Betting preview: Espanyol vs Getafe should be interesting

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 30.April
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: RCDE Stadium (40500 seats)

Espanyol - Getafe: La Liga cellar occupants desperate for points and greatness. Read all the interesting stats and information before the game!

Insights:
  • Espanyol have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in La Liga
  • Getafe have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.

It's no vacation for neither Espanyol nor Getafe as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Espanyol form and stats

Espanyol's results here at RCDE Stadium in the La Liga have been very modest with 3 victories, 5 draws and 7 defeats.

Espanyol lost their last game at Villarreal (placed 5th) after a 2-4 scoreline. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Espanyol's goalkeeper Pacheco was extremely busy against Villarreal, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning ten saves. Pacheco, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.61 out of 10 in that game. Pacheco saved a penalty.

In the match before that, Espanyol hosted Cádiz and drew the game 0-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Espanyol have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 4 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 1 and lost 2.

Sports bettors should know that 11 of the most recent 13 league matches from this football club have had at least one goal from each team.

There will be little rest for Espanyol after this match as they are travelling to Sevilla for a La Liga game in only four days.

The Espanyol fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 15 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Espanyol defense is not exactly impregnable. 25 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Getafe form and stats

There's been little loot from Getafe's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 15 away games in the La Liga. Getafe only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 5 draws. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Getafe have lost on their last two travels.

Getafe might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Almeria proved too strong as Getafe slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Coliseum Alfonso Pérez. It's not a good sign for Getafe that their goalie Soria made nine saves in the Almeria game, but still were unable to rescue them from a beating.

Prior to that match, the Getafe manager Flores faced defeat when travelling to Mallorca and losing 1-3.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Getafe in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Getafe, 7 draws and 6 defeats.

After this away game Getafe return home for a La Liga game against Celta de Vigo. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The attacking power of Getafe when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 15 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Getafe have conceded 23 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides meet on the pitch this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent game: Getafe - Espanyol 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Espanyol three wins, three draws and Getafe four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

EspanyolJ. Sanmartín Mato
J. Sanmartín Mato
13 goals
GetafeE. Ünal
E. Ünal
13 goals
EspanyolM. Braithwait
M. Braithwait
10 goals

Espanyol missing players

Getafe missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Espanyol Getafe
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 4 15 31
6 3 1 Won W 1 2 7
10 5 3 Drew D 1 5 10
15 7 0 Lost L 2 8 14
37 18 5 Scored S 4 12 29
53 25 4 Conceded C 8 23 41
97% 93% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 84%
77% 73% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 65%
61% 60% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 42%
42% 47% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 27% 23%
10% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 7% 10%
74% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 53% 48%
16% 20% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 27% 32%
13% 20% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 33% 35%
 
4.5 5.6 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 2.5 3.2
5.3 3.9 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6 4.9
2.7 2.5 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.5 3.1 3.1
10 6 1 Red cards R C 3 5 9
 
10.7 12.1 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 8.5 9.8
3.3 3.6 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.2 3.3
36% 33% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 25% 29%
 
14.2 11.9 11.8 Shots against (avg) S A 14.2 13.3 13.2
5.1 4.4 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 5.1 4.9
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Espanyol have the fewest matches under the total-line (12) in La Liga
  • Espanyol have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in La Liga
  • Espanyol have the most matches over the total-line (19) in La Liga
  • Espanyol have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Getafe have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Getafe have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barcelona 31 24 4 3 55 11 15 12 3 0 28 2 16 12 1 3 27 9 44 76
2 Real Madrid 31 20 5 6 65 28 15 10 4 1 36 12 16 10 1 5 29 16 37 65
3 Atlético Madrid 31 19 6 6 50 23 16 10 3 3 31 13 15 9 3 3 19 10 27 63
4 Real Sociedad 31 16 7 8 39 29 15 8 4 3 19 13 16 8 3 5 20 16 10 55
5 Villarreal 31 15 5 11 43 32 15 9 2 4 24 14 16 6 3 7 19 18 11 50
6 Real Betis 31 14 7 10 39 33 16 8 4 4 22 15 15 6 3 6 17 18 6 49
7 Athletic Club 31 13 7 11 42 31 16 7 3 6 20 12 15 6 4 5 22 19 11 46
8 Osasuna 31 12 8 11 29 32 15 8 1 6 17 17 16 4 7 5 12 15 -3 44
9 Rayo Vallecano 31 11 10 10 38 37 16 7 5 4 23 18 15 4 5 6 15 19 1 43
10 Girona 31 11 8 12 48 45 16 9 3 4 31 21 15 2 5 8 17 24 3 41
11 Sevilla 31 11 8 12 38 45 15 6 4 5 20 19 16 5 4 7 18 26 -7 41
12 Mallorca 31 11 7 13 30 34 15 7 4 4 16 11 16 4 3 9 14 23 -4 40
13 Celta de Vigo 31 10 9 12 37 42 16 6 5 5 22 17 15 4 4 7 15 25 -5 39
14 Real Valladolid 31 10 5 16 27 50 15 7 3 5 16 16 16 3 2 11 11 34 -23 35
15 Almeria 31 9 6 16 38 53 16 8 2 6 24 21 15 1 4 10 14 32 -15 33
16 Valencia 31 9 6 16 34 37 16 7 3 6 23 16 15 2 3 10 11 21 -3 33
17 Cádiz 31 7 11 13 23 43 16 4 6 6 14 22 15 3 5 7 9 21 -20 32
18 Getafe 31 7 10 14 29 41 16 5 5 6 17 18 15 2 5 8 12 23 -12 31
19 Espanyol 31 6 10 15 37 53 15 3 5 7 18 25 16 3 5 8 19 28 -16 28
20 Elche 31 2 7 22 20 62 15 1 4 10 11 27 16 1 3 12 9 35 -42 13

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barcelona 31 24 4 3 55 11 15 12 3 0 28 2 16 12 1 3 27 9 44 76
2 Real Madrid 31 20 5 6 65 28 15 10 4 1 36 12 16 10 1 5 29 16 37 65
3 Atlético Madrid 31 19 6 6 50 23 16 10 3 3 31 13 15 9 3 3 19 10 27 63
4 Real Sociedad 31 16 7 8 39 29 15 8 4 3 19 13 16 8 3 5 20 16 10 55
5 Villarreal 31 15 5 11 43 32 15 9 2 4 24 14 16 6 3 7 19 18 11 50
6 Real Betis 31 14 7 10 39 33 16 8 4 4 22 15 15 6 3 6 17 18 6 49
7 Athletic Club 31 13 7 11 42 31 16 7 3 6 20 12 15 6 4 5 22 19 11 46
8 Osasuna 31 12 8 11 29 32 15 8 1 6 17 17 16 4 7 5 12 15 -3 44
9 Rayo Vallecano 31 11 10 10 38 37 16 7 5 4 23 18 15 4 5 6 15 19 1 43
10 Girona 31 11 8 12 48 45 16 9 3 4 31 21 15 2 5 8 17 24 3 41
11 Sevilla 31 11 8 12 38 45 15 6 4 5 20 19 16 5 4 7 18 26 -7 41
12 Mallorca 31 11 7 13 30 34 15 7 4 4 16 11 16 4 3 9 14 23 -4 40
13 Celta de Vigo 31 10 9 12 37 42 16 6 5 5 22 17 15 4 4 7 15 25 -5 39
14 Real Valladolid 31 10 5 16 27 50 15 7 3 5 16 16 16 3 2 11 11 34 -23 35
15 Almeria 31 9 6 16 38 53 16 8 2 6 24 21 15 1 4 10 14 32 -15 33
16 Valencia 31 9 6 16 34 37 16 7 3 6 23 16 15 2 3 10 11 21 -3 33
17 Cádiz 31 7 11 13 23 43 16 4 6 6 14 22 15 3 5 7 9 21 -20 32
18 Getafe 31 7 10 14 29 41 16 5 5 6 17 18 15 2 5 8 12 23 -12 31
19 Espanyol 31 6 10 15 37 53 15 3 5 7 18 25 16 3 5 8 19 28 -16 28
20 Elche 31 2 7 22 20 62 15 1 4 10 11 27 16 1 3 12 9 35 -42 13

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