La Liga is back for some midweek action on Thursday when Getafe and Granada face off at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez kickoff at 9 pm.
After their six-game unbeaten run, which included a 1-0 win over Real Madrid, the home side climbed out of the relegation zone.
The run ended with a 1-0 loss at Sevilla in their previous outing. They are currently in 17th place in the league standings, just one point above the relegation zone.
Granada enters the game on a seven-game unbeaten run. Granada held Barcelona to a 1-1 draw in their previous fixture.
Getafe has met Granada 19 times in league fixtures to date. The visitors have been better and boast a 9-4 lead in wins over the Madrid-based outfit. The spoils have been shared six times in this fixture.
The two teams last faced one another in October at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes, where the game ended in a 1-1 draw after Jorge Molina scored a dramatic equalizing goal in the last minute of injury time.
Getafe vs. Granada Head to Head
Bth sides have 19 games against each other with host taking nine wins while opponents with four wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Sevilla 1-0 Getafe
- Getafe 1-0 Real Madrid
- Getafe 1-0 Osasuna
- Atletico Baleares 5-0 Getafe
- Deportivo Alaves 1-1 Getafe
Away
- Granada 1-1 Barcelona
- Elche 0-0 Granada
- Granada 2-1 Atletico Madrid
- Granada 4-1 Mallorca
- Atletico Mancha 1-0 Granada
Getafe Team News
As of this writing, José Juan Macías’ future with the club is in question, and he is not expected to feature in the upcoming match. Since December, Sabit Abdulai has not featured for the Azulones and is expected to sit this one out due to a knee injury.
Granada Team News
Santiago Arias was hurt in the game against Barcelona last weekend and may miss the next match. Rubén Rochina was not in the squad for that game and is doubtful for Wednesday’s trip to Madrid.
Prediction and Odds
All four of Getafe’s wins have come at home this season. They have kept a clean sheet in five consecutive league games at home. Granada has just one win on the road, and have only kept one clean sheet in their last nine matches.
- Getafe Win
- Goals Under 2.5
- No Score: Away
