Getafe vs Villarreal 7/8/20 - La Liga Picks & Predictions

Sixth place Getafe looks to strengthen its grip on Europa League qualification and move closer to Champions League qualification when hosting fifth place Villarreal on Wednesday in a Top Fight Spanish La Liga fixture. Getafe is 14-11-9 on 53 points and trails the Yellow Submarine by just one point while leading seventh place Real Sociedad by three points. Getafe played to a nil-nil draw with Osasuna in its last outing after falling to Real Madrid in its previous match 1-0.

Getafe has one win, three draws and one loss in its last five matches in La Liga action. Over that span of five fixtures, Getafe has scored just four goals, while its back line and goalkeepers have allowed four. Getafe has been held scoreless in each of its last two matches but one was a 0-0 draw. Jaime Mata is the leading goal scorer for Getafe with 11 while Angle Rodriguez has 10. Marc Cucurella is the leader in assists with five.

Villarreal is 16-6-12 on 54 points. The Yellow Submarine is coming off a poor performance on Sunday at home falling to Barcelona 4-1. The loss kept Villarreal three points behind fourth-placed Sevilla for the final Champions League qualifying spot and just one point ahead of Wednesday's opponent Getafe. Gerard Moreno scored the only goal for the Yellow Submarine against the Catalans at home on Sunday in a poor display of defense for Villarreal.

Villarreal has three wins, one draw and one loss in it's last five fixtures in La Liga. Over that span of matches, the Yellow Submarine has scored eight goals, while its back line and goalkeepers have allowed six. Villarreal has three clean sheets in its last five matches. The leading goal scorer for Villarreal is Gerard Moreno with 16, while Santi Cazorla is second in goals scored with eight and the leader in assists with eight.