6th placed Getafe still continued to hold onto the last European spot despite a frustrating 0-0 draw away from home at relegation-threatened Deportivo Alaves, which extended Getafe’s winless run in La Liga to a worrying four matches.
Previous defeats against Real Madrid (away) and Villarreal (home) along with draws with Osasuna and the aforementioned Alaves mean that Getafe have still yet to nail down 6th place, let alone press for the greater prize of 5th spot and automatic qualification for the Europa League group stages.
Remarkably, Getafe have actually managed to register just one win out of their last 10 matches overall in the Spanish top flight and the hosts still hold a place in the top six, which gives you an idea as to how bad the chasing pack of Real Sociedad, Athletic Bilbao and Valencia have been in recent weeks.
The hosts have lost just four matches at home all season but the prospects of a straight win for Getafe seem unlikely, especially as the draw has been prevalent in recent times; indeed, Getafe have drawn six of their last 10 matches overall.
Atletico Madrid once again find themselves part of the top three in La Liga but in their customary role of being the third placed team although the visitors sit level on points with 4th placed Sevilla, so Atletico will be keen to put some breathing space between them and their rivals here.
With a comfortable nine-point cushion ahead of 5th placed Villarreal though, Atletico’s place in next season’s Champions League already looks assured, thanks to an impressive 14-match sequence without defeat, which includes eight wins.
Atletico Madrid have made themselves hard to beat on their travels in this season’s La Liga campaign and amidst their total of 15 draws to date overall this term, 10 of these stalemates have been recorded on the road which should be taken into consideration ahead of this clash.
Indeed, Atletico Madrid have drawn five of their last seven matches away from home and a point away at Getafe wouldn’t be the end of the world for Diego Simeone’s side as they look to at least avoid defeat here.
Getafe will also be looking to get something out of this encounter and the hosts could be set to frustrate their more illustrious opponents in this one which could end up all square.
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