Football Bet of the Day: Barcelona tipped for entertaining win at Girona

Racing Post Sport’s daily best-bet recommendation points to Catalonia, where Barcelona travel to Girona in La Liga looking to reclaim top spot. Football tipster Aaron Ashley has marked the visitors at 13-10 as his standout wager after weighing up the weekend coupon.

Barcelona arrive at Estadi Montilivi smarting from a 4-0 Copa del Rey semi-final first-leg loss to Atlético Madrid on Thursday, yet the league table offers immediate redemption. A victory over neighbours Girona would lift Hansi Flick’s side one point clear of Real Madrid with the title race tightening.

Form favours the Blaugrana: they had won 17 of their previous 18 competitive fixtures before the mid-week collapse at the Metropolitano. Their recent meetings with Girona also inspire confidence; Barça have taken the last three league clashes 2-1, 4-1 and 4-1, each time producing goals at both ends.

Indeed, both teams have scored in the past five league editions of this Catalan derby. Girona, unbeaten in four of their last eight (four wins, four draws), have already shown they can trouble the elite—most notably holding Real Madrid 1-1 in late November. Michel’s side also netted in a 2-1 reverse at the Olympic Stadium earlier this season, reinforcing the idea that they can trouble a Barça back line that has kept only two clean sheets in its last eight league outings.

The visitors’ attacking armoury could be further bolstered by the return of Raphinha from injury, adding pace and creativity to a front line that has fired 10 goals across the last three meetings with Girona. With both sides conceding in recent weeks, the 13-10 about an away win that features action at both ends appeals as the day’s smartest play.

Barcelona to win and both teams to score is the call, continuing a trend that has developed into one of La Liga’s most reliable entertainment bets.