Real Madrid will be aiming to bounce back from a 2-1 defeat to Athletic Bilbao when they continue their La Liga campaign away to Girona on Saturday night.
Los Blancos are currently second in the La Liga table, four points behind leaders Barcelona with a game in hand, but they have now been beaten in four of their last seven games in all competitions.
Girona, meanwhile, will enter the match off the back of a shock penalty-shootout loss to UD Logrones in the Copa del Rey.
Michel's side are unbeaten in their last four league games, though, winning three times in the process, and they currently sit in eighth position in Spain's top flight.
Here, Sports Mole takes a close look at the head-to-head record and past meetings between Real Madrid and Girona ahead of this weekend's intriguing contest in the Spanish capital.
Karim Benzema in action for Real Madrid against Girona on January 31, 2019© Imago
Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 10
Real Madrid wins: 6
Draws: 1
Girona wins: 3
There have only ever been 10 meetings between these two sides, with eight of those coming in La Liga, while the pair also locked horns in the Copa del Rey back in 2019, and Real Madrid have won six of their encounters, suffering three defeats in the process.
The first-ever clash between the pair came in October 2017, with Girona incredibly recording a 2-1 victory, but Real Madrid won the reverse match at Bernabeu 6-3.
Real Madrid then recorded a 4-1 win in their La Liga clash towards the start of the 2018-19 campaign, before beating the Catalan side twice in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey, recording a 4-2 victory at home and 3-1 success away to secure a 7-3 aggregate win.
Girona's second win over Real Madrid was a famous one, recording a 2-1 victory at Bernabeu in February 2019, before the points were shared in a 1-1 draw in their next game in the Spanish capital in October 2022.
The Red and Whites beat Real Madrid 4-2 on home soil in the league during the 2022-23 campaign, but Los Blancos won 3-0 and 4-0 in their two La Liga fixtures in 2023-24.
Real Madrid therefore lead the head-to-head record six wins to Girona's three, with just one draw occurring, while Los Blancos have scored 29 times to Girona's 16.
Of the players still active at both clubs, Cristhian Stuani is the leading goalscorer in this particular fixture, having scored five times against Real Madrid during his time at Girona, while Karim Benzema also netted five times versus Girona during his time with Los Blancos.
Previous meetings
Feb 10, 2024: Real Madrid 4-0 Girona (La Liga)
Sep 30, 2023: Girona 0-3 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Apr 25, 2023: Girona 4-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Oct 30, 2022: Real Madrid 1-1 Girona (La Liga)
Feb 17, 2019: Real Madrid 1-2 Girona (La Liga)
Jan 31, 2019: Girona 1-3 Real Madrid (Copa del Rey Quarter-Finals)
Jan 24, 2019: Real Madrid 4-2 Girona (Copa del Rey Quarter-Finals)
Aug 26, 2018: Girona 1-4 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Mar 18, 2018: Real Madrid 6-3 Girona (La Liga)
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