Barcelona began the season with a 2-1 victory away at Valencia before triumphing by the same scoreline against Athletic Bilbao and Rayo Vallecano. However, they turned on the style against Valladolid to claim a 7-0 success, with Raphinha scoring a hat-trick for a team who now have their most difficult fixture of the campaign to date.
There have been thirteen goals scored by Hansi Flick’s side so far, although they come up against a Girona side who managed to find the net eight times in two clashes against their Catalan rivals last season. Nobody could have predicted that the White and Reds would be able to win 4-2 home and away, with Michel’s side ending up in third place.
Perhaps they will struggle to replicate that level of domestic form this time around, although they found some form before the international break. There was a 4-0 victory over Osasuna before a 2-0 triumph away to Sevilla, with the team having initially stuttered when drawing 1-1 at Real Betis before a 3-0 defeat away to Atletico Madrid.
The bookies anticipate that there will be Over 2.5 Goals in this clash and there’s also a short price when it comes to BTTS Yes, with Barcelona and BTTS Yes one to consider if you think that the match will result in an away win. Raphinha is available at 2.87 to find the net and the Brazilian is sure to get among the chances if it’s a high-scoring clash.