz, both with (only) 4 goals in the championship.

Real Madrid vs Girona Prediction and Tactical Analysis

Real Madrid cannot afford a fourth consecutive league defeat and will push hard while Girona would need an important and high-level performance to ennoble a negative season. This is why we think the possibility of an open and lively match with several goals and with the teams determined to attack could be high. The BetMines algorithm prediction frames the contest as one with at least three goals per game.

• The BetMines algorithm prediction for the Real Madrid - Girona match predicts an Over 2.5 goals at 64%
• The BetMines algorithm prediction for the Real Madrid - Girona match predicts an Under 2.5 goals at 36%

Real Madrid - Girona Predicted Lineups

Real Madrid (4-3-3): Courtois; Valverde, Rudiger, Asencio, Fran Garcia; Ceballos, Modric, Camavinga; Rodrigo, Mbappè, Vinicius. Coach: Ancelotti.

Girona (3-4-3): Gazzaniga; Lopez, Kreici, Blind; Martinez, Romeu, Arthur, Gutierrez; Tsygankov, Gil, Stuani. Coach: Michel.