Getafe will be bidding to stretch their unbeaten run in all competitions to six matches when they continue their La Liga campaign with a home fixture against Sevilla on Saturday afternoon.
The home side, who are 14th in the La Liga table, will enter the match off the back of a 3-0 victory over Real Sociedad, while 12th-placed Sevilla picked up a point in a 1-1 draw with Espanyol last time out.
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Getafe were outstanding against Real Sociedad on Sunday night, recording a 3-0 victory at Reale Arena; the win proved to be just their fifth in the league this season, and it moved them into 14th spot in the table.
Jose Bordalas's side are now three points clear of the relegation zone and only four points off 11th, demonstrating the importance of their result last time out, and they will bring a five-game unbeaten run in all competitions into this clash.
It has been a successful start to 2025 for the capital outfit, booking their spot in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey, while they have picked up seven points from their last three league matches against Las Palmas, Barcelona and Real Sociedad.
If Getafe can improve their goal output in the coming weeks, then that should see them rise the table, as the Deep Blue Ones have the joint-second best defensive record in the league this term, only conceding 17 times in 21 matches.
Getafe have only been beaten on two occasions in front of their own supporters this season, and they will be welcoming a Sevilla outfit that have just two victories from their 10 league matches on their travels.
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Sevilla, meanwhile, are also unbeaten in La Liga this year, drawing with Valencia and Espanyol either side of a 2-1 success over Girona, and a total of 27 points from 21 matches has left them in 12th spot in the table.
Los Nervionenses have a record of seven wins, six draws and eight defeats in La Liga this term, and they are only actually three points off sixth-placed Mallorca, so a European spot in the table is within reach.
Garcia Pimienta's side have been strong at home this season, but they have found it difficult on their travels, picking up just nine points from 10 matches, while 20 goals have been conceded away from their own stadium in 2024-25.
Sevilla recorded a 1-0 victory over Getafe when the two teams locked horns for the reverse match earlier this season, while they also posted a 1-0 win in the corresponding fixture during the 2023-24 campaign.
Getafe have also won two of their last four meetings in Spain's top flight, though, and this is shaping up to be an interesting battle between two sides that will be feeling good about themselves at this moment in time.
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Getafe will be without the services of Allan Nyom due to a muscular problem, while Mauro Arambarri remains a doubt with a muscular issue of his own.
The home side will also be unable to call upon the services of Omar Alderete, who is suspended, with the centre-back picking up a milestone yellow card in the 3-0 win over Real Sociedad.
Juan Berrocal is expected to benefit from Alderete's absence to feature in the middle of the defence, while Carles Perez's two-goal showing off the bench against Real Sociedad is expected to see him come into the side in place of Alex Sola; Borja Mayoral, though, may again start on the bench for the home team.
As for Sevilla, Isaac Romero and Adria Pedrosa will be back in the squad after serving suspensions in the clash with Espanyol.
Garcia Pimienta's side did not suffer any fresh fitness problems last time out, but they are again expected to be without the services of Kike Salas, Joan Jordan, Rafa Mir and Tanguy Nianzou on Saturday afternoon.
Romero's return could see Peque Fernandez drop down to the bench against Getafe, but there will be another start in a wide area for Dodi Lukebakio, who has scored nine times in La Liga during an impressive campaign.
Getafe possible starting lineup:
Soria; Iglesias, Duarte, Berrocal, Rico; Perez, Milla, Dakonam, Coba; Uche, Yildirim
Sevilla possible starting lineup:
Nyland; Sanchez, Bade, Gudelj, Pedrosa; Sow, Lokonga, Saul; Lukebakio, Romero, Vargas
We say: Getafe 1-1 Sevilla
Both sides are in strong form, and we are finding it difficult to separate them here; Sevilla are not the best travellers, but Getafe have only won three times at home in the league this term, drawing six, and we are predicting another stalemate here.
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Matt Law
