Athletic Club will aim to remain unbeaten on home soil in La Liga this season at the expense of a Getafe side who remain in terrible recent form.
Match News and Current Form
It’s been quite the eventful start to the 2026/27 La Liga campaign for Athletic, who started poorly before enjoying a five-match unbeaten stint (W2, D3), but that came to a stuttering halt last time out. Thanks in part to receiving a second-half red card, the hosts fell 3-1 to Levante and dropped into the bottom half as a result, though a return to San Mamés here could prove welcome as they remain unbeaten on home soil so far this term (W1, D2). The last two of those were draws however, and if Athletic are to avoid recording three stalemates in succession at home in the league for the first time since May 2024, they might need to find their shooting boots as only one of their last eight home league outings saw them net multiple goals.
A humbling 5-2 home defeat in midweek European action to Swiss side Lugano will have further dented Getafe’s already low confidence as they find themselves in the midst of a run that has now seen them win just once in ten attempts (D4, L5). A 1-1 home draw against fellow strugglers Rayo Vallecano last weekend won’t have helped quell their early season relegation fears domestically, especially as they start this matchday as La Liga’s current lowest goalscorers (5). They’ve lost their last five away league games, while failing to score in their last six on the road overall, so they’ll have to produce something special on this trip to avoid six in succession for the first time since April 2016!
Head-to-Head History
Athletic have lost their last two La Liga matches against Getafe, after not losing any of their previous ten (W3, D7).
Hot Stats and Streaks
Only two of Athletic's last seven league matches saw both sides score.
Only Barcelona have faced fewer shots pre-round than Athletic (86).
Getafe have picked up 30 yellow cards in La Liga this season - the most of any side pre-round.
Getafe have attempted a joint-league low 24 shots on target pre-round.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Only against one side does Athletic's Iñaki Williams have more league goals than against Getafe (6), with four coming before the half-hour mark. Borja Mayoral struck in midweek for Getafe, with his last five strikes all coming after the 70th minute.
Getafe’s Djené and Athletic's Aymeric Laporte are suspended here after picking up red cards last weekend.
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Betting Analysis
With Athletic unbeaten at home but low scoring across recent matches and Getafe in poor form overall, backing a home win with under 2.5 total goals could make sense.
Author: Nathan Evans
