Evenly matched teams: Getafe vs Valencia match preview

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sat 12.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez (17393 seats)

Getafe have some points to catch up on from their 15th spot, and the task starts vs Valencia. Read more!

Insights:
  • Getafe have the fewest points from losing position (1) in La Liga
  • Valencia have the most matches over the total-line (13) in La Liga

Both teams have had sufficient rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's have faith in that this will be an active match!

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Getafe form and stats

6-3-4 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga numbers at home for Getafe so far this season.

Getafe faced defeat in their previous match, away at Espanyol (0-2). Attacking player Mayoral outperformed all others in that match and got a match rating of 7.01 out of 10. Mayoral dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 19 successful passes (of 23 total).

Before that, Getafe drew at home versus Deportivo Alaves.

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 Getafe have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won five, drawn zero and lost three.

The Getafe fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 13 matches.

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Valencia form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their La Liga travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.

Valencia had fun at their own home (Coliseum Alfonso Pérez) last time out, beating Granada 3-1. Soler, Guedes and Gómez scored. Soler got a match rating of 8.42 in that game, top player of the team. Soler scored one goal, signed up for two assists and hit two key passes.

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

Valencia find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. Valencia struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 25 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Getafe and Valencia have faced each other already this season: Valencia - Getafe 1-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Getafe victories, three draws and three Valencia wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less. The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being hot-tempered, having seen 9 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

GetafeE. Ünal
E. Ünal
13 goals
ValenciaG. Ganchinho Guedes
G. Ganchinho Guedes
10 goals
ValenciaC. Soler Barragán
C. Soler Barragán
9 goals

Getafe missing players

Valencia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Getafe Valencia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 5 13 27
6 6 2 Won W 2 4 9
9 3 1 Drew D 2 3 9
12 4 1 Lost L 1 6 9
26 19 3 Scored S 7 19 41
32 13 4 Conceded C 6 25 43
85% 92% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 85% 89%
59% 62% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 77% 81%
37% 54% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 69% 63%
15% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 54% 41%
7% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 38% 26%
37% 38% 25% BTTS BTTS 60% 77% 74%
30% 38% 50% Clean Sheets C S 40% 23% 26%
48% 31% 50% Failed to Score F T 20% 15% 11%
 
3.7 3.9 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 4.7 5
4.7 5.6 6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 4.8 4.7
3.1 3.2 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.9 3.8
4 4 2 Red cards R C 2 2 6
 
10.8 12 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 13 10.8 11.4
3.3 3.8 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.5 4.3
30% 38% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 32% 35%
 
10.9 11 12 Shots against (avg) S A 11.6 13.1 12.6
3.7 3.9 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 4.8 4.6
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Getafe have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Getafe have the fewest points from losing position (1) in La Liga
  • Valencia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Valencia have the most matches over the total-line (13) in La Liga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 27 19 6 2 56 21 14 10 4 0 32 9 13 9 2 2 24 12 35 63
2 Sevilla 27 15 10 2 39 18 13 10 3 0 28 11 14 5 7 2 11 7 21 55
3 Barcelona 26 13 9 4 48 29 12 8 2 2 27 13 14 5 7 2 21 16 19 48
4 Atletico Madrid 27 14 6 7 50 35 13 8 3 2 23 12 14 6 3 5 27 23 15 48
5 Real Betis 27 14 4 9 49 35 14 7 2 5 26 18 13 7 2 4 23 17 14 46
6 Real Sociedad 27 12 8 7 28 29 13 7 4 2 10 6 14 5 4 5 18 23 -1 44
7 Villarreal 27 11 9 7 47 26 14 8 4 2 34 14 13 3 5 5 13 12 21 42
8 Athletic Club 27 10 10 7 32 26 13 7 2 4 22 14 14 3 8 3 10 12 6 40
9 Valencia 27 9 9 9 41 43 14 5 6 3 22 18 13 4 3 6 19 25 -2 36
10 Celta de Vigo 27 9 8 10 33 31 14 5 3 6 20 19 13 4 5 4 13 12 2 35
11 Osasuna 27 9 8 10 26 31 14 3 6 5 11 19 13 6 2 5 15 12 -5 35
12 Espanyol 27 8 8 11 33 40 14 7 4 3 21 16 13 1 4 8 12 24 -7 32
13 Rayo Vallecano 26 9 4 13 28 32 13 8 2 3 20 9 13 1 2 10 8 23 -4 31
14 Elche 27 7 8 12 29 39 13 5 5 3 16 14 14 2 3 9 13 25 -10 29
15 Getafe 27 6 9 12 26 32 13 6 3 4 19 13 14 0 6 8 7 19 -6 27
16 Mallorca 27 6 8 13 26 45 14 4 6 4 13 14 13 2 2 9 13 31 -19 26
17 Granada 27 5 10 12 28 43 13 4 4 5 17 21 14 1 6 7 11 22 -15 25
18 Cadiz 27 4 12 11 23 39 14 1 8 5 11 18 13 3 4 6 12 21 -16 24
19 Deportivo Alaves 27 5 7 15 21 44 14 4 4 6 10 15 13 1 3 9 11 29 -23 22
20 Levante 27 3 9 15 29 54 13 2 6 5 16 21 14 1 3 10 13 33 -25 18

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 27 19 6 2 56 21 14 10 4 0 32 9 13 9 2 2 24 12 35 63
2 Sevilla 27 15 10 2 39 18 13 10 3 0 28 11 14 5 7 2 11 7 21 55
3 Barcelona 26 13 9 4 48 29 12 8 2 2 27 13 14 5 7 2 21 16 19 48
4 Atletico Madrid 27 14 6 7 50 35 13 8 3 2 23 12 14 6 3 5 27 23 15 48
5 Real Betis 27 14 4 9 49 35 14 7 2 5 26 18 13 7 2 4 23 17 14 46
6 Real Sociedad 27 12 8 7 28 29 13 7 4 2 10 6 14 5 4 5 18 23 -1 44
7 Villarreal 27 11 9 7 47 26 14 8 4 2 34 14 13 3 5 5 13 12 21 42
8 Athletic Club 27 10 10 7 32 26 13 7 2 4 22 14 14 3 8 3 10 12 6 40
9 Valencia 27 9 9 9 41 43 14 5 6 3 22 18 13 4 3 6 19 25 -2 36
10 Celta de Vigo 27 9 8 10 33 31 14 5 3 6 20 19 13 4 5 4 13 12 2 35
11 Osasuna 27 9 8 10 26 31 14 3 6 5 11 19 13 6 2 5 15 12 -5 35
12 Espanyol 27 8 8 11 33 40 14 7 4 3 21 16 13 1 4 8 12 24 -7 32
13 Rayo Vallecano 26 9 4 13 28 32 13 8 2 3 20 9 13 1 2 10 8 23 -4 31
14 Elche 27 7 8 12 29 39 13 5 5 3 16 14 14 2 3 9 13 25 -10 29
15 Getafe 27 6 9 12 26 32 13 6 3 4 19 13 14 0 6 8 7 19 -6 27
16 Mallorca 27 6 8 13 26 45 14 4 6 4 13 14 13 2 2 9 13 31 -19 26
17 Granada 27 5 10 12 28 43 13 4 4 5 17 21 14 1 6 7 11 22 -15 25
18 Cadiz 27 4 12 11 23 39 14 1 8 5 11 18 13 3 4 6 12 21 -16 24
19 Deportivo Alaves 27 5 7 15 21 44 14 4 4 6 10 15 13 1 3 9 11 29 -23 22
20 Levante 27 3 9 15 29 54 13 2 6 5 16 21 14 1 3 10 13 33 -25 18

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