Villarreal vs Getafe Preview & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Villarreal are under immense pressure as they head into the international break with the visit of Getafe to Estadio de la Ceramica on Sunday.
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Key stats
- Villarreal are unbeaten in seven home La Liga games against Getafe (W5 D2) since a 2-1 defeat on 12 January 2019.
- Villarreal have won 14 of their 20 home La Liga meetings with Getafe since 1997/98 (D3 L3).
- Getafe won the most recent meeting 2-1 at home on 14 February 2026.
- Villarreal lead the head-to-head in 40 La Liga meetings since 1997/98 (W22 D9 L9); their biggest win was 4-0 at home on 1 May 2005, and Getafe's 4-0 at home on 24 September 2017.
- Coming into Matchweek 12, both teams have 12 points from 11 games (W3 D3 L5), part of a group of five sides on that total.
- Villarreal have lost three of their five home games this season (W1 D1 L3) – as many home defeats as in the whole of 2025/26 (W15 D1 L3).
- Villarreal have failed to score in their last two home games (0-0 vs Elche and 1-0 defeat to Espanyol).
- Getafe are the only La Liga team yet to score away from home this season, conceding 12 goals in five away games (L5).
- Getafe have failed to score in seven consecutive away La Liga games since 10 May 2026 – their longest such run since 1997/98 – and have lost the last six.
- Getafe are unbeaten in eight home La Liga games since 13 May 2026, and beat Sevilla 3-1 last time out.
- Getafe's eight goals is the joint-fewest in La Liga this season, alongside Málaga and Valencia.
- Getafe have won 50 of their 199 away La Liga games on a Sunday since 1997/98 (W50 D45 L104), while Villarreal have won 145 of their 279 Sunday home games (W145 D73 L61).
‘Key stats’ are La Liga only (not all competitions)
Villarreal vs Getafe prediction
Inigo Perez had appeared to turn things around after a tough start to his reign in charge of Villarreal but he is now under major pressure. The Yellow Submarine were surprisingly beaten 1-0 by Espanyol last week before a 6-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League in midweek, having gone 4-0 down inside 17 minutes.
They now face a Getafe side that were also beaten in midweek with Jose Bordalas’ side beaten 1-0 by Brighton and Hove Albion in the UEFA Europa League. Getafe have struggled to balance domestic and European commitments this season but they did manage to come from behind to defeat Sevilla by three goals to one last weekend.
Getafe will be expected to be awkward to play against once against El Madrigal and they aren’t the type of team you want to be facing if you’re feeling fragile, as Villarreal will be.
Villarreal vs Getafe tip: Double chance – Getafe to win or draw & under 3.5 goals
