On Wednesday evening, Girona host Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey last 16 first leg, as both teams look to book their place in the next round of the competition.
Girona are enjoying another steady campaign in La Liga this season, so may fancy their chances of a good cup run in this competition. The home side heads into this difficult clash on the back of a four-game winless run, though.
However, their recent run of home games does give Girona hope of a positive result, as they are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions on home soil.
The home side has a mixed recent home record in the Copa del Rey but have won just one of their last five Copa games in 90 minutes. Although they are unbeaten in three games in the competition, they have recorded just one win in seven matches in the Copa del Rey overall.
Atletico Madrid’s main priority this season is winning La Liga. However, the Copa del Rey is another chance for Diego Simeone’s team to win silverware.
The team from the capital have a decent recent record in the Copa del Rey, winning five of their last seven matches in the competition. In fact, they have lost just two of their last nine games in the Copa, with both defeats coming against Sevilla in last season’s competition.
Rather uncharacteristically, Atletico’s recent Copa del Rey games have been high scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in six of their last seven matches.
Atletico have been hard to beat on their travels in the Copa, losing just one of their last 11 away matches in the competition.
This could be a tight encounter, but Forebet predicts that Atletico will prevail in a low scoring Copa clash.