Getafe vs Atletico Madrid Prediction & Betting Tips - LaLiga

Prediction published on 15/05/2024, 07:54  by Daniel Ngulu in LaLiga Predictions

Atletico Madrid will be hoping to secure fourth place in La Liga when they welcome Getafe in their next game. With their league placing secure, Getafe will be seeking a top half finish while Champions League-chasing Atletico are eight points above fifth. In terms of bettering their head-to-head records against Atletico Madrid, Getafe have done well in recent meetings. They come here unbeaten in the last two, but both ended in draws. In the reverse fixture, they showed great fighting spirit to come from 3-1 down to draw 3-3. Former Real Madrid man Borja Mayoral scored a brace in that game, making it three goals in four matches against Atletico. Getafe will be looking to build on that result as they welcome the Spanish giants to the Coliseum. However, two straight losses won’t be the run to inspire confidence ahead of this game. Also, Getafe failed to score in those two matches and have three wins only in their last 10 home matches. There will definitely be very few positives to take from their home run

Atletico Madrid need just to avoid defeat here and they’ll lock their Champions League spot. For Diego Simeone’s side, it has been another underwhelming season. They will end it empty-handed but will be positive coming into this game. A 1-0 win over Celta Vigo was their third straight win, with Rodrigo de Paul scoring his second goal in three matches. Those three wins have seen Atletico recover from two straight defeats earlier and a run of six wins in eight will fire them up. The side from the capital may have failed to beat Getafe in the last two meetings, but has been dominant in this fixture. Atletico last lost to Getafe in 2011. It has now been 24 matches since Atletico last lost this fixture, which gives them the upper hand coming here. The worry for the visitors coming into this encounter has to be their away form. Across all competitions, Atletico have played 25 matches this season; they won just eight. Of their total away matches, 12 ended in defeat.