Ipurua receives the visit of one of the newly promoted, Girona, which is measured to the armero table in match of the 17th round of the Santander League. Eibar occupies the 10th position in the table, adding 21 points in the first 17 games (6 wins, 3 draw and 7 losses). The box armero has 4 wins and 1 draw in its last 5 games, overcoming the flight of a situation that came to question the position of his coach, José Luís Mendilibar. The Basque coach was again chosen to govern the team’s destinies from the bench and with a slightly higher budget than last year.
The Basque team has had a very busy summer, making 8 additions to try to stay one more season among the elite, suffering as little as possible. They arrive at Ipurua the central Paulo Oliveira, coming from Sporting CP, for which they pay 3.5 million; the former goalkeeper of Alcorcón, Marko Dmitrovic (1 million); midfielder Joan Jordán, from Espanyol (1 million); goalkeeper Yoel, from Valencia (750000 euros); the far right potter Iván Alejo (300,000 euros) and three players who arrive at zero cost: the winger Pablo Hervías (former Real Sociedad, who is on loan to Valladolid); left-back José Ángel (former FC Porto); and the former Málaga striker, Charles. The sale of the French center Florian Lejeune to Newcastle has left in box 10 million euros, while Adrián, Mauro Dos Santos, Antonio Luna, Jon Ander Felipe and Sergio García leave the team free.
Eleven Probable: Dmitrovic – Capa, Oliveira, Ramis, José Ángel – Inui, Dani García, Jordán, Alejo – Sergi Enrich, Kike García.
The Girona comes from winning at Getafe and Espanyol 1-0, after letting it go back 2-0 at home against the bottom, Deportivo Alavés, who ended up taking the 3 points in Montilivi (2-3). That match was the continuation to the three draws in the previous matches that broke a great run of results, with 3 wins in the previous four games. Again, another broken streak with two very important victories to get a little closer to the goal of permanence. The men of Pablo Machín occupy the 7th position in the table with 23 points in 16 games, being one of the surprises of this, his first season in the elite. The Catalans started their participation in the Santander League, drawing against Atlético de Madrid (2-2) and winning Málaga (2-0) in the first two games. However, the reality hit the Girona team, which since then had added two draws at home, in Leganés (0-0) and in Vigo (3-3). After losing at home to Villarreal, the team from Girona won in Riazor, breaking a losing streak in the previous 6 games, which had only added 2 of the 18 possible points. Despite falling the following week against Levante (0-2) in Copa del Rey, the team has maintained the streak in the league, beating Real Madrid (2-1) and the Valencian team (1-2) in the two days before the previous stop of selections. Subsequently, the team drew against Real Sociedad (1-1 at home) and Betis (2-2 in Sevilla), both in league, and in Valencia, before Levante in Cup (1-1), falling to the bottom before adding the last two wins.
Eleven Probable: Yassine Bounou – Bernardo, Juanpe, Ramalho, Maffeo – Pons, Granell, Aday – Portu, Borja, Stuani.
In 4 matches, Eibar could not beat Girona, who won two and tied twice. In the face of this game, the forecast is to keep the streak and the Catalans score in Ipurúa.
Prediction Today:
Draw or victory of Girona 1.83
