Saturday’s hosts, Getafe, bounced back from two defeats on the trot last time out in La Liga when they registered a 1-0 win away from home at Spanish top flight strugglers, Mallorca, and they now return to their Coliseum Alfonso Pérez looking to record back-to-back wins when lowly Celta Vigo visit.
Recent losses to Barcelona and Sevilla would have been disappointing for Getafe but half-expected but the 4th placed hosts know they have a great opportunity to grab another three points in this Saturday’s clash against Celta Vigo which would further cement their place in the top four.
The prospect of Champions League football next season is now becoming a distinct possibility for Getafe as they’ve enjoyed an excellent campaign in La Liga, and having won 5 of their last 7 matches overall, the hosts look in good shape to further add to their points tally here.
In addition, 6 wins from their last 9 matches at home have also been a contributing factor to Getafe’s stellar season thus far, and they’ve also won 4 of the last 6 meetings against Celta Vigo too.
The visitors are also enjoying a solid spell of results in La Liga in recent weeks as Celta Vigo have recorded wins over Sevilla and Leganes in 2-1 and 1-0 victories respectively, along with picking up useful points in draws with Real Madrid 2-2 and Granada in a 0-0 stalemate.
This upturn in fortunes have helped keep Celta Vigo out of the bottom three of the division and they hold a 3-point cushion above third from bottom club, Mallorca, prior to this weekend’s action in the Spanish top flight.
However, it should be noted that both of these recent victories were achieved on home turf at their Abanca-Balaídos ground where they’ve registered 4 of their total of 5 wins to date this term in La Liga.
Celta Vigo have struggled to match results gained on home turf on their travels though and this becomes abundantly clear when looking at their results on the road to date as they’ve picked up just 1 win on their travels all season.
The visitors are 6 away matches without a win and the bigger picture shows that Celta Vigo have won just 1 of their last 25 matches on the road in the top flight, so Getafe look to be in the box-seat for the points in this clash.