In this week 3 match on the 28th of August, Getafe hosts Villarreal in a clash of these two extremely mismatched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 32 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. In their last match, 20th placed Getafe, recorded a 1-3 loss against Girona. Stuani Curbelo scored the first goal for Girona in the 42nd minute, then Domingos Duarte added another on an own goal in the 48th minute. Getafe looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Villarreal, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Atlético Madrid. Jesus Pino Santos scored the first goal for Villarreal in the 73rd minute, then Gerard Moreno added another in the 7th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Pedraza In the end, Atlético Madrid couldn’t muster any offence and Villarreal ran away with the shutout win. Villarreal is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Villarreal won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Álex Baena and Gerard Moreno have been the hottest scorers for Villarreal in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.
Enrique Sánchez Flores’s Getafe squad will be without Damián Suárez, while Villarreal will be without Arnaut Danjuma, Alberto Moreno and Manu Trigueros.