Getafe hosts Athletic Bilbao in round 16 of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Monday, December 6th at Coliseum Alfonso Perez (Getafe)
Getafe is still in the relegation zone, but it has significantly stepped up lately. In the last five rounds, the Blues gained two victories and two draws and suffered only one defeat. Such results allowed them to earn ten points and climb to 19th place in the standings. The gap to the saving 17th place is only two points. Getafe has the fewest goals scored in LaLiga (ten). On average, the team scores less than one goal in 90 minutes. As for the defense, it is not as bad as for the representative of the relegation zone (19 goals conceded). The Blues scored at least once in the last four matches on their pitch. In general, the team's results at the home stadium look like this: two victories, one draw, and four defeats with a goal difference of 8-9.
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Athletic Bilbao has slowed down a lot lately. The streak without victories has already amounted to six matches (four draws and two defeats). Nevertheless, Marcelino's charges are still among the most likely contenders for a place in the European competition zone. They have 20 points in their assets, and this is enough to be in the 8th position in the standings. The gap to the TOP-6 is four points. The Lions look quite modest on foreign pitches in the current LaLiga season. Eight away matches ended in six draws, one victory, and one defeat with a goal difference of 4-4. All of them ended with Under 2.5 goals scored. Separately, I will note that the Basques have scored only 13 goals and conceded 11 times in 15 matches of the current season.
In the last draw of the Spanish Championship, Getafe took points from the Basques at Coliseum Alfonso Perez (1-1). However, Athletic Bilbao scored at least one goal in six out of seven head-to-head matches at this stadium. Getafe is in fairly good shape at this stage of the season. One more victory may allow the Blues to finally get out of the relegation zone. And they will probably try to earn three points in the upcoming game. Still, the opponent is not in shape. Moreover, the Basques had a far from the easiest postponed match against Real Madrid in the middle of the week. It is far from certain that they have already managed to restore optimal conditions. I think it makes sense to bet on the fact that the hosts will at least not lose.
Prediction for the match: Getafe to win with +0.5 handicap
