Real Madrid continue their march towards the La Liga title as they host Getafe in the other Madrid derby on Saturday. The Bernabeu has been a fortress for Madrid who are expected be too strong for their city rivals.
Real Madrid appear to have put their disappointing El Clasico defeat behind them as they head into Saturday’s clash off the back of two straight wins. They claimed a 2-1 victory over Celta Vigo before winning 3-1 at Chelsea in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Beyond the defeat to Barcelona, Real Madrid have been generally solid at the Santiago Bernabeu, where they were previously unbeaten in La Liga this season. Carlo Ancelotti’s men have won four of their last five home matches across all competitions.
Real Madrid missed top scorer Karim Benzema in the Clasico defeat to Barcelona and the striker has shown his importance to the team since returning from injury. He has scored five goals in his last two matches, including a hat-trick at Chelsea on Wednesday.
Sitting 14th on the table, six points above the bottom three, Getafe are not currently in relegation trouble. However, given their recent form and the number of matches still left to play, there is enough time to be dragged into the danger zone.
Getafe claimed a 1-0 victory over Mallorca last time out in La Liga with Borja Mayoral getting the goal. That was a much-needed result for Quique Sanchez Flores’ men as it ended a run of six matches without a win.
Among the problems for Getafe this season is a poor record on their travels. They are winless in their last eight away matches across all competitions, suffering four defeats in that run.
How the bookies view it
The bookies have Real Madrid as overwhelming favourites with a home win priced at 4/9 with William Hill. An unlikely victory for Getafe is valued at 8/1 by bet365 while a draw is set at odds of 17/5 by SBK.
Recent head to head
Real Madrid are unbeaten in six of the last seven matches against Getafe, claiming four wins in that run. Lost Blancos suffered a 1-0 defeat in the reverse fixture but have won the last seven meetings at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Players to watch
Karim Benzema has been almost unstoppable in recent weeks with 13 goals in his last seven matches across all competitions. SBK has the striker at odds of 7/10 to score anytime on Saturday.
Borja Mayoral will be the one to watch for Getafe following his goal last time out against Mallorca. He is often the keyman for the visitors and is priced at odds of 5/1 by bet365 to get on the score sheet on Saturday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Real Madrid are the leading scorers in La Liga this season and with the goals flowing even more freely in recent weeks, a -1 handicap could be considered at 6/5 with Coral. There have been over 3.5 goals in Madrid’s last three matches and a similar outcome is priced at 12/5 with BetVictor.
Los Blancos have scored in both halves in their last two matches and Saturday’s clash could be tipped to follow a similar pattern at 7/5 with BoyleSports.
This La Liga match between Real Madrid and Getafe will be played on Apr 9, 2022 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Real Madrid vs Getafe prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
