Week 19 brings us a match on Jan 2nd where Real Madrid and Getafe will play a match in Getafe in a clash of the La Liga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. Getafe is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Osasuna. Darío Poveda struck first for Getafe in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Damián Suárez, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Osasuna couldn’t manage to score, and Getafe took the shutout win. Getafe is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Real Madrid, recorded a 2-1 win against Athletic Club. Karim Benzema struck first for Real Madrid in the 4th minute on a feed from Toni Kroos, then Karim Benzema added another in the 7th minute. Real Madrid looks to continue their winning ways, having 8 wins in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Real Madrid won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Real Madrid’s most prolific scorer has been Karim Benzema. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Getafe’s top weapon lately has been Mata, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches
Enrique Sánchez Flores’s Getafe squad will be without Timor, Mata, Djené, Chema, José Macías and Sanchez Flores, while Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid squad will be without Dani Ceballos, Isco, Carvajal and Mariano Díaz.