Getafe vs Barcelona prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2023-04-15 14:15.
Getafe saw their four-game unbeaten streak (W2, D2) halted with a 2-0 La Liga (LL) loss to Real Sociedad last weekend, leaving them just three points above the relegation zone. Coach Quique Sánchez Flores was quick to brush the defeat off as one against “rivals that are out of your reach”, but that’s hardly reassuring as they come up against leaders Barcelona; a team that Flores’ sides couldn’t overcome in his last eight league H2Hs (D2, L6).
Home fans might not be getting their hopes up looking at that record, or for that matter, Getafe’s abysmally low 9% win-rate in top-flight matches against Barcelona. Yet, having won their last three league matches at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, the hosts could fancy their chances of improving that record this time around.
This may be a good time to face Barcelona, seeing as the visitors are on a two-game winless run (D1, L1) failing to score each time. Coach Xavi downplayed the media beat up of a “mini-crisis” as “we are 13 points ahead of Real Madrid” after their goalless draw against Girona last Monday, but with the league being their only remaining playground for this season, he wouldn’t want any more lows.
Returning to winning ways could start from the back as Barcelona boast the league’s best defensive record (GA9) highlighted by 21 clean sheets. That has played a part in tight games turning their way as the visitors have seen six of their last nine away league wins come by a 1-0 scoreline.
Players to watch: Borja Mayoral has seen his last four league goal involvements (G2, A2) come in three home wins for Getafe, while his two career H2H goals have also come in home victories. Robert Lewandowski could be the one to turn things around for Barcelona, having had a part in five of their last seven away league goals (G3, A2).
Hot stat: Ahead of this round, Getafe won an average of 3.32 corners per game while Barcelona have conceded 3.14 per match – both league-low numbers.