Getafe vs Espanyol prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-12-12 20:00.
[p]Getafe are looking to get their campaign back on track against an Espanyol side who are making a surprise challenge for a place in the top four.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Three defeats from their last four league outings (W1) has left Getafe’s season at a crossroads. Supporters could be worried that their side were shut out in each of those three losses, including a recent 2-0 loss to Villarreal, whilst the Deep Blue Ones’ record of four defeats without scoring from five games against teams who start this round above them in the table (W1) is also discouraging. In fact, only one team in the division has netted fewer times than their 13, but José Bordalás’ side still began this round in eighth place and can point to a sturdy defence which has conceded just five goals on home soil, where they have won three times from seven attempts (D2, L2). [/p]
[p]Espanyol could end a 16-year curse in this game as they attempt to win four successive La Liga games across the same season for the first time since May 2009! The most recent of those, a 1-0 success over Rayo Vallecano, left the club in fifth place and dreaming of their first European campaign in seven years. A contributing factor to their lofty position comes from losing just twice on the road (W2, D2), with their two wins already just one shy of the total managed in the entirety of last season. Manager Manolo González has reason to be wary coming into this game as his side have lost three of their four matches against teams who start this round in top-eight positions (W1).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Espanyol won four of the last five La Liga H2Hs (L1), with both teams scoring in only one of those fixtures.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Getafe have led at half-time just once in La Liga this season, a joint-low for the division after 15 rounds.[/p]
[p]Getafe are the only team in La Liga yet to be awarded a penalty in 2025/26.[/p]
[p]Ahead of this round, only one team has had fewer offsides in the league than Espanyol (19).[/p]
[p]Four of Espanyol’s last five matches produced under 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Adrian Liso, who netted three times in his first two Getafe appearances in August, has seen ten of his 12 goals at club level serve as the first or last of the game. Ahead of this round, only two goalkeepers in La Liga had kept more clean sheets than Espanyol’s Marko Dmitrović.[/p]
[p]Getafe are without the suspended Luis Milla, while Tyrhys Dolan is also banned for Espanyol. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The visitors are in form and the hosts are not, so Espanyol to win is our choice. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Matt Jones[/i][/p]