La Liga: Getafe Against Villarreal Promises to be a Banger

Getafe vs Villarreal

With around a quarter of the La Liga 2020/21 season completed, we can expect more thrilling football action especially with this upcoming fixture.

Villarreal will take a trip over at the Alfonso Perez Coliseum to visit Getafe in what should be a belter of a match.

Both sides have been doing well so far this season, but the visitors have the upper hand as of the moment.

The Yellow Submarine are currently third at the standings with 15 points and they are unbeaten in their last five games. Another win here could cement their place in the top three at least for the next week or so.

Five notches below them are Getafe, who have had a mixed bag of La Liga 2020 results lately. Jose Bordalas’ men will look to get back to winning ways as they continue their bid for an Europa League spot by season’s end.

The SBOTOP betting tips slightly favour the hosts simply because they’ve been playing fewer games.

Other than La Liga, Villarreal are also playing in the Europa League, and they recently came away with a thumping 4-0 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv in a game that was almost cancelled due to torrential rainfall.

Unai Emery is sure to motivate his troops to be at their best this weekend, and Jose Bordalas and co. are going to be there waiting for them.

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Talking Points

Getafe have been quite inconsistent

If Getafe are to succeed in their Europa League quest, they would need to get rid of their inconsistency moving forward.

After a decent start to their 2020/21 campaign to where they defeated Osasuna and Real Betis, Los Azulones lost badly to league leaders Real Sociedad right before the international break.

They did bounce back, however, with a 1-0 upset victory versus Barcelona. But they couldn’t maintain their momentum with a defeat against Granada and a heated draw against Valencia in their derby.

Goals are hard to come by for Getafe and their strikers need to be on target sooner or later.

Jaime Mata, who was their leading scorer last season, has yet to add to his two-goal total so far. Meanwhile, Angel Rodriguez, Cucho Hernandez, and Marc Cucurella have only generated five.

On the other hand, their defence has been impressive as they’ve only conceded six as of this writing and that will be their calling card against Getafe.

Paco Alcacer could feature for Villarreal against Getafe in La Liga this weekend — Villarreal’s Paco Alcacer celebrates scoring their third goal against Qarabag

Villarreal cruising along under Unai Emery

In stark contrast to his time at the Emirates, Unai Emery has been instrumental to Villarreal’s hot start this season.

With four wins, three draws, and only one defeat, the Yellow Submarine are primed to be in the hunt for a Champions League berth.

Villarreal are undefeated in their last five matches as their defence has been stifling their opponents. During that span, they have only surrendered two goals while scoring seven of their own.

Paco Alcacer leads the team in scoring with eight goals already this term, while Carlos Bacca and Gerard Moreno have fired in three goals each as well.

During their game against Maccabi Tel Aviv, Unai Emery rested some of his key players ahead of this match.

Paco Alcacer, Pau Torres, and Samuel Chukwueze all look refreshed and ready to go, and they should provide enough firepower for the Yellow Submarine this weekend.

Unai Emery made it known to everybody about his dreams of winning silverware for Villarreal. But whether his team can sustain this hot run or not remains to be seen.

History

Getafe and Villarreal have faced off in 31 games prior to this weekend.

The Yellow Submarine owns the advantage in the overall head-to-heads with 18 wins, while Los Azulones have won in eight along with five draws.

Villarreal managed to score a double over Getafe during last season with an aggregate tally of 4-1. They were then managed by Javier Calleja.

Getafe’s last win over Villarreal happened back in January last year with a 2-1 scoreline.

Betting Tip

	Getafe vs Villarreal	1X2 Draw @ 3.00
	November 08, 21:00 (GMT+8)

A close match indeed is what football fans can expect between these two proud sides.

The La Liga 2020 odds have Getafe priced to win at 2.49, while Villarreal are pegged at 2.99 in the 1X2 market. However, I am leaning towards a draw at 3.00 instead with the scoreline being at 2-2.

Both sides have almost the same quality when being compared against each other, and they should give us quite a show this weekend.

Goals can come in bunches for these two sides, so I am also backing for Over 2.50 @ 1.72 and Total Goals 2-3 1.97 to be good bets as well.