Girona and Real Betis face each other in La Liga at the Estadi Montilivi on Monday night with different goals for the end of the season.
Indeed, the hosts are in 16th and hoping to avoid relegation with them just five points above the relegation zone, while the visitors are in sixth and hoping to stay in the European places alongside their road to UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL) glory.
Girona's 2-1 defeat at Osasuna last time out was their third successive one in the league, and in fact they are winless in the division for nine matches. It is such worrying form for a side that finished as high as third last campaign.
Betis qualified for the UECL semi-finals in midweek after a 1-1 draw at Jagiellonia meant they advanced 3-1 on aggregate. Domestically, they are winless in two games, but won their previous three in the division before them.
Girona's hopes of a positive result can be boosted by the fact they are unbeaten in the last three H2Hs, although Betis won the previous four. Nonetheless, one can make the case for either side to take home a crucial three points.
How the bookies view it: Betis slight favourites
BoyleSports have Betis just favourites at 11/8 odds, slightly ahead of the 13/8 for a Girona win. A draw is at a tempting price of 23/10 with the same bookmaker.
Recent head-to-head: All square in August
These two teams met in the reverse fixture all the way back in August, where it finished in a 1-1 draw. Marc Bartra gave the hosts an early lead, before Gabriel Misehouy equalised in the second half.
Players to watch: Where will the goals come from?
Abel Ruiz scored in Girona's last league win, a 2-1 victory at home to Las Palmas all the way back in February. The forward's goals have dried up since, and Girona need him to find his form again to help them stay up.
Cedric Bakambu has been scoring goals for Betis lately, but Cucho Hernandez should keep his place up top. A goal against Girona would help improve his starting credentials.
Predicted lineups
Ricard Artero and Bryan Gil are definitely out for Girona, while Miguel Gutierrez and Yangel Herrera are also injury doubts.
Diego Llorente, Marc Roca and Chimy Avila are also out injured for Betis, while Ricardo Rodriguez, Angel Ortiz and Abde Ez are further doubts.
Girona: Gazzaniga, Martinez, Lopez, Krejci, Blind, Romeu, Arthur, Tsyganov, Van de Beek, Danjuma, Ruiz.
Real Betis: Adrian, Ruibal, Bartra, Natan, Perraud, Cardoso, Fornals, Antony, Isco, Rodriguez, Cucho.
Anything else catch the eye?
Back Both Teams To Score (BTTS) at 8/11 with BoyleSports, which has happened in the previous six H2Hs. Over those meetings, 20 goals have been scored at an average of just over three per game, so backing Over 2.5 total goals at 10/11 with the same bookmaker also seems sensible.
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