Getafe vs. FC Barcelona Preview

Getafe hosts FC Barcelona in what promises to be an entertaining LaLiga game on Saturday. Getafe is coming off a 2-1 road win against Las Palmas on Sunday while FC Barcelona lost 2-1 at home against Atlético Madrid on December 21.

FC Barcelona is in third place in the LaLiga standings with 38 points in 19 games, while Getafe is in 15th place with 19 points in 19 games.  

The player to watch in this game is Robert Lewandowski, who has 16 goals and two assists in 18 LaLiga games this season. AccuScore gives Robert Lewandowski a 52.32 percent chance to score against Getafe. He has 35 SCA and 1 GCA in 18 LaLiga games this season. 

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup. 

Dafabet Odds

Team to Win (Regular Time)

• Getafe 6.00
• FC Barcelona 1.53
• Draw: 4.10

Spread

• Getafe +1 (1.94)
• FC Barcelona -1 (1.87)

Total

• Over 2.5, 3 (2.00)
• Under 2.5, 3 (1.78)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in LaLiga action on September 25 and FC Barcelona won 1-0.

Projected Leaders

For Getafe, Mauro Arambarri has a 26.44 percent chance to score. He averages 0.95 shots overall per sim, 0.4 shots on goal per and 0.31 goals per sim.

For FC Barcelona, Robert Lewandowski has a 52.32 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 2.21 shots overall per sim, 1.4 shots on goal per and 0.75 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Over 2.5, 3 (2.00)

Four-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on the total in this one. Average score in simulations is FC Barcelona 1.69 to Getafe 1.06.