Real Madrid vs Getafe prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2023-05-12 19:00.
After beating Osasuna 2-1 to win the Copa del Rey – their third piece of silverware of the season – Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Manchester City in their UEFA Champions League semi-final during the week. Thereāll be no respite when they bid to regain second place in La Liga (LL) from city rivals AtlĆ©tico by hosting another Madrid-based team, Getafe, who have beaten them only once across the last 18 H2Hs (W15, D2).
With the second leg against Man City approaching, manager Carlo Ancelotti could well rotate his squad here as he bids to build on a run of just one defeat in 20 LL home fixtures (W14, D5) to keep Los Blancos as fresh as he can. Ancelotti says heās happy with the physical condition of his squad, and with few injury concerns and only Dani Carvajal suspended, they appear to be in good shape.
Thatās potentially bad news for relegation contenders Getafe, who after a winless April (D2, L4) moved to 18th with a vital 1-0 victory over Celta Vigo that boosted their survival hopes. Although they are level on points with Valencia immediately above them, their inferior H2H record means that everything could come down to their final day visit to Valladolid, who they currently trail by one point and two places.
Before that, they will enter their third last LL away game of the season having not won on the road since October (D3, L7) whilst failing to score in three of the last four (D1, L3). Getafe also havenāt won an away H2H since February 2008 (L13), losing the last four of them āto nilā, including three with a 2-0 scoreline.
Players to watch: Real star Marco Asensio could get some game time here and he has been a lucky charm for Madrid, who have won all eight of his LL goalscoring outings this term. Meanwhile, ex-Madrid man Borja Mayoral has netted in two of Getafeās last three matches, although on both occasions they subsequently lost!
Hot streak: Madrid have won at least five corners in each of their last seven league fixtures (W4, L3).