Girona's recent run of six consecutive wins in all competitions came to an end on Monday night as they drew 1-1 at home with Athletic Bilbao; Viktor Tsygankov was the first to break the deadlock in the 55th minute of the match, but Inaki Williams equalized for the visitors in the 67th minute.
The Catalan side are still having a great season so far, winning 11 of their 14 league matches, drawing two and losing just one, collecting 35 points and finishing in second place only due to their inferior record in direct matches with Real Madrid, against whom they lost 0-3 at the end of September.
Girona finished last season's Liga MX campaign in 10th place, their highest placing at this level of the competition, so the club is very much in a position to make history in the 2023-24 season.
Mitchell's side will take on Orihuela in the Copa del Rey on December 7, and thereafter travel to Barcelona in La Liga, an interesting period in the club's season as they will then face Alaves and Real Betis in Spain's top-flight before heading into the winter break.
Girona won the corresponding match against Valencia 1-0 last season, but have lost two of their last three home La Liga matches against Valencia.
Valencia's performance last season was very disappointing as they finished 16th in the table, their lowest position since being relegated to La Liga B in 1986.
Unsurprisingly, Valencia's performances in the 2023-24 season have once again lacked consistency, with five wins, four draws and five defeats in 14 matches, and they currently sit in ninth place with 19 points.
Ruben Baraja's men have only lost one of their last six league games, and that was against Real Madrid before International Day, which resulted in a 1-5 defeat. However, they failed to return to winning ways last weekend and were forced to accept a 0-0 draw at home to Celta.
Valencia haven't scored a lot of goals this season, just 16 in 14 games, but they have improved defensively, conceding just 18 goals, which isn't a disastrous record.
