The early kick-off this weekend in La Liga sees two mid-table teams go head-to-head and predictive analysis suggests they are hard to split.
The game between Villarreal and Getafe will be played on the 16th of February at the Estadio de la Cerámica. The hosts begin the weekend in 13th place on 25 points while the visitors are in 10th place on 33 points.
Villarreal come into the match on the back of a 1-1 draw at Alaves last weekend in La Liga. It was Alaves who opened the scoring in the 25th minute but Villarreal equalised on the stroke of half time.
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There were no goals in the second half and both teams took a point.
The draw at Alaves means Villarreal are undefeated in their 4 most recent fixtures, all of which have been in La Liga.
There was a thrilling 5-3 victory at Barcelona plus draws at home against Mallorca and Cadiz. The win over Barcelona is the only victory for Villarreal in their last 7 matches in all competitions.
Trends show Villarreal are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 home La Liga games. However, they have won only 1 of their last 4 on home soil in the league.
Recent statistics highlight how difficult to beat Villarreal have been against Getafe and their most recent record of 10 consecutive games against Getafe in La Liga consists of no losses.
Getafe make the trip to the Estadio de la Cerámica having beat Celta Vigo 3-2 at home in La Liga last weekend.
Getafe scored 2 goals late in the first half to lead at the interval but were pegged back in the second half thanks to strikes in the 71st and 85th minutes by Celta Vigo. However, Getafe did not stop and scored the winner in the 89th minute.
The victory over Celta Vigo means Getafe are undefeated in 3 of their 4 most recent fixtures. There was a 2-0 home win over Granada plus a 1-1 draw at Real Betis in the league. Getafe also lost 2-0 at home against Real Madrid in La Liga.
Statistics show Getafe are undefeated in 10 of their most recent 12 away games in all competitions. However, despite being tough to beat on the road, Getafe have won only 2 of their last 25 away matches in La Liga.
Looking ahead to the team news and Villarreal have several players on the treatment table including Alfonso Pedraza, Ramón Terrats, Daniel Parejo, Yéremi Pino, and Denis Suarez. Juan Foyth and Eric Bailly are doubts.
Getafe travel without injured midfielder Mauro Arambarri. He is the only player currently unavailable for the visitors.
Both teams have proven they can be difficult to beat in recent matches so our prediction is for this game to end level. However, both teams could find the back of the net which leads us to the potential of a 1-1 draw.