Girona vs. Barcelona: La Liga betting odds, prediction, pick

Estadi Municipal de Montilivi will stage a high-stakes La Liga curtain-closer on Sunday as 15th-placed Girona attempt to claw further clear of relegation trouble against a Barcelona side desperate to regain top spot after watching Real Madrid leapfrog them at the summit.

Michel’s hosts are still smarting from last weekend’s dramatic 1-1 draw at Sevilla, where Thomas Lemar’s early opener was cancelled in second-half stoppage time and captain Cristhian Stuani saw a 98th-minute penalty kept out. The point extended Girona’s winless run to three league matches and left them on 26 points, uncomfortably close to the drop zone. Home comforts have offered little relief: only three victories have been secured on their own patch all season.

Barcelona arrive in Catalonia’s northeast smarting from a different flavour of pain. A 4-0 Copa del Rey semifinal first-leg humiliation at the hands of Atlético Madrid on Thursday dumped Xavi’s men out of the competition barring a miracle and, more pressingly, allowed Madrid to open a two-point lead in the title race.

Oddsmakers nevertheless expect an immediate response. Despite Girona’s reputation as a traditionally awkward venue, the hosts’ tepid home form has traders siding with the Blaugrana to rebound, retake first place and keep the pressure on their capital rivals.