The club from Madrid’s suburbs confirmed their status as a mid-table side last season, finishing in 13th place with 42 points based on tiebreakers. By mid-spring this year, they have already repeated that result, clearly showing their intent to return to European competition. Their recent slip-up against Levante was thus somewhat unexpected. However, they bounced back by defeating Real Sociedad.
The Catalan giants claimed all three “Spanish” football trophies last year. But this season, after a Super Cup victory, they stumbled against Atletico in the Copa del Rey semifinals. In April, history repeated itself in the Champions League quarterfinals: a heavy defeat in the first leg and an unsuccessful comeback attempt in the return fixture. Nevertheless, in La Liga this spring, they have managed to pull away from a “struggling” Real Madrid. Recently, they thrashed Espanyol 4-1 in the derby, while against Celta, a narrow 1-0 win sufficed.
The capital team is typically pragmatic: just 0.88 goals scored per game, but also only about one conceded. The champion is the opposite: averaging 2.66 goals scored, but conceding quite a few for an undisputed leader—0.94 per match.
Previous Matches: Getafe vs Barcelona
In their last four encounters, Bordalás’s side managed to scrape a draw just once.
The visitors, even with zero motivation, are just a class above. Our pick is another win for them (odds – 1.60).
Getafe vs Barcelona: Key Statistics and Trends
Getafe have won seven of their last ten matches
31% of Getafe’s matches end with both teams scoring, and the average total goals per match is 1.88
Barcelona have won eleven of their last thirteen matches
59% of Barcelona’s matches end with both teams scoring, and the average total goals per match is 3.59
Getafe vs Barcelona: Predicted Starting Lineups
Getafe plays in a 1-5-4-1 formation (probable lineup): Soria – Iglesias, Boselli, Romero, Domingues Duarte, Djené Dakonam – Satriano, Arambarri, Milla, Liso – Vázquez. Mayoral, Jiménez, and Romero will miss out for various reasons.
Barcelona lines up in a 1-4-2-3-1 formation (probable lineup): Garcia – Cancelo, Martin, Cubarsí, Araújo – Pedri, Eric Garcia – Rashford, López, Olmo – Lewandowski. Raphinha and Christensen remain sidelined, and Yamal was also injured in the previous round.
