Barcelona vs Getafe Live Stream, Predictions

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Barcelona

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Barcelona, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-5 Copa del Rey victory vs Ceuta.

For Barcelona, the goalscorers were Raphinha (41'), Robert Lewandowski (50', 90'), Ansu Fati (70') and Franck Kessié (77').

Fixtures with Barcelona have proved to be lively encounters recently with plenty of scoring anticipated. Over their past 6 clashes alone, a total of 23 goals have been recorded for both teams combined (at an average of 3.83 goals per game) with 16 of them belonging to Barcelona. Previous results aside, it remains to be seen if such a trend shall be maintained in this next match.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Barcelona:

• haven't lost in the league to Getafe in their previous 3 games.
• are undefeated in their last 8 league matches at home. A run that they'll hope to extend here.

Getafe

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Since a losing effort in their last game against Espanyol in La Liga competition, Getafe and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that game, Getafe managed 62% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for Getafe was Enes Ünal (7'). Espanyol got 10 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Joselu (6') and Javi Puado (62') scored for Espanyol.

In their previous half-dozen clashes, Getafe have bagged a total of 11 goals. Getafe have also scored on each one of those occasions. Over that period, their defenders have seen 9 goals go against them.

Coming into this meeting, Getafe are without an away win for the past 2 matches in the league.

👥 Head to head

Inspecting their most recent head to head clashes stretching back to 28/09/2019 tells us that Barcelona have won 4 of them & Getafe 1, with the number of drawn matches standing at 1.

A combined total of 16 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 11 of them from Barça and 5 for Azulones. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.67.

The last league match between these clubs was La Liga match day 37 on 15/05/2022 when the final score was Getafe 0-0 Barcelona.

That time, Getafe managed 29% possession and 9 shots on goal with 3 on target.

For their opponents, Barcelona had 5 attempts at goal with 1 on target.

The referee was Jesús Gil Manzano.

🗞️ Team News: Barcelona

Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just the lone fitness concern for the Barcelona gaffer Xavi Hernández to contend with from of an almost fully healthy squad. Keidi Bare (Ruptured ankle ligament) will miss out. Suspended players who are serving a ban for this game are Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres.

🗞️ Team News: Getafe

In an otherwise healthy group, there’s only the sole fitness problem for the Getafe gaffer Quique Sánchez Flores to contend with. Mauro Arambarri (Ankle Injury) won’t be in action.

⚡ Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Getafe must be fancied to score against this Barcelona lineup, however it probably won’t quite be as many as they’ll concede.

Our selection here is for a 2-1 advantage for Barcelona by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. Could easily see this go either way.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 01:39 18/01/2023