Espanyol vs Getafe prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2023-04-29 16:30.
The stakes could barely be higher as Espanyol host managerless Getafe, with both teams inside the bottom three and desperate for a win in this relegation dogfight. Home boss Luis GarcĂa has branded the game a “final,” which seems a fair assessment given his side go into the match three points behind their opponents in 19th place.
The Parakeets have dropped into such a perilous position due to a run of eight games without a win (D1, L7), which was extended by a 4-2 defeat to Villarreal in midweek. GarcĂa admits that result left his side feeling “screwed,” but insists they have to “get up again” if they are to return to winning ways and avoid a second relegation from the Spanish top-flight in the last four seasons.
Visiting Getafe will have other ideas though, and they travel to the RCDE Stadium looking to improve on an already strong record of just two defeats in the last eight H2Hs (W3, D3). Supporters will be hoping their side can channel that form as they look to end their own winless run, which stretched to five outings (D2, L3) after a miserable 2-1 loss to AlmerĂa on Wednesday.
That result led to the departure of manager Quique Sanchez Flores, which would have pleased some fans in the stands who called for his sacking. Sporting director Rubén Reyes has been put in temporary charge, and he is tasked with ending a run of nine away league games without a victory (D3, L6) as the Deep Blue Ones look to extend their six-year stint in La Liga.
Players to watch: Espanyol captain Sergi Darder has never lost at home to Getafe (W4, D2). Attempting to end that record will be visiting striker Enes Ăśnal, who has netted first or last in ten of his 11 goalscoring La Liga appearances this season.
Hot stat: Both teams have scored in 23 of Espanyol’s 31 outings this season; a league-high.