Monday's La Liga and Serie A predictions and free football tips

Best bets and predictions for Monday's matches in La Liga and Serie A.

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Girona to beat Getafe
Premier Sports 1, 9pm
1pt 7-4 Betfair

Roma to win & over 2.5 goals v Cremonese
BT Sport 1, 5.30pm
1pt 5-6 bet365, Coral

European preview

Girona's return to La Liga began with a frustrating 1-0 defeat away to Valencia last Sunday but they can record maximum points against Getafe at their Montilivi home.

Catalan outfit Girona had a man advantage for most of the second half against Valencia but just could not find a way through at the Mestalla.

But there's no denying they possess quality in the final third in veteran forward Cristhian Stuani, Atletico Madrid loanee Rodrigo Riquelme and New York City loanee Valentin Castellanos, who was among the top goalscorers in Major League Soccer before his move this summer.

Only three teams had better home records than Girona in the Segunda Division last term and they should fancy their chances of overpowering Getafe, who failed to record a single shot on target in a 3-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid in their opener.

Jose Mourinho's Roma got the job done against Salernitana in their first Serie A contest of the season but should have won by more than a 1-0 scoreline.

The capital club fired in 20 shots in that game with summer signing Paulo Dybala striking the woodwork and Nicolo Zaniolo also going close and they can rack up more goals in their next fixture at home to Cremonese.

Cremonese were themselves involved in a humdinger during the opening weekend of Serie A, going down 3-2 away to Fiorentina, who had 28 shots, 11 of which were on target, and 75 per cent of possession.

Roma should also dominate the Serie A new boys and are going from strength to strength under Mourinho, so a high-scoring win looks likely at the Stadio Olimpico.

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