On Thursday night, Segunda side Girona host Osasuna in the last 32 of the Copa del Rey. The game is a good test of the home teams La Liga credentials.
Girona head into this cup tie in good form and are at the business end of the second tier of Spanish football this season.
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Michel’s team are currently in the play-off spots, but will not yet have ruled out the possibility of winning automatic promotion this season.
The home side is unbeaten in their previous six outings, having recorded five wins in the process. Last time out they recorded a 1-0 win at Huesca.
Girona’s recent record in the Copa del Rey is relatively good, as they have suffered just one defeat in their previous six outings in Spain’s major cup competition while recording four wins in normal time and one in extra time.
However, their recent home record in the competition is not great, as they have won just one of their last six matches in 90 minutes at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi.
Osasuna will be looking to avoid a cup exit in this potentially tricky fixture. Their form in La Liga of late has not been great, though, so it may be a challenging encounter for Arrasate and his team.
The visitors head into this clash on the back of just one win in their previous five matches, with the solitary victory coming in a 2-1 win at Deportivo La Coruna in the last round of this competition.
Similarly, to their hosts, Osasuna have a good recent record in the Copa del Rey, having won five of their last six matches in the competition.
Forebet predicts that Osasuna will manage to sneak past their Segunda opponents with a victory in a low-scoring encounter.