Getafe vs Real Madrid: Match preview | OneFootball

Real Madrid continue their fight with Barcelona for La Liga on matchday 33 of the competition on Wednesday as they visit the Coliseum Alfonso Perez to take on Getafe. The Whites come into the game with their morale high, thanks to a hard fought 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao at the weekend.

In Getafe, Carlo Ancelotti’s side will be up against one of the division’s best defensive sides. As a matter of fact, their record of goals against is better than that of Los Blancos with Pepe Bordalas’ men conceding just 29 times this season as they sit in 12th place in the table.

Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that Ferland Mendy and Kylian Mbappe will miss the fixture, as will Dani Carvajal and Eder Militao. It remains to be seen if the Italian makes too many changes from last game’s starting eleven, however, considering the display versus Bilbao was one of their best this season.

Getafe are set to miss two important players for the match against Real Madrid because Allan Nyom is injured and Chrisantus Uche is suspended. Their top scorer in the league this season is Mauro Arrambari and he will be available for the fixture, however, and will be the home side’s biggest threat in offence.

The reverse fixture between the two sides earlier this season at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu ended in a 2-0 win in favour of Los Blancos, courtesy of goals from Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe. Ancelotti would happily take such a scoreline in the next game, especially given his team’s struggle for goals lately.

Real Madrid will be strong favourites to win, however, as Getafe come into the fixture having lost three of their last five league outings, including the previous couple of them on home soil. On the other hand, Los Merengues have beaten them in each of their meetings since January 2022, home and away.

As far as Madrid’s rivals in the title race are concerned, it is fair to say that Atletico Madrid might well be out of contention after their defeat to Las Palmas at the weekend. Barcelona remain four points clear at the top of the table though having come back from 3-1 down to win 4-3 against Celta Vigo.

The Catalans are up against Mallorca on Tuesday and as they have done on the last few occasions, Real Madrid will hope that their bitter rivals can drop some points, thus giving them the opportunity to reduce the gap in the league standings before the potential title deciding El Clasico in May.