Atletico Madrid will look to continue their steady progress in the Copa del Rey as they host Getafe in the quarter-final on Tuesday. Atletico are often solid at home and given their fine record in this fixture, should have the edge over the visitors.
It has been a smooth ride in the Copa del Rey for Atletico Madrid, who have won all four of their matches in regulation time, keeping three clean sheets in that run. They beat Elche 4-0 in the round of 16 with Alexander Sorloth netting a brace.
With the league tightly contested, the Copa del Rey represents a chance for domestic silverware this season. Diego Simeone’s men are unbeaten in nine of their last 10 matches in all competitions and claimed a 2-0 victory over Mallorca last Saturday.
Getafe’s progress in the Copa del Rey has not been as smooth as their hosts’ as they have been taken to extra-time twice in their four matches. Jose Bordalas’ men reached the quarter-finals after claiming a 1-0 victory over Pontevedra.
The steady progress in the Copa del Rey is an indication of an overall solid campaign for Getafe, who are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions and were held 0-0 by Sevilla in La Liga last weekend. They are also unbeaten in their last four away matches, although two of those fixtures have been against lower league opposition in the cup competitions.
How the bookies view it: Atleti backed to win
Atletico Madrid have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 4/9 by BoyleSports to claim the win. A victory for Getafe is valued at 6/1 by BoyleSports, who are also offering odds of 14/5 for a draw.
Head to head: Hosts have the advantage
Atletico Madrid have a 30-4 advantage with 11 draws from 45 previous matches against Getafe. The hosts have also won the last three meetings and claimed a 1-0 victory in the La Liga fixture back in December.
Players to watch: Atleti’s potent attackers
Sorloth netted a brace for Atletico Madrid in the previous round of the Copa del Rey while Antoine Griezmann grabbed the second against Mallorca. Julian Alvarez has also impressed all season and all three men can help the hosts produce over 1.5 goals at 8/11 with BoyleSports.
Getafe are not a particularly prolific going forward, so Atletico Madrid will be targeting a shutout on Tuesday. They have kept clean sheets in three of the last four Copa del Rey matches and with Robin Le Normand in defence, could be set for a repeat at 3/4 with BoyleSports.
Probable line-ups
Rodrigo de Paul was suspended at the weekend for Atletico Madrid and could earn a start on Tuesday. Sorloth continues to work his way back from injury and should feature from the beginning while Le Normand is likely to feature in defence.
Omar Alderete should return for Getafe after serving a suspension against Sevilla at the weekend. Juan Berrocal could be the one to make way for the Paraguayan centre-back while Borja Mayoral could start in attack alongside Chrisantus Uche after coming off the bench at the weekend.
Atletico Madrid: Oblak, Reinildo, Lenglet, Le Normand, Llorente, Lino, Koke, Gallagher, De Paul, Sorloth, Griezmann
Getafe: Soria, Rico, Duarte, Berrocal, Iglesias, Alena, Dakonam, Arambarri, Perez, Uche, Mayoral
Anything else catch the eye?
Atletico Madrid have won to nil in two of their last three matches against Getafe and a repeat is priced at 23/20 by BoyleSports. The hosts have scored in both halves in three of the last four meetings and could be set for a similar outcome at 13/8 by BoyleSports.
With Atletico Madrid set to score in both halves and not concede, a win in both halves can be considered at 14/5 with BoyleSports.
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