vs Prediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Getafe are fourteenth in La Liga with 5 points after five rounds: one win, two draws and two defeats, 3 goals scored and 6 conceded.At home the record is 1 win, 2 draws and no defeats in three games (3-2); away they are still without a point, with 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in two matches (0-4).Their last five games tell an up and down story: a 1-1 draw at home against Deportivo La Coruna, before that a 1-1 draw with Celta Vigo, further back a 0-1 defeat away at Osasuna, a 1-2 loss away to FK Partizan and, further back still, a 1-0 home win over Racing Santander.Malaga are seventeenth with 3 points from five games: no wins, three draws and two defeats, 2 goals scored and 8 conceded.At home the record is 0 wins, 2 draws and no defeats in two games (1-1); away they have lost two of three, with one draw (1-7).Their last five games: a 1-1 draw away at Celta Vigo, before that a 0-0 home draw with Levante, further back a 0-4 defeat away at Real Madrid, further back still the earlier 1-1 home draw with Deportivo La Coruna and, furthest back, a 0-2 defeat away at Atletico Madrid.The recent head to head record is balanced: in May 2018 Malaga lost 0-1 at home to Getafe (that game was played at Malaga's ground, so the opposite venue to this fixture), but in January of the same year it was Getafe who won 1-0 at home.Further back, in February 2016 Malaga won 3-0 at home (again the opposite venue), in September 2015 Getafe won 1-0 on their own ground, and further back still, in February 2015, Malaga won 3-2 playing at home.The competition average is 2.98 goals per game.The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off.Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above.In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one.The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.