The La Liga 22nd-round match between Getafe and Celta Vigo will take place on 1 february at Coliseum Alfonso Pérez. Getafe vs Celta Vigo: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Getafe
Getafe dropped a win in stoppage time of an away match against Girona (1:1) earlier in the week. The home team lost very valuable points and extended its winless run in the La Liga to 7 matches (2 draws, 5 losses). It is worth noting that the club did not keep a clean sheet once during this stretch. Following the previous round the club found itself on the brink of the relegation zone; it currently sits 17th in the table and is exactly one point clear of Mallorca. One of the main problems remains low scoring — since the start of the current La Liga season Getafe have scored 16 goals in total, with only Real Oviedo worse on this metric (11).
- The club has failed to score more than one goal in 10 La Liga matches.
- The home side's uncompromising run in this competition spans 7 matches (2 wins, 5 losses).
- Getafe won with a handicap (+1.5) in 5 of their last 6 La Liga matches.
Potential Getafe Lineup (5-3-2)*
Getafe: David Soria – Kiko Femenia, Juan Iglesias, Djené, Said Romero, Domingos Duarte – Mauro Arambarri, Luis Milla, Mario Martin – Luis Vasquez, Martin Satriano.
Defender Davinchi, as well as forwards Borja Mayoral and Abu Kamara, are unavailable for the match due to injury.
Celta Vigo
Celta Vigo are fighting for a place in the European zone, but they lost their previous league game away to Real Sociedad (1:3). The visiting team’s three-game winning streak in the league came to an end, and before that the club had gone six rounds without defeat (5 wins, 1 draw). This was the club's first away loss in the La Liga in seven matches. It is also notable that the team conceded three goals in this match — more than in the previous eight La Liga matches combined. Celta Vigo missed the chance to move into the top five and remain in seventh place in the table.
- In away matches this La Liga season Celta Vigo have collected 18 points, with only Barcelona (22) and Real Madrid (24) having more.
- At least one team failed to score in 7 of Celta Vigo’s last 9 matches in this competition.
- At least 2 goals were scored in 5 of the club’s last 7 La Liga matches.
Potential Celta Vigo Lineup (3-4-3)*
Celta Vigo: Andrei Radu – Carl Starfelt, Marcos Alonso, Manu Fernandez – Hugo Alvarez Antunes, Ilaix Moriba, Hugo Sotelo, Sergio Carreira – Younes El-Abdellaui, Brayan Zaragoza, Pablo Duran.
Getafe vs Celta Vigo: Match Prediction
Getafe have not won for a long time and are sliding ever closer to the relegation zone. The main reason for this situation appears to be the team’s low scoring, but at the same time there is a lack of defensive reliability. Although the home team do not concede excessive amounts, especially given their current position, they have kept a clean sheet only 4 times in 21 La Liga matches so far this season. Since the start of winter Getafe have conceded in 7 consecutive matches in this competition. Even at home the club has kept their goal intact in only one of their last nine La Liga matches.
Celta Vigo slipped up in the previous league game against a strong Real Sociedad, but overall nothing catastrophic happened, because prior to that the club had found good form and collected 16 points from a possible 18. It is telling that even in the unsuccessful match the visiting team still managed to find a moment to score. Over the last 7 La Liga rounds the club failed to score only in the away game against Real Oviedo. A goalless away match is a very rare event for Celta Vigo — taking last season into account the club scored at least one goal in 20 of their 21 La Liga matches.
Prediction: Celta Vigo To Score
* For each team the starting lineup from their previous match in this tournament is indicated.
