Getafe vs Real Madrid
Spain – LaLiga
Date: Saturday, 4 January 2019
Kick-off at 15:00 UK/ 16:00 CET
Venue: Coliseum Alfonso Perez.
Real Madrid head to city rivals Getafe in La Liga on Saturday afternoon as they look to get back to winning ways following the Spanish winter break.
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Los Blancos ended 2019 with three straight draws, but Zinedine Zidane's side are still second in the table, just two points off leaders Barcelona on the same number of matches.
However, Zinedine Zidane's side have their work cut out against Getafe, who surprised many in qualifying for the Europa League last year and look capable of going one step further this time around.
Getafe vs Real Madrid Head-to-head (h2h)
Teams Getafe Real Madrid played so far 28 matches.
Getafe won 5 direct matches. Real Madrid won 20 matches. 3 matches ended in a draw. On average in direct matches both teams scored a 3.36 goals per Match.
Getafe vs Real Madrid Prediction
Getafe in actual season average scored 1.42 goals per match. In 11 (78.57%) matches played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 6 (42.86%) matches in season 2020 played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Real Madrid average scored 1.97 goals per match in season 2020. In 9 (60.00%) matches played away was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 8 (53.33%) matches played away team was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Real Madrid went into the winter break having unusually drawn their last three matches, albeit against strong opposition in Valencia, Barcelona and Athletic. Getafe have been a revelation in the first half of the season and they will try to frustrate Real to make this a cagey and low-scoring match.
Team News
Getafe will be without the services of Mathias Olivera through suspension, while Kenedy, Enric Gallego and Markel Bergara are all expected to miss out through injury.
Jaime Mata and Jorge Molina have eight league goals between them this season and should continue in the final third, while Jason and Marc Cucurella are in line to feature in midfield.
Real Madrid, both Hazard and Asensio remain on the sidelines with long-term injuries, while club captain Sergio Ramos will not be involved this weekend through suspension.
Lucas Vazquez, Marcelo and James Rodriguez all trained with the main group on Wednesday, though, with Zidane's side being handed a huge fitness boost ahead of the contest.