After dropping points last time out, Barcelona will be targeting a swift return to winning ways as they travel to Getafe in La Liga on Sunday.
The task for Getafe in the final weeks of the season is to put together enough positive results to avoid the drop. The good news is that they have shown flashes of quality in recent weeks and are now up to 15th in the standings, three points above the bottom three.
While Getafe have shown flashes of quality lately, their form is still a bit erratic with just three wins in their last 10 La Liga matches. Quique Sanchez Flores’ men suffered a 2-0 defeat to Real Sociedad last time out, failing to score for the second straight match.
Home form is usually pivotal in a relegation battle and the good news for Getafe is that they have won their last three La Liga matches at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez. After claiming wins over Girona and Valencia, they picked up a 2-0 victory over Sevilla in their previous fixture in front if their fans.
Barcelona stumbled last time out as they were held to a 0-0 home draw by Girona in their previous La Liga fixture. They were uncharacteristically wasteful in front of goal but maintained their impressive defensive record by limiting the visitors to no attempts on target throughout the encounter.
While it was a disappointing result, Real Madrid’s defeat to Villarreal means Barcelona have now increased their lead at the top of the standings to 13 points. The result also means Barcelona are unbeaten in nine of tier last 10 La Liga matches, claiming eight wins in that run.
Barcelona have one of the best away records in La Liga this season and have won eight of their last nine matches on the road. Xavi’s men have maintained a solid defensive record on their travels, keeping six clean sheets in that run.
How the bookies view it
Barcelona have been installed as overwhelming favourites among the bookies and are priced at 6/10 by William Hill to claim the win. A victory for Getafe is valued at 5/1 by Paddy Power while a draw is set at odds of 14/5 by bet365.
Head to head
Barcelona have a 28-4 advantage with seven draws from 39 previous matches against Getafe. The Catalans have also won three of the last four meetings and earned a 1-0 victory in the reverse fixture back in January.
Players to watch
Robert Lewandowski was one of the guilty parties in the draw with Girona last time out and will be keen to make amends on Sunday. The striker remains the leading scorer for Barcelona with 17 goals and is priced at 11/10 by bet365 to get on the score sheet.
Barcelona have been just as solid at the back thanks to he exploits of Jules Kounde and Ronald Araujo. Both men should continue in defence on Sunday and can lead the Catalans to another clean sheet at 10/11 with BoyleSports.
Anything else catch the eye?
Barcelona have won to nil in six of their last eight La Liga away matches and could be set for a repeat at 7/4 with BetVictor. Given their attacking quality, the visitors are likely to score multiple goals and could be tipped in the -1 handicap market at 17/10 by BetVictor.
The Catalans are likely to be dominant on Sunday and can be tipped to score in both halves at 19/10 with Coral.
This La Liga match between Getafe and Barcelona will be played on Apr 16, 2023 and kick off at 15:15. Check below for our tipsters best Getafe vs Barcelona prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
