Villarreal vs Girona: La Liga Live Stream, Form Guide, Head to Head, Schedule, Fixture and Probable Lineups

The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 3-2 Copa del Rey defeat to Real Madrid in the mid-week, while Girona got the better of struggling Sevilla 2-1 in the Spanish top flight last Saturday.

File photo of Villarreal's training session ahead of their La Liga clash against Girona on Sunday; Credit: Twitter/ @VillarrealCF
By Sreejith C R | Jan 22, 2023 | 3 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Villarreal will be aiming to get back to winning ways in the La Liga when they host Giroa at El Madrigal on Sunday afternoon. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 3-2 Copa del Rey defeat to Real Madrid in the mid-week, while Girona got the better of struggling Sevilla 2-1 in the Spanish top flight last Saturday. The victory helped the visitors to move to 11th spot in the Spanish top tier standings, having  collected 21 points from 17 matches, while the Yellow Submarine are sitting at the fifth position, with 28 points to their name, three adrift of fourth-placed Atletico Madrid, who have played 18 games. 

Villarreal were well on course to reach the quarter-finals of the cup competition on Tuesday night, as they took a two goal lead in the first half, courtesy of strikes from Etienne Capou and Samuel Chukwueze. However, La Blancos came out all guns blazing in the second half and found the back of the net three times through Vinicius Junior, Eder Militao and Dani Ceballos. The Yellow Submarine did beat Real Madrid in the league earlier this month, but they were held to a 1-1 draw by Celta vigo in their last match in Spain’s top flight. Quique Setien’s side have recorded eight wins, four draws and five defeats in the league thus far. 

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Girona, on the other hand, are undefeated in their last seven La Liga games, and that includes a 1-1 draw away to the reigning champions Real Madrid. Last time out, the White and Reds came from behind to earn three points against Sevilla. Christian Stunai canceled out Tanguay Nianzou’s opener before Yanhel Herrera netted a late winner to secure the win for Blanquivermells. It was their fifth league-win of the campaign. The White and Reds secured a return to La Liga through the Segunda Division playoffs last term, and they have fared well amongst the big guns thus far. 

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Probable Lineups

Villarreal’s injury list consists of Giovani Lo Celso, Nicolas Jackson, Alfinso Pedraza and Kiko Femenia. Veteran Pepe Reina should occupy the goal, with Foyth, Mandi, Torres and Mojica forming the four-man defence in front of him. Moreno, who provided two assists in the last outing against Los Blancos should lead the line, with Chukwueze and Morales occupying the flanks. As for Girona, Juanpe, Reinier, Javi Hernandez and Davi Lopez are occupying the treatment room, while Ibrahima Kebe is doubtful because of a knee problem. Herrera, who scored a late winner against Sevilla last Saturday is pushing for a place in the starting eleven. 

Villarreal Probable line-up: Reina, Foyth, Mandi, Torres, Mojica, Coquelin, Parejo, Chukwueze, Baena, Morales, G Moreno

Girona probable line-up: Gazzaniga, Martinez, Bueno, Espinosa, Gutierrez, Villa, A Garcia, Romeu, Herrera, Couto, Castellanos

Form Guide

Villarreal

OpponentsScore
Real Madrid2-3 (L)
Celta Vigo1-1 (D)
Real Madrid2-1 (W)
FA Cartegana1-5 (W)
Valencia2-1 (W)

Girona

OpponentsScore
Sevilla2-1 (W)
Espanyol2-2 (D)
Rayo Vallecano2-2 (D)
Cacereno2-1 (L)
Manchester City2-0 (L)

Head to Head

Last 5 match-resultsScore
Villarreal beat Girona0-1
Villarreal beat Girona0-3
Villarreal beat Girona0-1
Girona beat Villarreal0-1
Girona beat Villarreal0-2

Villarreal vs Girona Live Schedule and Fixture

The La Liga match between Villarreal and Girona will take place at El Madrigal on Sunday at 6:30 pm IST.

Villarreal vs GironaKey Details
DateJanuary 22
VenueEl Madrigal
Kickoff time in Spain2:00 pm
Kickoff time in India6:30 pm

Where to watch Villarreal vs Girona?

The live telecast of the La Liga matches in India is available on the Sports 18 network. Fans will also be able to watch the match on Jio TV. Besides, the match between Villarreal and Girona can also be seen on Movistar + and Movistar La Liga  in Spain.





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