Taking a quick glance at our teams, we're seeing some brisk action on the green from both Girona and Deportivo Alavés. This is a showdown seasoned with stalwart goalkeeping prowess with Girona's Paulo Gazzaniga beating his chest at a respectable 6.77 rating and 10 saves, while Alavés cuddles two net guardians, the praiseworthy Adrián Rodríguez and Antonio Sivera rated 6.75 and 6.50 respectively.
Oh boy, let's chat top players. Alavés brings an intriguing ensemble of opulence led by our main man, Kike García, sporting a 7.33 rating along with 1 goal from 2 precise shots, and an accurate pass % like drinking aged whisky, at 63.9. Lest we forget our runners up, Nahuel Tenaglia and Manuel Sánchez.
Now flipping the pancake, we're looking at Girona's ace players. Iván Martín, a sparkler at 7.10 rating, already has my heart thudding and Arnaut Danjuma, that lightning bolt sitting at a 7.07 rating, scored one goal from 3 punctual shots - nice one.
Peering down the hazy corridors of past matches, these two have had some real roller coaster rides - a few victories for Girona, and that attention-grabbing draw back in 2024.
In league standings, Girona's achieved a slightly better 9-7-13 compared to Alavés' 6-9-14. Their recent showings, though, have been causing quite a stir with Girona facing stronger teams but gracefully persisting, and Alavés, oh dear Alavés, giving us a smorgasbord of unpredictability.
Basing our prediction on these notes, sit tight, because I do believe that it's going to be a close encounter, as tight as the lid on my grandmother's pickle jar.
Albert’s Prediction: Girona by 1