Getafe vs Atletico Madrid Prediction

Recent form

Atletico go into this stretch unbeaten in their last four across competitions, with away wins at Espanyol and Alaves either side of a home win over Manchester United and a draw at Stuttgart. That's a side picking up points on the road as well as at home.

Getafe: 20 completed matches; Atletico Madrid: 20 completed matches.

Getafe

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

17

Conceded

31

Difference

-14

Atletico Madrid

20 matches

Win

65% 13 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

36

Conceded

24

Difference

+12

Getafe's recent run is far more mixed. A heavy 2-5 loss at home to Lugano sits alongside draws with Rayo Vallecano and Universitatea Craiova and a 3-0 defeat to Barcelona. There's no real pattern of control in their results.

Atletico's away form looks steadier right now than Getafe's home form.

Comparative Team Statistics: Getafe vs Atletico Madrid

Head-to-head

Atletico have won most of the recent meetings between these two, including a 4-1 friendly win over the summer and a 1-0 league win back in March. There was also a 5-0 Copa del Rey hammering not too long ago.

It's not entirely one-sided, though. Getafe have managed a couple of narrow home wins in this fixture over the years, so it isn't simply a case of Atletico turning up and winning comfortably every time.

League standings

Atletico sit second in La Liga with 22 points from nine games, built on seven wins and just one defeat. Getafe are down in 15th with eight points from eight games, having won only twice.

That's a sizeable gap in points and in goal difference, with Atletico scoring far more and conceding far less than Getafe have managed.

The table reflects the recent form gap fairly closely.

Players to watch

Alex Baena has four goals in seven matches for Atletico, with J. David also among the goals and Gimenez Simeone chipping in with assists. That's a decent spread of attacking contribution.

Getafe:

Penalty cards:

Mario Martín x 1 x 3

Z. Romero x 1 x 1

Kiko Femenía x 1

Atletico Madrid:

Best scorers:

Álex Baena - 4

J. David - 3

Best assist providers:

G. Simeone - 2

Penalty cards:

Robin Le Normand x 1

On the Getafe side, Mario Martin has picked up three yellows and a red in just four matches, which is worth noting for discipline even though it says nothing about his likely involvement in this specific fixture.