Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Girona and Valencia square off against each other at Estadio Municipal de Montilivi in the opening match of Sunday’s program. The Catalans are enjoying a season to remember, with the team sitting in second place ahead of Matchday 15, but they need to keep on improving their game if they are to make it to the Champions League. All Artem Dovbyk, Borja Garcia, Juan Carlos, Joel Roca Casals, Ricard Artero, and Toni Villa remain in the treatment room, but there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
Los Che, on the other hand, have been having their ups and downs of late, with the team beating Granada, losing to Real Madrid, while sharing the spoils with Celta Vigo. Valencia are not regarded as good travellers and given Girona’s fine home record, we do not believe that the visitors are capable of grabbing something from the match. Ruben Baraja should have a full squad to choose from.
Highlighted Player (Christian Stuani):
Cristhian Stuani is considered one of the best Uruguay attackers. Stuani was born on 12 October, 1986 and he began his senior career at Danubio. He impressed with the Uruguayan outfit, scoring 23 goals in 36 appearances for the club and, as a result, he became a target for a number of top European clubs.
In 2008 he signed a contract with Reggina, but he failed to impress in 17 appearances for the Italian team. After spending the 2012/2013 season on loan at Espanyol, Christian Stuani signed a permanent deal with the Catalan side in 2013. Stuani scored 12 goals in 37 league appearances for Espanyol in the 2014/2015 Primera Division campaign, but at the end of the season he moved to Middlesbrough for a reported €3 million fee.
The 186-cm-tall striker made his Uruguay debut on 14 November, 2012 in a friendly win over Poland. Stuani also represented la Celeste at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Highlighted Team (Valencia):
Founded on March 18, 1919, Valencia FC are a Spanish football club that compete in La Liga. Los Che play their home games at Estadio de Mestalla, the stadium which was opened back in May, 1923. The capacity of the venue is 50,000. Seeing that bats are quite common in Valencia, it is no surprise they are nicknamed the Bats.
Valencia made it to the Champions League final on two occasions (2000, 2001), but they were beaten in the title games by Real Madrid and Bayern Munchen respectively. The Spanish club, though, did well to win the UEFA Cup title in the 2003/2004 season, with the team beating Marseille in the final of the competition.
A number of top-class footballers were part of the club in the past, with the likes of Pablo Aimar, Ruben Baraja, David Albelda, Santiago Canizares, John Carew and Gaizka Mendieta all playing for the Estadio de Mestalla outfit. Valencia main colors are white and black, whilst they often where orange jerseys and shorts when playing on the travels.