Getafe vs Barcelona Prediction & Match Preview

Steffen Schmidt - August 11, 2023

Getafe vs Barcelona
Spanish La Liga
Date: 13 August 2023, Sunday
Kick-off at 20:30 UK / 21:30 CET
Venue: Coliseum Alfonso Perez (Getafe).

Barcelona start their title defense quest on Sunday evening with the trip to Coliseum Alfonso Perez where they will take on Getafe in the first round of the new La Liga season.

Blaugrana have lost the likes of Ousmane Dembele, Sergio Busquets, and Jordi Alba in between the two campaigns but they still enter the season with the highest ambitions.

Ilkay Gundogan will undoubtedly improve the center of the park while Inigo Martinez has expanded the team’s strong options at the center-back positions.

Xavi’s troops are once again aiming for the domestic silverware as they are also hoping to get out of the UEFA Champions League group stage unlike last year when they disappointed their fans with a third-place finish in their section in the elite continental competition.

The Catalans have had a solid preseason run of three straight wins after a 5-3 defeat at the hands of Arsenal.

The streak included a 3-0 drubbing of El Clasico rivals Real Madrid as well as a 4-2 late comeback victory over Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday night in the Joan Gamper Trophy match.

Getafe did not change their squad much from the last season when their savior Jose Bordalas came to the rescue after months of agony under Quique Sanchez Flores.

Los Azulones can be a very tough nut to crack under Bordalas and they will go into this tie encouraged by a 4-1 thumping of Dutch Eredivisie side Vitesse in the final summer test.

Getafe vs Barcelona Head-to-head

• Barcelona won three and drew two of the last five meetings with Los Azulones but it is worth noting that they failed to break the deadlock in the previous visit to Coliseum Alfonso Perez in April this year.
• We saw only a single goal in two of the last season’s head to head clashes between Getafe and Barcelona.
• Overall, Barcelona have 28 wins, 8 draws, and only 4 defeats in the last 40 outings against Getafe.

Getafe vs Barcelona Prediction

Barcelona go into this on the back of three straight wins against the likes of Real Madrid, AC Milan, and Tottenham Hotspur. The spirits are high in their dressing room once again and we see the value in backing the away win to nil at the 2.25 odds here.

Alternatively, we will back the last year’s Golden Boot winner Robert Lewandowski to score anytime for the visitors at the odds of 2.10.

Getafe vs Barcelona Betting Tips

• Barcelona to win to nil @ 2.25 (5/4)

• Robert Lewandowski to score anytime @ 2.10 (11/10) odd.

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