Matchday 26 of the La Liga clash between Real Madrid and Getafe will take place on 2 March at the Santiago Bernabeu. Real Madrid vs Getafe: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Real Madrid
One week ago, Real Madrid suffered a surprise away defeat to Osasuna (1:2), conceding the decisive goal in the 90th minute. That slip-up was their first in the last nine La Liga matchdays, having previously dropped points on 7 December. As a result, the club quickly surrendered top spot and returned to second place in the standings. The team are now four points behind Barcelona, with a game in hand. It is worth noting that even after the disappointing trip to Pamplona, Real Madrid remain the most reliable side in the Spanish top flight: since the start of the current season in this competition, the home side have conceded 21 goals.
- At least two goals have been scored in 13 consecutive La Liga matches involving the club.
- Real Madrid's run of matches without a draw in La Liga stands at 11 games (9 wins, 2 defeats).
- In the current league campaign, the club have scored 54 goals in total, bettered only by Barcelona (71).
Potential Real Madrid Lineup (4-4-2)*
Thibaut Courtois – Dani Carvajal, Raul Asencio, David Alaba, Alvaro Carreras – Aurelien Tchouameni, Arda Guler, Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga – Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior.
Due to injuries, forward Kylian Mbappe, midfielders Jude Bellingham and Dani Ceballos, as well as defenders Raul Asencio and Eder Militao will miss the game. The involvement of forward Rodrygo and defender Dean Huijsen is in doubt.
Getafe
Getafe's most recent La Liga match ended in a narrow home defeat to Sevilla (0:1). The away team saw their four-game unbeaten run in the Spanish top flight come to an end (2 wins, 2 draws), and the side slipped to 13th in the standings. The gap between the visitors and the relegation zone is just five points. It is also worth noting that over the course of the current La Liga campaign, the club have scored only 20 goals in total — only Oviedo (16) have a worse tally.
- Getafe have not conceded more than one goal in six La Liga matches.
- The team have won with a (+1.5) handicap in eight consecutive matches in this competition.
- Five of the previous six league matches involving the club have been low-scoring.
Potential Getafe Lineup (5-3-2)*
David Soria – Kiko Femenia, Juan Iglesias, Abdel Abqar, Said Romero, Domingos Duarte – Mauro Arambarri, Luis Milla, Djene – Luis Vazquez, Martin Satriano.
First-choice defender Djene is suspended. Defender Davinchi, as well as forwards Borja Mayoral and Abu Camara, are not ready for the match due to injuries.
Referee
Alejandro Munoz (Spain)
Matches – 11 (La Liga, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 55;
Average yellow cards per match – 5;
Red cards shown – 3;
Average fouls per match – 25;
Penalties – 64%.
Real Madrid vs Getafe: Match Prediction
Real Madrid suffered a setback last matchday — in the grand scheme of things, nothing too alarming happened, given that the team had not dropped points for more than two months before that. However, Barcelona are pulling away, so the home side also need to do everything they can now to ensure their main rival does not get too far ahead. There is no obvious reason for concern. The hosts return home, and in front of their own supporters they have won 15 of their last 16 La Liga matches. The club's current winning run at the Santiago Bernabeu in this competition stands at five games.
What is more, the opposition this time will be an inconsistent Getafe from the bottom half of the table. The visitors rarely collapse defensively, but the main problem is a lack of goals. On average this La Liga season, the away team have scored just 0.8 goals per 90 minutes — the second-worst figure in the league. Equally important is that in La Liga head-to-head meetings with Real Madrid, Getafe have now lost eight in a row, and in seven of those eight games the club could not even score.
Prediction: Real Madrid to win to nil
* For each team, the starting XI listed is the lineup from its previous match in this competition.
