Girona vs Liverpool predictions: Champions League tips and odds

Our betting expert has selected two bets and a bet builder for Tuesday’s Champions League fixture between Girona and Liverpool at the Edstadi Montilivil (kick-off, 5.45pm BST).

Girona vs Liverpool tips

• Liverpool -1 handicap @ 11/10 with bet365
• Cody Gakpo to score any time @ 15/8 with bet365
• Mohamed Salah over 1.5 shots on target, Cody Gakpo over 0.5 shots on target, Bojan Miovski over 0.5 shots on target, Bryan Gil over 0.5 shots on target @ 16/1 with bet365

Liverpool can brush aside hosts

Liverpool have been perfect in the Champions League this season with five wins from as many games. A victory against Catalan side Girona on Tuesday would all but secure a place in the last 16 with two league games still to play and they should be able to make the most of the opportunity.

Girona look a shadow of the side who spent a large chunk of last season challenging for La Liga glory after cashing in on a few stars over the summer. Michel’s troops sit a respectable ninth but have struggled in Europe with four defeats in five games, claiming a solitary win over Slovan Bratislava.

This will be an historic game for them as it is their first competitive game against an English side but getting any kind of result looks beyond them.

Girona lost 3-0 at home to Real Madrid at the weekend and have been beaten 4-0 by PSV Eindhoven in this competition, while Liverpool have beaten Real and are a level or two above the Dutch giants.

The Reds go into the game well rested after the Merseyside derby was postponed at the weekend. They were held to a 3-3 draw at Newcastle in their last game but prior to that had recorded seven straight wins – four of those by two or more goals.

Four of their five European victories have been by at least two goals and backing the visitors to cover a -1 handicap looks a decent option. 

Girona vs Liverpool tip 1: Liverpool -1 @ 11/10 with bet365

Gakpo worth a shot to score 

Mohamed Salah is Liverpool’s leading scorer domestically but the goals have been shared around in Europe so there are better priced options than their star forward.

Cody Gakpo isn’t exactly an outsider but at 15/8 he offers a bit of value. The Dutchman has scored in Liverpool’s previous two European games – against Bayer Leverkusen and Real – and has six goals in his last 10 appearances for club and country. 

Girona vs Liverpool tip 2: Cody Gakpo to score any time @ 15/8 with bet365

Forward thinking underpins bet builder

The focus is on the shots on target market to form this 16/1 bet builder, with two options from each team, and you can use the bet365 bonus code TMG50 to make the wager.

Gakpo is averaging 2.4 attempts per game in this competition and 1.4 of those have been on target. We’re backing him to at least be able to test the keeper.

Salah averages 3.4 attempts per game in the Premier League and 2.0 in the Champions League. The Egyptian tends to be accurate, with more than half his attempts across all competitions recorded as on target, so back him to have over 1.5 attempts on goal in this game.

For Girona, Bojan Miovski looks a good contender for over 0.5 attempts on goal – he averages 1.3 shots on target per game in the Champions League.

Former Spurs man Bryan Gil is an outside candidate for the hosts and his inclusion provides a significant price boost on this bet builder.

Gil has yet to record an attempt on target in Europe but in La Liga he averages a solid 1.4 per game and 0.6 of those are on target. He has also had four shots in total across his last three La Liga games, scoring once.   

Girona vs Liverpool tip 3: Mohamed Salah over 1.5 shots on target, Cody Gakpo over 0.5 shots on target, Bojan Miovski over 0.5 shots on target, Bryan Gil over 0.5 shots on target @ 16/1 with bet365

Girona vs Liverpool odds

• Girona @ 6/1 with bet365
• Draw @ 15/4 with bet365
• Liverpool @ 21/50 with bet365

Odds, correct at the time of publication, are subject to change.