Getafe – Las Palmas Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (20.12.2017)

Getafe and Las Palmas meet in Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, in a match for the 17th round of the First Division. There is only record of 2 recent direct confrontations between these two teams: on 01-03-2016, which ended with the victory of Las Palmas by (4-0), and on 18-10-2015, which ended with the victory of Getafe by (4-0). In this game the home factor may be decisive, since the Getafe presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.

Getafe:

After 5 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, the home team is currently in the 9 th position, with 20 points won. In the last match, they lost in an away match against Girona (1-0), after in the previous match they tied (0-0) at home, in a match against Eibar. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 6 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 14 goals scored and 23 conceded; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 26 goals scored and 10 conceded. In the last 8 home matches for the championship Getafe won 4, tied 1 and lost 3, so they have won 13 points out of 24 possible.

For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 4 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (4 out of 8 matches). The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not displayed great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 16 matches in this competition, they only got 1 comeback in the 6 matches in which they suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 11 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 5 of their 8 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).

Getafe has managed to withstand the pressure and added some very positive results. Currently occupies the middle of the qualifying table and much of this good performance is due to the good performance at home, as it has added four victories in the last five games. To point out that the only defeats in this condition were against Real Madrid, Sevilla and Barcelona.

The local team comes to this game with a defeat by the minimum margin against Girona, totaling in this way the second consecutive match without beating the Spanish league. Now, Getafe have a huge opportunity to return to the triumphs in the competition, facing an opponent who occupies the last positions.

For this game coach Pepe Bordalás must keep his players in a 4-4-2, favoring a more supported style of play, waiting for any space to finish. Absences will not be a headache for the local coach, since the absentees are not players who are usually part of the starting lineup. Ángel Rodríguez is still the best scorer of Getafe, with 6 goals scored.

Las Palmas:

The away team is currently in the 20 th position of the league, with 11 points won, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Deportivo Alavés, by (2-0). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Espanyol, by (2-2). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 1 draw and 8 defeats in their stadium. For the league, Las Palmas won 4 points out of 24 possible points, after 1 win, 1 draw and 6 losses in the last 8 away matches.

For this competition, they have not won any of the last 6 away matches. In their away league matches there are a few frequent results at half-time: 1-0 (3 out of 8 matches) and 0-0 (3 out of 8 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it was not very strong defensively. In 16 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 11 games in which he suffered the first goal.

The Las Palmas has disappointed, and much, its fans and supporters around the world. The team of the Canary Islands was the owner of an interesting style of play, with successive attacks, being able to surprise any team of Spanish football. However, this season has presented great difficulties and currently occupies the last position.

However, the visiting team can reach this game with some motivation, as they added a 2-2 draw against Espanyol, in a match in which they were losing by two goals difference. However, it is important to underline that Las Palmas has 6 defeats in 8 games played away from home.

The problems of coach Paquito are not absences due to injury, but in the usual weaknesses of the team’s offensive and defensive process. To point out that French striker Loic Remy is the great scorer of Las Palmas, with 5 goals scored in this championship.