There is a Catalan derby in La Liga on Monday night, with Espanyol welcoming Girona to Stage Front Stadium.

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Espanyol have been beaten in just one of their last seven matches in Spain's top flight, with that run including a return of four points from their last two games, drawing at home to Athletic Bilbao before beating Alaves.

Manolo Gonzalez's side are 15th in the La Liga table, boasting a record of seven wins, six draws and 12 defeats from 25 matches, which has left them three points clear of 19th-placed Las Palmas.

The White and Blues are bidding to make it back-to-back seasons in La Liga, having earned promotion from the Segunda Division playoffs last term, and their recent performances have been very encouraging in terms of their survival hopes.

Espanyol have lost their last two matches against Catalan rivals Girona, including a 4-1 reverse earlier this season, but the last top-flight game between the two sides at the home of Espanyol finished 2-2 in January 2023.

Gonzalez's team are unbeaten in their last seven games in front of their own fans, and they have overcome Real Madrid and drawn with Athletic Bilbao in their last two matches on home soil.

Girona, meanwhile, will enter this match off the back of a 2-2 draw with Celta, with that result ending a three-game losing run.

Michel's side have not been victorious since a 2-1 success over Las Palmas at the start of the month, and they are currently in 13th spot in the table, picking up 32 points from their opening 26 matches of the campaign.

Girona are only actually five points ahead of Espanyol, and there is a danger that the team could slide towards the bottom three if their poor form continues, with this season being an underwhelming one considering their success in 2023-24.

Indeed, the White and Reds finished third in La Liga last season to qualify for the Champions League, but Europe has taken a lot out of them this term, while there have also been a lot of injury issues in the squad.

Girona have lost seven of their 13 away league matches this season, recording just three wins in the process, while they have only scored 10 times on their travels in Spain's top flight during the 2024-25 campaign.

Espanyol possible starting lineup:

J Garcia; El Hilali, Kumbulla, Cabrera, Romero; Lozano, Gonzalez; Carreras, Kral, Puado; Fernandez

Girona possible starting lineup:

Gazzaniga; D Lopez, Krejci, Blind; A Martinez, Herrera, Romeu, Gutierrez; Tsygankov, Miovski, Gil