Getafe vs Valencia prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-10-26 15:15.
[p]Wins have been hard to come by for La Liga strugglers Getafe and Valencia this campaign, and while it may be early to coin this clash a ‘relegation six-pointer’, a positive result could be pivotal for either. A lack of goals has proved their collective undoing with just seven scored each after ten rounds, but that’s not stopped Getafe from avoiding defeat in their first five home league games of a top-flight season for just the third time in history (W1, D4). [/p]
[p]Turning those draws into wins will be the Azulones’ next target, and they ought to be confident of doing just that having avoided defeat in each of the last five La Liga H2Hs on home soil without conceding a single goal (W4, D1). Supporters inside the Coliseum are luckily well used to defences being on top, with just two goals arriving before half-time in Getafe’s home matches this term.[/p]
[p]A disastrous performance that saw Valencia reduced to ten men against fellow strugglers Las Palmas (L 3-2) left Los Ches at the foot of the La Liga table. Boss and club legend Rubén Baraja called for “unity” in the wake of that implosion after fans protested against the club’s ownership, but with his side claiming their second-lowest points tally at this stage of a season (six), their fury is understandable. [/p]
[p]Solving his side’s travel sickness must be top of Baraja’s agenda, as Valencia have registered just a single point on the road this term while scoring just once (D1, L4). A trip to the capital therefore arrives at a bad time as Los Ches have failed to win any of their last three visits to the Madrid region (D1, L2), failing to score in all three.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Getafe’s Mauro Arambarri has scored three goals and been booked four times in his last six matches. His five personal H2H wins is his joint-most against any opponent (D4, L4), but he’s also been yellow carded seven times and sent off twice against Valencia! Los Ches welcomed back captain José Gayà after a long-term injury layoff last week, and he registered an assist inside 30 minutes of his return.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Only Las Palmas (eight) and Celta Vigo (seven) have conceded the opening La Liga goal more often than Getafe (six) ahead of the round.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]