Getafe vs Atletico Madrid Preview: Team News & Prediction
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We have a Madrid derby at the Coliseum this weekend with Jose Bordalas, entrenched in a Diego Simeone-like philosophy, leading his Getafe side into a clash with Diego Simeone.
Kick-off date/time: Sunday 9th March, 2025: UK – 1:00pm / US ET – 8:00am / US PT – 5:00am
How to watch on TV: UK – Premier Sports / US – ESPN have the exclusive rights to La Liga games in the USA, so Getafe vs Atletico Madrid may be televised on one of their affiliated channels
How to watch online: UK – Premier Sports / US – ESPN+
Getafe Preview: Intense and hostile
With their aggressive and hostile, defensive style of football, and that defensive nature is highlighted by the fact that Getafe have scored just 21 goals in 26 games in La Liga, is getting results once again as the hosts try and push away from the danger zone.
The home team come into this one on the back of another Madrid derby against Leganes at Butarque last weekend. It wouldn’t be an unfair exaggeration to suggest it was one of the worst games this season in La Liga before Diego Garcia’s late bicycle kick won the game for Leganes.
Atletico Madrid Preview: Balancing their focus
Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid are chasing the treble this season and they have been in excellent form throughout the last few months but Los Rojiblancos do come into this one on the back of a rare defeat, losing 2-1 to Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League in midweek.
In the first-leg of that quarter-final at the Bernabeu, Rodrygo opened the scoring for Madrid before Julian Alvarez notched an equaliser and then Brahim Diaz won the game for Los Blancos. Atleti are, though, unbeaten in their last six matches in the Spanish top-flight.
Getafe Team News: Fully fit
With a small and narrow squad in which Jose Bordalas has had to regularly play players out of position and completely reinvent them, Getafe are blessed with what is a clean bill of health and a fully fit and available squad ahead of the visit of Atletico.
Predicted XI (4-4-2): David Soria; Jorge Iglesias, Djene, Jon Berrocal, Diego Rico; Nyom, Ramon Terrats, Mauro Arambarri, Juan Bernat; Uche, Borja Mayoral
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Atletico Madrid Team News: Experienced injuries
With so many massive games coming thick and fast, Diego Simeone has done well in terms of juggling his players and rotating but he will be without a couple of key experienced players such as Cesar Azpilicueta and Koke due to injury issues.
Predicted XI (4-4-2): Oblak; Marcos Llorente, Jose Maria Gimenez, Lenglet, Javi Galan; Giuliano Simeone, De Paul, Pablo Barrios, Gallagher; Griezmann, Julian Alvarez
Unavailable: Cesar Azpilicueta (Injured), Koke (Injured)
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Getafe vs Atletico Madrid Prediction
As mentioned, 21 goals in 26 games for Getafe is extremely average and their style of football is often very tedious to watch for the neutral but it is offset by almost comical standards of gamesmanship. European football’s biggest exponents of ‘gamesmanship’, although there is a less politically correct term that many use beginning with an ‘s’ and ending in ‘housery’, would usually be Atletico Madrid. So, booking points would be something worth backing at the Coliseum as well as low-scoring encounter that Atletico grind out another victory in as they chase a third title in the Diego Simeone reign.
Getafe vs Atletico Madrid Tip: Atletico Madrid to win & under 3.5 goals
