On Friday Feb 17th, in week 22, Almería and Girona will play a match in Girona in a clash of the La Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 11th placed Girona, recorded a 0-2 loss against Cádiz. Gonzalo Escalante struck first for Cádiz in the 6th minute on a feed from Theo Bongonda, then Sergi Guardiola added another in the 34th minute In the end, Girona couldn’t muster any offence and Cádiz ran away with the shutout win. Girona is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while almería sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-3 loss against Real Betis. Sanchez Rodriguez struck first for Real Betis in the 6th minute, then Luis Javier Suárez tied it up for Almería in the 27th minute , but fortunately for Real Betis it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win. Almería is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio De Los Juegos Mediterráneos, Almería was victorious by a score of 3 to 2 in front of just over 11000 excited fans. Léo Baptistão struck first for Almería in the 13th minute, then El Toure added another in the 17th minute.
Almería is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Francisco Portillo and Luis Javier Suárez each having 2 goals in their last five. Girona is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Yangel Herrera and Stuani Curbelo each only have 1 goal in their last 5
Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz’s Girona squad will be without Yangel Herrera, David López, Reinier, Kebe, Fernandez Estrada, Yan, Martinez and Sanchez Munoz, while Almería will be without Kaiky Fernandes Melo.