On the first day of the 23rd round of La Liga, the Girona club began the competition in second place. Following the postponement of their match against Hetafe, Real Madrid played their match on Thursday night. They were successful in obtaining all three points by defeating their adversaries by a score of 2-0. since a result of this victory, the “White Ballet” ascended to the top of the standings, two points ahead of the “Girondins.” The “Girondins” will have a challenging encounter on Saturday, since Real Sociedad, who is now in sixth place in the standings, will be playing at their own stadium.
In the opening encounter of the season between the upcoming opponents, which took place at the Real Arena in August, the two clubs played to a scoreless tie. The contest ended with both sides scoring one goal between them. It was also the second time in a row that they had drawn at this stadium, and Girona’s most recent match at the Estadio Munisipal de Montivigli had resulted in a loss for them. There were three goals scored by the Reds against their opponents during the previous season; nevertheless, Real Sociedad answered with five goals to clinch their very first victory at this stadium of all time.
Following a 1-0 victory over Celta Vigo in the last round of the La Liga competition, Girona achieved their seventeenth victory in the competition. Porto scored the lone goal at Estadio Balaidos, which was the only goal scored there. However, four days prior to that, the Reds were knocked from the King’s Cup in a shocking manner after Mallorca went on to win the match by a score of 3-2. Real Sociedad, on the other hand, advanced to the semi-finals after overcoming Celta by a score of 2-1. On the other hand, following that victory, the Blue-Whites were only able to earn one point after playing Rayo Vallecano to a tie at the Real Arena.
With the exception of matches against Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao, Girona has not been able to win the maximum number of their home games throughout the course of this season. At the Estadio Munisipal de Montivigli, the Basque side walked away with a point after a 1-1 draw, while the new leader in the standings defeated the Reds by a score of 3-0. At the moment, the Girondins have won five games in a row at home, and now that they are playing Real Sociedad, I anticipate that they will continue their winning streak. In their most recent match at home, Girona’s squad defeated Sevilla by a score of 5-1.
Among the matches that are scheduled to take place during the 23rd round of the English Premier League, the match between Everton and Tottenham is among the most intriguing. In the aftermath of the intermediate round, the home team found themselves in the relegation zone, whereas the away team made it back into the top four and, in principle, are now in a position to compete for the championship. In their first encounter, which took place a few days before Christmas, Spurs emerged victorious by a score of 2-1. However, the Caramels had a number of opportunities to at least get a point, including hitting the crossbar in the extra time.
In the immediate aftermath of the aforementioned match that took place in London on December 23, Everton has allowed their form to deteriorate significantly. As of right moment, the squad has gone five games without claiming a victory in the league. During the week, the Caramels played Fulham and ended up with a score of 0-0. They should be satisfied with the fact that they were able to earn a point in the game. This result was the outcome of the team’s first championship match in the new year 2024, which was played against Aston Villa. Concurrently, Everton was eliminated from the FA Cup by Luton in the fourth round of the competition.
As a result of their despicable performance against Manchester City, Tottenham has also been eliminated from the competition for the event that England is competing in. On the other hand, the most important objective for the team is to make it back to the Champions League. In the middle of the week, Spurs defeated Brentford and got three points, but they once again played poorly in defense and allowed two goals to be scored against them. In the middle of the month, Tottenham emerged from Old Trafford with a point, and the situation was exactly the same.
The matchmakers are anticipating that there will be goals scored in today’s match, which is quite reasonable given that Tottenham is a team that scores a lot but also gives up a lot while they are playing. Everton, on the other hand, has managed to protect four clean sheets in their five official matches since the beginning of the year, and their offensive play is undoubtedly proving to be challenging in front of the goal. The squad has only been able to cash in a hit from Manchester City in its last four home games. In addition, there have been other strong visiting teams here, such as Newcastle, Chelsea, and Aston Villa, from whom seven points have been grabbed. In spite of the fact that it is extremely uncommon for Tottenham’s games Tips bet predicts to end with fewer than 2.5 goals, it has occurred three times away from home and against teams that played in the second half.
In the final round, the Bologna team maintained their tight proximity to the top six by gaining a significant point from their match against Milan, which took place away from home. Although they are now in eighth place, the ‘Hounds’ are only one point behind Fiorentina, who are in sixth place, two points behind Roma, who are in fifth place, and three points behind Atalanta, who are in fourth place. Naturally, if Bologna players are able to make the most of their home game against Sassuolo, they will have the opportunity to move into the top six of the rankings in this Round 22 situation.
The Bologna club was in the top six of the Serie A standings just a few rounds ago, but they have not been victorious in any of their fourth consecutive matches in the league. In the previous round, the Hounds were able to escape losing to Milan by avoiding a loss in the second minute of extra time. Riccardo Orsolini made a penalty kick that was accurate, bringing the score to 2-2 at the Giuseppe Meazza. Bologna suffered their fourth loss of the season when they were defeated by Cagliari, who are currently in the relegation zone, by a score of 1-2 two rounds earlier. The Blue-Red were defeated by Udinese by a score of 0-3 and came to a 1-1 draw with Genoa in their other two matches.
Sassuolo, on the other hand, is currently experiencing a string of two consecutive defeats. The players wearing black and green shirts suffered a loss of 0:1 away to Monza over the past weekend, and prior to that, they suffered another loss away, this time to Juventus, but this time by a score of 0:3. It was ten days before to the defeat at the hands of the “Old Lady” that Sassuolo recorded his final victory. Following that, the team had a home victory over the sixth-placed Fiorentina with a minimum score of 1-0. Even though they are now in fifteenth place, the Black and Greens are just one point clear of Cagliari, who is in eighteenth place. This means that they are only one wood away from joining the relegation zone.
Since the beginning of this season, Bologna has not yet experienced a single defeat in their own stadium. Regarding the forthcoming encounter against Sassuolo, I believe that the ‘Hounds’ will not permit one to be scored against them. Bologna prevailed over the Black-and-Greens in their home game by a score of 3-0 during the previous season. This victory also ended the Black-and-Greens’ streak of three consecutive defeats at Renato DalAra against Bologna. While their first match, which took place in the tenth round, did not result in a winner since both sides played to a 1-1 draw at the Mattei, I believe that Bologna will easily earn the three points now that they have a chance to do so.
It was the match against Stuttgart that resulted in the Freiburg team suffering their most significant defeat of the season. In the third round, the Swabians defeated their opponents by a score of 5-0 at the MHP Arena. This victory also ended their skid of three consecutive home losses to Freiburg, which had stretched to three games. On Saturday, the two teams will compete against one another in the second leg of the match. The Black and Whites are now in seventh place in the standings, while Stuttgart is currently positioned in third place. A discrepancy of nine points exists between the two of them.
The Swabians were able to halt their losing skid in the Bundesliga, which had been two games in a row, last weekend. It was accomplished in a remarkable manner by Stuttgart, which defeated RB Leipzig by a score of 5:2. A hat trick was achieved by Deniz Undau in this match, while Enzo Miyo and Jamie Leveling both scored two goals. Deniz Undau was the only player to score a hat trick. Borussia Monchengladbach and Bochum were the targets of the Swabians’ two successive losses, both of which occurred away from home.
A defeat was suffered by the Freiburg team in the last round of competition. The players wearing black and white jerseys were defeated by Werder Bremen by a score of 1:3 during their trip to Werder Bremen. However, just six days prior, Werder Bremen had defeated Bayern Munich by a score of 1:0 in the Allianz Arena. The other two matches that Freiburg played in 2024 were a draw at home against Union Berlin and a victory over Hoffenheim by a score of 3:2 despite the fact that they were down one player at the time.
The club that has a higher chance of winning the next match at Europa-Park is Stuttgart; nonetheless, the Swabians have not suffered a single loss in any of their previous four competitive matches played away from home at this venue. Freiburg has even won their last three home games against Stuttgart, but they are now of the opinion that the Black and Whites will not even earn a point from the next meeting. Having said that, I anticipate that the players from Freiburg will not fail to score in the goal that is being played by the Swabians this time. Since 2010, this has occurred in each and every one of their matches that have taken place at Europa-Park.
