Betting Tips: Girona vs Barcelona

The hosts have scored against the biggest sides in La Liga and we are backing them to get on the scoresheet once more when they face the champions

Barcelona head to the Estadio Montilivi on Sunday afternoon for a Catalan derby against Girona.

The two sides were in Copa del Rey action in midweek and rested players, with both sides suffering defeats to Sevilla and Real Madrid, respectively.

In La Liga Girona were able to hold Barca to a 2-2 draw at the Camp Nou earlier this season and Ernesto Valverde's men will be keen to avoiding dropping more points to their regional rivals.

Girona are without a without a win in their last nine matches in all competitions and bet365 price them at 9/1 (10.00) to end that run with a first ever victory against Barcelona. The Blaugrana can be backed at 1/3 (1.33) with the draw offered at 17/4 (5.25).

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Barcelona rested Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets, Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and Marc-Andre Ter Stegen for the midweek trip to Seville but they should all return. Ousmane Demebele is injured along with Samuel Umtiti and Thomas Vermaelen.

Girona rested top scorer Cristhian Stuani on Thursday with the Uruguayan an unused substitute at the Bernabeu. The striker should come back into the starting eleven along with a number of other first choice players who were rested.

Girona have shown themselves to be capable of scoring against the best teams in the Primera Division this season, having scored in all three of their matches against Atletico Madrid.

Eusebio Sacristan's men also netted twice at Camp Nou back in September, while on Thursday night they scored twice at the Bernabeu - having also scored against Madrid at home in La Liga in August.

The Montilivi outfit have scored in each of their last seven matches in all competitions and in Stuani they boast La Liga's third top scorer since the start of last season (behind Messi and Suarez).

Both teams to score is offered at 3/4 (1.75) and this selection looks like a solid option for Sunday's derby. For slightly higher odds, both teams to score and over 2.5 goals is priced at evens (2.00).