Atletico Madrid will be looking to get their 2022-23 La Liga campaign off to the best possible start when they travel to Coliseum Alfonso Perez to take on Getafe on Monday.
While Getafe were 15th, just one point outside of the relegation zone, Atletico finished third in the table last season, 15 points behind the champions Real Madrid.
Getafe finished eighth, fifth and eighth in La Liga between 2018 and 2020, but they have now been 15th in their last two campaigns, only narrowly avoiding relegation last season.
They picked up just 39 points from their 38 league matches in 2021-22, which left them just a point clear of 18th-placed Granada, so their supporters will be demanding an improvement this time around.
Qiuque Sanchez Flores’ side have had an active summer in terms of friendlies, playing six times in total, losing their last two against Elche and Albacete without scoring a goal, which i a slight concern ahead of this encounter.
The Deep Blue Ones have been active during summer market, bringing in Kiki Casilla, Portu, Rabrizio Angileri, Jaime Seoane, Domingos Duarte, Luis Milla and Borja Mayoral, while Chema Rodriguez, Hugo Duro and Mathias Olivera have departed from the club.
Meanwhile, Atletico have played four friendlies this summer, defeating Numancia, Manchester United, Cadiz and Juventus, scoring an impressive 13 goals in the process.
Diego Simeone,s side will be looking to challenge both Real Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga this season, and they have boosted their squad thi summer with the arrivals of Axel Witsel and Nahuel Molina, while Alvaro Morata and Saul Niguez are back at Wanda Metropolitano following loan spells at Juventus and Chelsea respectively.
Atletico did a league double over Getafe last season, including a 4-3 victory at Wanda Metropolitano in February, while not losing to them since November 2011.
Getafe vs Atletico Madrid head to head
The two teams have previously met on 39 occasions across all competitions, where Getafe have claimed four victories while Atletico have won 26, and they have drawn in nine. Getafe have scored 21 goals and conceded 64. In their last five meetings, Atletico have won four while they have drawn once.
Getafe 0-2 Atletico Madrid 16/07/20
Atletico Madrid 1-0 Getafe 30/12/20
Getafe 0-0 Atletico Madrid 13/03/21
Getafe 1-2 Atletico Madrid 21/09/21
Atletico Madrid 4-3 Getafe 12/02/22
Getafe latest home form
Getafe lost 1-0 to Elche in their last home game in a friendly. However, they have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their previous five matches. In their last five matches, they have scored three goals and conceded three.
Getafe 0-0 Rayo Vallecano 08/05/22
Getafe 0-0 Barcelona 15/05/22
Getafe 2-1 Preston North End 12/07/22
Getafe 1-1 FC Cartagena 21/07/22
Getafe 0-1 Elche 27/07/22
Getafe latest away form
Getafe have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having been winless in their five most recent matches. They lost 1-0 to Albacete in their last away game in a friendly. In their last five matches, they have scored just two goals and conceded seven.
Osasuna 1-1 Getafe 11/05/22
Elche 3-1 Getafe 22/05/22
Leganes 2-0 Getafe 16/07/22
Levante 0-0 Getafe 24/07/22
Albacete 1-0 Getafe 07/08/22
Atletico Madrid latest home form
Atletico Madrid have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their 10 most recent matches. They managed to defeat Manchester United 1-0 in their last home game in a friendly. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded two.
Atletico Madrid 2-1 Espanyol 17/04/22
Atletico Madrid 0-0 Granada 20/04/22
Atletico Madrid 1-0 Real Madrid 08/05/22
Atletico Madrid 1-1 Sevilla 15/05/22
Atletico Madrid 1-0 Manchester United 30/07/22
Atletico Madrid latest away form
Atletico Madrid have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having won each of their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Juventus 4-0 in their last away game in a friendly. In their last five matches, they have scored 16 goals and conceded just two.
Elche 0-2 Atletico Madrid 11/05/22
Real Sociedad 1-2 Atletico Madrid 22/05/22
Numancia 0-4 Atletico Madrid 27/07/22
Cadiz 1-4 Atletico Madrid 04/08/22
Juventus 0-4 Atletico Madrid 07/08/22
Getafe news
Borja Mayoral has joined the club on a permanent basis this summer from Real Madrid, and is set to feature in the final third of the field, while there could be a debut at left-back for Angileri.
Portu is expected to feature in midfield, while Domingos Duarte and Seoane are pushing for debuts on Monday.
Atletico Madrid news
Atletico’s Felipe remains on the sidelines with a knee problem, but Yannick Carrasco, Jose Gimenez and Jan Oblak should be fit despite recent injury issues.
Morata is set to lead the line on Monday, with Joao Felix and Antoine Griezmann potentially joining him in the final third of the field.
Prediction and Odds
Getafe certainly have the capability of making this a tricky affair to Atletico Madrid, but Simeone’s side are in good shape heading into the new season.
We are expecting the Red and Whites to come out on top on Monday as they look to get their 2022-23 campaign off on a good start.
Odds: 1 2.32 X 2.05 2 1.88
Probable outcomes
Getafe 0-1 Atletico Madrid
Getafe 0-2 Atletico Madrid
Getafe 1-2 Atletico Madrid
Getafe 1-3 Atletico Madrid
Getafe 2-4 Atletico Madrid
