Will the Yellow Submarine hold onto third place?
The Yellow Submarine (Spanish: el submarino amarillo) is anything but a welcome opponent at Estadi Montilivi. Girona FC has lost all of its last seven home games against Villarreal across all competitions. Based purely on the record, the odds are therefore in favor of an away win for the team from eastern Spain in this Girona vs. Villarreal match, especially since coach Marcelino’s squad currently sits in third place in the table and has all but secured qualification for the UEFA Champions League with a 14-point lead over fifth place.
Girona FC, on the other hand, sitting in 13th place, is not yet completely certain that they will be able to celebrate top-flight soccer again in the 2026/27 season. A six-point lead over the first relegation spot does promise a very good starting position. However, if further successes fail to materialize, things could quickly become critical again.
After all, the Catalans have won only two of their last nine league games (four draws, three losses). Accordingly, in our assessment, the Girona vs. Villarreal prediction favors an away win for the Yellow Submarine, which picked up seven out of nine possible points before the international break and won four of its last six La Liga matches (one draw, one loss).
Recently, matches involving Villarreal have mostly featured plenty of goals. There have been 30 goals scored in the last eight games alone. On top of that, Girona FC has already conceded 44 goals, a figure surpassed by only five other teams in the league. So, if betting on an away win for the team from Spain’s east coast seems too risky, you can alternatively bet on a high-scoring league match.
Girona – Villarreal Head-to-Head Record
Head to Head: 5 – 1 – 12
Only 18 matches have taken place between the two teams, and with twelve wins, Villarreal CF has won two-thirds of all encounters against Girona FC. In the first leg, the Yellow Submarine even rolled over the Catalans 5-0. The team from Spain’s east coast has also won all seven of their most recent away matches at Estadi Montilivi across all competitions.
Girona – Villarreal Prediction
According to top bookmakers, the betting odds for Girona vs. Villarreal favor the visitors, who have already collected 24 more points (58) than the Catalans (34) over the first 29 matchdays of La Liga.
The Blanquivermells haven’t exactly been a force at home either, with just five wins from 14 La Liga home games and a goal difference of 16:21, which is why we see real value in the prediction that the Yellow Submarine—which has won all of its last seven away games at Estadi Montilivi—will secure another away victory against a team they’ve historically struggled against.
