We have a full complement of fixtures to look forward to this week in the Spanish topflight including the meeting between Getafe and Atlético Madrid.
The match will take place at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez on Tuesday the 21st of September with the hosts beginning the week without a point to their name and the visitors on 11 points.
🔙 Vuelta a los entrenamiento pensando en el Getafe 💭 pic.twitter.com/7a3MBOYPVT— Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) September 19, 2021
🔙 Vuelta a los entrenamiento pensando en el Getafe 💭 pic.twitter.com/7a3MBOYPVT
Getafe have made an extremely slow start to the season and they come into this fixture on the back of a 3-0 defeat at Rayo Vallecano on the weekend. It took only 9 minutes for Rayo Vallecano to take the lead and Getafe struggled to get back into the match, conceding two more goals in the final 12 minutes.
That result means Getafe have lost each of their 5 La Liga matches this season. They started the campaign with a 1-0 loss at Valencia and suffered a 1-0 defeat at home against Sevilla in their following game. Getafe scored their first goal of the season in a 2-1 defeat a Barcelona but once again failed to find the back of the net as they lost 1-0 at home against Eibar.
Clearly Getafe have been struggling to score goals this season and they have found the back of the net only once in their 5 La Liga matches. Including games from the end of last season, trends show Getafe have failed to score in 5 of their last 6 home league fixtures.
Atlético Madrid make the trip to the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez having been held to a 0-0 draw at home by Athletic Bilbao on the weekend. In what was a disappointing result, frustration got the better of substitute João Félix who was sent off in the 78th minute having received a second yellow card.
That result means Atlético Madrid have won only one of their last 4 fixtures in all competitions and that was a 2-1 win at Espanyol in La Liga last weekend. Following that match, Atlético Madrid played at home in the Champions League against Porto but were held to a 0-0 draw by the Portuguese club in a game Atlético Madrid were expected to win.
Atlético Madrid are undefeated in their 5 La Liga matches this season, winning 3 and drawing 2 of their games. Including matches from last season, Atlético Madrid are undefeated in each of their last 5 away league games, scoring 2 goals in each of their last 3 fixtures on the road.
Team news and Getafe continue without the injured duo of Sabit Abdulai and Mauro Arambarri. Jakub Jankto was withdrawn early on the weekend and may not feature.
Atlético Madrid will be without the suspended João Félix and injured Thomas Lemar, who has a muscle problem. Luis Suárez should come into the team having started on the bench at the weekend.
This match should provide a comfortable win for Atlético Madrid against struggling opposition. The defending champions should score at least 2 goals and keep a clean sheet on their way to victory.