With Girona desperate for a win in the Champions League, their upcoming duel with the only team that has all five wins so far isn't coming at a great time.
That being said, Liverpool enter this game after failing to beat Newcastle in the previous Premier League game, which ended their seven-game winning streak.
On the other hand, Liverpool come to Girona with 17 games in a row without a loss and high on confidence as they are currently top of the standings in the Premier League and the Champions League, so the Spanish team's hopes of getting all three points are slim.
This is particularly true when we consider a simple fact that Girona are winless in the last four games, which includes a loss to lowly Logrones in Copa del Rey, albeit after a penalty shootout.
In the Champions League, Girona have one win and four losses, so they need to win this game or their chances of getting to the next stage will pretty much be over.
How the bookies view it: Liverpool expected to win
As it was easy to guess, Liverpool are seen as heavy favourites in this game, with odds at Kwiff sitting at 2/5 on the Reds to win. Meanwhile, Girona's win is valued at 24/5 and a draw at 33/10 with the same bookie.
Head to head: No previous meetings
This will be the first-ever meeting between Girona and Liverpool.
Players to watch: Mo Salah to shine again
While Salah has only scored once in the Champions League this season, he did assist his teammates four times. Meanwhile, the Egyptian is absolutely dominating in the Premier League with 13 goals and eight assists to his name. All in all, it's worth keeping an eye on Salah to score at odds of 6/7 odds with Kwiff.
Meanwhile, it's hard to pick up a player who stood out this season for Girona given that they've struggled so far in all competitions. Bryan Gil has five goal contributions for Girona in La Liga, but he has yet to score or assist in the Champions League. Perhaps it's time for him to score his first goal in this competition and Gil to score at 19/5 at Kwiff could be a good value bet.
Probable line-ups
Girona will have to once again manage without one of their key offensive players Viktor Tsygankov, but they are also without Yangel Herrera and Bojan Miovski heading into this game.
The Reds are without a few players at the moment, all out with injuries, including Tyler Morton, Federico Chiesa, Conor Bradley, Diogo Jota, Kostas Tsimikas, and Ibrahima Konate. Furthermore, Alexis Mac Allister has to miss this game to serve a suspension.
Girona: Gazzaniga, A. Martinez, Lopez, Krejci, Gutierrez, Martin, Romeu, Asprilla, Van de Beek, Danjuma, Gil
Liverpool: Alisson, Robertson, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Alexander-Arnold, Gravenberch, Jones, Szoboszlai, Diaz, Salah, Gakpo
Anything else catch the eye?
While the odds on Liverpool winning are too low for my taste, the Reds to win after leading at half time sounds tempting at 4/5 odds with Kwiff. After all, Liverpool shouldn't have any problems dealing with the struggling Girona.
Over 2.5 total goals also sounds interesting with Girona going over in six of their last nine matches in all competitions and Liverpool's ability to score.
This UEFA Champions League match between Girona and Liverpool will be played on Dec 10, 2024 and kick off at 17:45. Check below for our tipsters best Girona vs Liverpool prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
