Athletic Club vs Getafe Prediction & Betting Tips

Neither side has found a settled rhythm

Athletic's last twenty outings, which mix league games with cup and friendly fixtures, show eight wins, four draws and eight losses. They've scored freely in that spread of matches but conceded plenty too, and their most recent league games have been up and down: a big win over Atletico Madrid sits next to draws with Alaves and Elche and a home defeat to Sevilla.

Athletic Club: 20 completed matches; Getafe: 20 completed matches.

Athletic Club

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

40

Conceded

25

Difference

+15

Getafe

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

17

Conceded

21

Difference

-4

Getafe's equivalent sample reads seven wins, five draws and eight losses, with far fewer goals either way. Their recent league form has been low-scoring throughout, a home win over Malaga followed by an away defeat at Betis and back-to-back draws.

Athletic look more likely to be involved in goals, while Getafe's matches tend to stay tighter.

Comparative Team Statistics: Athletic Club vs Getafe

No settled pattern between these two

Looking back over recent seasons, this fixture hasn't leaned one way. Getafe have won at Athletic's ground in two of the last four meetings, there's been an away win the other way too, and a draw in between. Scorelines have generally been tight rather than one-sided.

Level on points so far

Athletic sit just above Getafe in the table, but there's only a single point separating the two and both have two wins, two or three losses and a couple of draws from their opening games. It's an early-season snapshot rather than anything settled.

Some disciplinary flags to watch

A few players have picked up cards at a notable rate. Getafe's Mario Martín has three yellows and a red in just four matches, and Kiko Femenía has been sent off within three appearances. Athletic's Yuri has also picked up a red alongside two yellows across six games. None of this confirms who plays or is suspended on the day, but it points to a couple of players on short fuses for both sides.

Athletic Club:

Penalty cards:

Yuri x 1 x 2

Getafe:

Penalty cards:

Mario Martín x 1 x 3

Z. Romero x 1 x 1

Kiko Femenía x 1