Getafe vs Valladolid

6/1- Getafe lie at the top of the bottom half of the points table and the 11th position is something they would like to improve from at the beginning of the second half of the laliga season. Getafe have been a team with no individual stars but they have been able to perform better that other teams due to the kind of football they play as a team. Their first match this new year is a home tie against Valladolid, placed 17th on the points table. Valladolid have struggled their way through the first half of the season and have been able to capture the 17th spot on the points table and are just out of the relegation zone because of the higher number of goals scored as compared to the 18th placed Real Betis.

Valladolid had been struggling before the break commenced and that is an indicator of their very low position on the table. In the last 3 matches played they drew 2 matches and lost one hence they do not appear to be in striking form at all and the last match they played was a dull draw against a lowly ranked Real Betis. It is the striking ability of Llorente and Gutirrez that has let them be out of the relegation zone but if the team defense does not respond the club might be in deeper trouble especially against a unit like Getafe. It is important for the side that they can start getting some points because if they fail to they might as well find themselves in the bottom 3.

Getafe on the other hand are quite reprieved of the relegation zone pressure, their aim would be to enter the top half of the table and with a struggling opponent like Valladolid they would be going for an outright victory. Their last match against Almeria was an impressive away win and they would like to continue the trend.

Prediction: 2-0, Getafe win