Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Espanyol and Getafe who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Espanyol and Getafe face off in round 29 at RCDE Stadium, and it has the look of a tight LaLiga match between two teams currently looking fairly evenly matched.
Ranked as number 8 in the LaLiga standings, Espanyol, have so far collected 37 points this season, while Getafe collected 35 points. This puts them up as number 9 after 28 rounds.
Team form: Espanyol vs Getafe
Espanyol Form
In the previous three games, Espanyol drew 2-2 with Elche, lost 1-1 against Real Oviedo and 2-1 against Mallorca. Espanyol just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six LaLiga matches at the RCDE Stadium. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded nine goals.
Getafe Form
Getafe won twice in their last three matches as Real Madrid were defeated by 0-1, before they beat Real Betis 2-0. Atletico Madrid proved too strong, though, and a 1-0 defeat followed. Getafe won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches says seven goals conceded and five scored.
Betting stats and facts for Espanyol and Getafe
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Espanyol and Getafe played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 10 Espanyol home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Espanyol home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Espanyol matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Espanyol matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Espanyol matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 33 of the last 34 Getafe matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 32 of the last 34 Getafe away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Getafe matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Getafe matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Getafe matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Espanyol vs Getafe
Kike Garcia 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 Martin Satriano, who has provided his team with three LaLiga goals.
Betting markets: Espanyol vs Getafe
Full-time result
Espanyol won three of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing five as well. Getafe won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost five in this run. Espanyol have beaten Getafe in 3 consecutive home league meetings
Both teams to score
Espanyol scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Getafe scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 8 consecutive Espanyol games Getafe should be able to score at least once on Saturday as Espanyol failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Getafe managed four clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Espanyol have scored in 8 consecutive home meetings with Getafe.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Espanyol, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Getafe, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches. Amazingly, Espanyol failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 12 matches.
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