Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Espanyol and Getafe who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Getafe come to RCDE Stadium for the LaLiga match on Friday, Espanyol will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Team form: Espanyol vs Getafe
Espanyol Form
Espanyol should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 1-1 with Atletico Madrid, before beating first Rayo Vallecano by 0-4, then Celta Vigo in a 0-2 win. Espanyol only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent LaLiga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored seven and conceded five goals.
Getafe Form
In their previous three outings, Getafe lost 1-2 against Villarreal, beat Real Valladolid 0-4 and lost 1-3 against Las Palmas. Getafe have been outstanding on their travels lately, winning five of their previous six away matches in the LaLiga. They saw no draws but lost once, while scoring 12 and conceding three goals.
Betting stats and facts for Espanyol and Getafe
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Espanyol and Getafe. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 28 of the last 30 Espanyol home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 16 Espanyol matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 15 Espanyol matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Espanyol home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Espanyol home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 34 Getafe matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 43 of the last 45 Getafe matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 16 Getafe away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 23 of the last 25 Getafe away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Getafe have won 7 of the last 9 away matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Espanyol vs Getafe
Roberto Fernandez has three strikes in six LaLiga matches for Espanyol, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Getafe. The visitors are looking to Ramon Terrats, who has provided his team with four LaLiga goals.
Popular betting markets: Espanyol vs Getafe
Full-time result
Espanyol claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in six of the games, whilst losing one. Getafe won eight of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost two of the games in this run. Espanyol are on a fine streak of 9 matches without defeat at home. Espanyol have not lost to Getafe in 7 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Espanyol scored first in six of their last ten home games. Getafe got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Espanyol probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Friday, as Getafe managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Espanyol have scored in 7 consecutive home meetings with Getafe.
Total goals
Espanyol saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Getafe, who managed to hit the net 1.4 times on average in these games.
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