The Matchday 24 La Liga fixture between Getafe vs Villarreal will take place on 14 February at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez. Getafe vs Villarreal: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Getafe
Last week, Getafe secured a hugely important away win over Alaves (2:0). That result ended the club’s eight-game winless run in the Spanish league (three draws, five defeats). What is more, the team have now taken at least one point in three straight La Liga matches, having previously lost five of their last six outings. It is also worth noting that the home side have kept clean sheets in both of their February games. At the same time, Getafe have one of the lowest tallies for total goals scored in La Liga: since the start of the current campaign, they have netted 18 times - only Real Oviedo have fewer (12). In the standings, the club have climbed to 11th place.
- Five of the last six league matches involving the home side have been low-scoring.
- The team have not scored more than once in 11 of their last 12 games in this competition.
- Getafe have conceded in eight of their last 10 home matches in La Liga.
Potential Getafe Lineup (5-3-2)*
David Soria - Kiko Femenia, Juan Iglesias, Djene, Said Romero, Domingos Duarte - Mauro Arambarri, Luis Milla, Mario Martin - Luis Vazquez, Martin Satriano.
Defender Davinchi, midfielder Mario Martin, as well as forwards Borja Mayoral and Abu Camara are not ready for the match due to injuries.
Villarreal
In the second half of January, Villarreal hit a dip and collected just one point from three La Liga matches, but February began with an emphatic win over Espanyol (4:1). Before that, the club’s last big league victory had come on 1 November last year, when the visitors thrashed Rayo Vallecano (4:0). After the most recent match, the away team drew level with Atletico Madrid. Villarreal remain fourth in the table, but now trail their rivals solely on goal difference, and the club also have a game in hand. Compared to Getafe, Villarreal have no issues with scoring. This season in La Liga, they have struck 43 goals in total - only Real Madrid (49) and Barcelona (63) have more.
- The club have scored in 15 of their last 18 Spanish league matches.
- At least two goals have been scored in 15 consecutive Villarreal games in this competition.
- The team have failed to keep a clean sheet in seven straight La Liga matches.
Potential Villarreal Lineup (4-4-2)*
Luiz Junior - Santiago Mourino, Sergi Cardona, Pau Navarro, Renato Veiga - Tajon Buchanan, Daniel Parejo, Pape Gueye, Alberto Moleiro - Nicolas Pepe, Georges Mikautadze.
Defender Alfonso Pedraza has served his suspension. Due to injuries, defenders Juan Foyth and Logan Costa, as well as forwards Alfonso Gonzalez and Pau Cabanes, will miss out. The participation of forward Gerard Moreno and defender Willy Kambwala is in doubt.
Getafe vs Villarreal: Match Prediction
Getafe have finally ended their eight-match winless streak in La Liga, but it is important to consider that the long-awaited victory came against Alaves, a side from the bottom half of the table. Before that, the team had collected just three points from eight league rounds, with that difficult spell beginning with an away defeat to Villarreal (0:2). At home, the club have gone four straight La Liga matches without a win, and in three of those games they failed even to draw. Particularly worrying is that across those four matches Getafe scored only one goal.
Villarreal’s downturn was much shorter. After three winless league games, the team did not just beat Espanyol - they thrashed them at home 4:1. Now comes an away trip, but the visiting side are unlikely to be unsettled by playing on the road. The club have avoided defeat in five of their last six away La Liga matches, with four of those six games ending in victory. It is also worth adding that Villarreal have gone at least 14 head-to-head La Liga meetings with Getafe without losing (nine wins, five draws).
Prediction: Villarreal Draw No Bet
* For each team, the starting XI listed is the lineup from their previous match in this competition.
