Getafe will be looking to continue their decent start to the new La Liga season on Saturday when they host Villarreal. The visitors will be hoping for a response after failing to win their previous two matches in the Spanish top flight.
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Last season’s struggles appear to be a thing of the past for Getafe, as they look back on track in La Liga. They come into this fixture sitting tenth in the standings, and a victory this weekend could put them within reach of moving into a European spot next weekend.
The Spanish club have won two of their opening seven matches this term, but they rank among the worst defensive sides in the competition at this early stage. Getafe would have taken huge confidence from their recent performance in midweek against Athletic Bilbao, as they came from behind to snatch a 2-2 draw. Their equalising effort was netted with just seven minutes remaining by Juanmi Latasa.
It hasn’t been the start to the season that Villarreal would have been hoping for, as they currently sit 14th in the standings after seven rounds of fixtures. They have picked up just two wins, and have already suffered four defeats over the opening months of the campaign.
A two-match unbeaten run was ended in midweek, as they were stunned by Girona. Villarreal opened the scoring early in the second half in that fixture, as Dani Parejo broke the deadlock. However, the visitors produced a stunning comeback, netting twice in the space of five second half minutes to turn the game on its head. Still, a win this weekend would send Villarreal into the top half of the standings.
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Villarreal have a fine recent record in this fixture, as they have avoided defeat in each of their last nine La Liga matches against Getafe. Over that period, they have recorded seven victories. However, this exact fixture last season saw the points shared following a 0-0 draw in August 2022.
Getafe vs Villarreal Prediction
Both of these sides will be looking to improve after patchy starts to the new season. Getafe have lost three of their last four home matches against Villarreal, and that could be a challenging trend to overlook this weekend. Therefore, the preference is for an away win in La Liga.
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