Villarreal vs Getafe: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 02.May
Match begins: 14:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica (23500 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Villarreal are in the 7th position while the guesting Getafe worry at 15th.

Insights:
  • Getafe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Europa League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Arsenal, was also a home game here at Estadio de la Cerámica. The away team is better rested.

Getafe are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Villarreal form and stats

Villarreal have collected 24 points from their La Liga home games so far after 6-6-4. Villarreal are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Estadio de la Cerámica, having lost their two previous games here.

The Villarreal supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Arsenal in Europa League and win 2-1. Preceding that match was a La Liga defeat to Barcelona (1-2).

Villarreal are traveling soon after this match as the Europa League match at Arsenal awaits in four days.

Villarreal has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. Villarreal have conceded 19 in these home matches.

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Getafe form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Getafe so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 3-4-9 (win-draw-lose).

Two travels in a row for Getafe, whose manager J. Bordalás Jiménez could celebrate last time after the La Liga win against Huesca. Preceding that game, the 2-5 loss visiting Barcelona's place.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Getafe have conceded 28 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Getafe - Villarreal 1-3, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Villarreal five wins, two draws and Getafe three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VillarrealG. Moreno Balaguero
G. Moreno Balaguero
20 goals
VillarrealF. Alcácer García
F. Alcácer García
6 goals
GetafeJ. Mata Arnaiz
J. Mata Arnaiz
5 goals

Villarreal missing players

Getafe missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Villarreal Getafe
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 6 Played P 4 16 33
12 6 4 Won W 1 3 8
13 6 2 Drew D 1 4 10
8 4 0 Lost L 2 9 15
50 22 10 Scored S 3 13 26
38 19 4 Conceded C 8 28 39
88% 94% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 81% 82%
88% 94% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 69% 52%
58% 56% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 33%
27% 12% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 25% 15%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 12% 6%
70% 81% 67% BTTS BTTS 25% 31% 27%
21% 12% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 31% 39%
21% 12% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 56% 52%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.6 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5.2 3.4 3.2
3 2 1 Red cards R C 2 5 6
 
11.1 12.8 13.3 Shots (avg) S ( 6.8 7.5 8.8
4.2 4.8 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 2.4 2.8
36% 29% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 34% 28%
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Getafe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Getafe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Atletico Madrid 33 22 7 4 60 22 17 13 3 1 37 9 16 9 4 3 23 13 38 73
2 Real Madrid 33 21 8 4 56 24 16 11 2 3 27 10 17 10 6 1 29 14 32 71
3 Barcelona 33 22 5 6 77 31 17 11 4 2 43 18 16 11 1 4 34 13 46 71
4 Sevilla 33 22 4 7 49 26 16 12 1 3 25 10 17 10 3 4 24 16 23 70
5 Real Sociedad 33 14 11 8 51 34 17 7 6 4 28 20 16 7 5 4 23 14 17 53
6 Real Betis 33 14 8 11 42 45 17 8 5 4 24 20 16 6 3 7 18 25 -3 50
7 Villarreal 33 12 13 8 50 38 16 6 6 4 22 19 17 6 7 4 28 19 12 49
8 Granada 33 13 6 14 43 54 16 9 3 4 24 20 17 4 3 10 19 34 -11 45
9 Athletic Club 33 10 12 11 43 36 17 8 5 4 27 16 16 2 7 7 16 20 7 42
10 Celta de Vigo 33 10 11 12 44 51 16 7 3 6 25 27 17 3 8 6 19 24 -7 41
11 Osasuna 33 10 10 13 31 39 17 6 5 6 18 20 16 4 5 7 13 19 -8 40
12 Levante 33 9 11 13 38 46 17 5 7 5 22 25 16 4 4 8 16 21 -8 38
13 Cádiz 33 9 10 14 28 49 17 4 5 8 14 26 16 5 5 6 14 23 -21 37
14 Valencia 33 8 12 13 41 48 16 6 7 3 25 19 17 2 5 10 16 29 -7 36
15 Getafe 33 8 10 15 26 39 17 5 6 6 13 11 16 3 4 9 13 28 -13 34
16 Deportivo Alaves 33 7 10 16 28 49 17 5 5 7 15 21 16 2 5 9 13 28 -21 31
17 Real Valladolid 33 5 15 13 31 45 16 3 6 7 17 25 17 2 9 6 14 20 -14 30
18 Elche 33 6 12 15 29 49 16 4 8 4 16 20 17 2 4 11 13 29 -20 30
19 Huesca 33 5 12 16 31 50 16 3 6 7 15 21 17 2 6 9 16 29 -19 27
20 Eibar 33 4 11 18 23 46 16 1 6 9 8 19 17 3 5 9 15 27 -23 23

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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 Atletico Madrid 33 22 7 4 60 22 17 13 3 1 37 9 16 9 4 3 23 13 38 73
2 Real Madrid 33 21 8 4 56 24 16 11 2 3 27 10 17 10 6 1 29 14 32 71
3 Barcelona 33 22 5 6 77 31 17 11 4 2 43 18 16 11 1 4 34 13 46 71
4 Sevilla 33 22 4 7 49 26 16 12 1 3 25 10 17 10 3 4 24 16 23 70
5 Real Sociedad 33 14 11 8 51 34 17 7 6 4 28 20 16 7 5 4 23 14 17 53
6 Real Betis 33 14 8 11 42 45 17 8 5 4 24 20 16 6 3 7 18 25 -3 50
7 Villarreal 33 12 13 8 50 38 16 6 6 4 22 19 17 6 7 4 28 19 12 49
8 Granada 33 13 6 14 43 54 16 9 3 4 24 20 17 4 3 10 19 34 -11 45
9 Athletic Club 33 10 12 11 43 36 17 8 5 4 27 16 16 2 7 7 16 20 7 42
10 Celta de Vigo 33 10 11 12 44 51 16 7 3 6 25 27 17 3 8 6 19 24 -7 41
11 Osasuna 33 10 10 13 31 39 17 6 5 6 18 20 16 4 5 7 13 19 -8 40
12 Levante 33 9 11 13 38 46 17 5 7 5 22 25 16 4 4 8 16 21 -8 38
13 Cádiz 33 9 10 14 28 49 17 4 5 8 14 26 16 5 5 6 14 23 -21 37
14 Valencia 33 8 12 13 41 48 16 6 7 3 25 19 17 2 5 10 16 29 -7 36
15 Getafe 33 8 10 15 26 39 17 5 6 6 13 11 16 3 4 9 13 28 -13 34
16 Deportivo Alaves 33 7 10 16 28 49 17 5 5 7 15 21 16 2 5 9 13 28 -21 31
17 Real Valladolid 33 5 15 13 31 45 16 3 6 7 17 25 17 2 9 6 14 20 -14 30
18 Elche 33 6 12 15 29 49 16 4 8 4 16 20 17 2 4 11 13 29 -20 30
19 Huesca 33 5 12 16 31 50 16 3 6 7 15 21 17 2 6 9 16 29 -19 27
20 Eibar 33 4 11 18 23 46 16 1 6 9 8 19 17 3 5 9 15 27 -23 23

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