Getafe vs Valencia

17/2- Valencia started of the season in great style and were thought to be the title contenders along with Real Madrid and Barcelona however then they started losing the grip and faced a series of loses and uncharacteristic performances. However in the last two weeks they have managed a couple of victories which has brought back hope to the fans that the club would end on a high. The team now travels to take on 11^th placed Getafe in an away tie this week. Valencia would be highly optimistic about their chances as they have been the second best team travelling this season and their performances away from home have been much better than those at home. The last time both the teams met was earlier this season and they won the tie 2-1 playing at home. The record stand even overall as both teams have won 3 matches against each other in a total of seven matches with one match ending in a draw.

Valencia would be looking to take ahead the form they have regained and would be hoping that in the absence of Morientes, Villa Sanchez can continue the scoring as he has done in the past few games. Also they would be looking to climb a few spots with a victory and try and finish the season with a flourish and may be get an entry to the European championships next season.                                                                                                                         

Getafe on the other hand would want to convert the home support and the home record into a full three points, more than anything a victory could trigger them into the top half of the table and this would be a huge boost to the club’s morale. Though Getafe have not found any particular striker and hence the whole team would have to perform in unison to ensure some points from the tie.

Prediction: 1-2, Valencia win