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Villarreal

vs

Getafe

KickoffSunday 8 November 2026, 5:30pm

VenueEstadio de la Cerámica

CompetitionSpanish La Liga

TV ChannelLaLiga TV UK

There is something genuinely compelling about a Villarreal side walking into a Sunday afternoon league fixture carrying the weight of a 6-0 hammering in Europe just days earlier. That is not a small thing to shake off. The Yellow Submarine have been here before, of course, they are a club built on resilience and smart football, but right now they look vulnerable, and Getafe are exactly the kind of side who know how to punish a team that is not quite right mentally. This is not a glamour fixture, but it is the sort of game that can define where a club’s season goes.

Both sides sit on 12 points from 11 league games, which tells its own story. Neither has kicked on the way they would have hoped. Villarreal finished third in La Liga last season and had real ambitions of building on that. Getafe, managed by the deeply pragmatic Jose Bordalas, are just trying to stay competitive in the top flight. A win here matters enormously to both of them, which always makes for a tense afternoon.

Villarreal vs Getafe Match Details

This La Liga fixture takes place at the Estadio de la Ceramica in Villarreal, a ground where the home side have been far from convincing this season. Getafe make the trip from Madrid having played a Conference League match against Brighton on Thursday, meaning Bordalas and his squad have had considerably less recovery time than their hosts this weekend.

Team News

Villarreal have a few selection concerns to navigate, though they will also welcome back a couple of key figures in time for this one.

• Alassane Diatta is out for a lengthy spell with a serious hamstring injury
• Gerard Moreno, Juan Foyth and Ilias Akhomach are all fitness doubts
• Pape Gueye returns after serving a suspension
• Nathan Saliba is available again after recovering from a knock

Getafe are dealing with their own absences heading into the weekend.

• Christantus Uche remains a long-term absentee
• Juanmi and Zaid Romero are both rated as doubts
• Enes Unal is set to return up front after his European outing
• Dani Carvajal returns at right back following Thursday night

Predicted Lineups

Villarreal’s gaffer will make changes after the PSG disaster, and rightly so. Alberto Moleiro, Georges Mikautadze and Sergi Cardona are all expected to come into the starting eleven, bringing some fresh legs and hopefully fresh focus. Pape Gueye’s return in midfield gives them more solidity in the engine room, and with Nathan Saliba back too, the squad depth looks a little healthier than it did midweek.

Getafe will likely set up in their familiar organised shape under Bordalas. Carvajal slots back in at right back, and Unal leads the line again. With Juanmi and Romero both doubts, there is not a great deal of cover in certain areas, but Bordalas has never needed a squad full of stars to make his teams hard to beat.

• Villarreal: Gulacsi; Freeman, Navarro, Veiga, Cardona; Gueye, Comesana; Pepe, Moleiro, Buchanan; Mikautadze
• Getafe: Soria; Carvajal, Dakonam, Boselli, Mojica; Garcia, Mangala, Gudelj, Terrats; Satriano, Unal

Recent Form

Villarreal’s form coming into this is not what you would expect from a club of their quality. They have won just one of their last four league matches, and before the PSG catastrophe they were beaten 1-0 at home by Espanyol in La Liga. That is two consecutive defeats across competitions going into Sunday, and the confidence levels in that dressing room will need some serious attention. Crucially, their home record has been poor too. Only one win from five home league games is not the platform you need when you are trying to push for a top four spot.

Getafe are not exactly flying either, but they come in with a bit more short-term momentum on the domestic front. They beat Sevilla 3-1 in their last league outing, which was an impressive result regardless of context. They have won two of their last three in the league, and while nobody is going to mistake this Getafe side for Champions League contenders, that kind of form builds confidence and structure. The Thursday evening trip to face Brighton in the Conference League will have taken something out of them physically though, and that is a real factor heading into a Sunday fixture on the road.

Attacking output remains the biggest concern for Getafe. Eight goals in 11 league games is joint worst in the division, and that is not a stat that reflects one or two unlucky games. It is a pattern. Bordalas sides are always organised and difficult to break down, but if you cannot score, you cannot collect points consistently. For Villarreal, even in poor form, they will fancy themselves to create enough chances at home to make something happen.

Head-to-Head Record

Villarreal hold a commanding overall record in this fixture, winning 27 of the previous 49 meetings between these two clubs. Historically, Getafe have only beaten the Yellow Submarine on 10 occasions throughout their entire head-to-head history, so this is a fixture that tends to favour the home side firmly when you look at the long-term picture.

That said, the most recent encounter flipped the script. Getafe won 2-1 back in February of this year, and that was actually their first victory of any kind against Villarreal since January 2019. So while the overall numbers point strongly towards the Yellow Submarine, the visitors will know they are more than capable of causing an upset here, having done it relatively recently.

Key Stats

• Villarreal have won just one of their five home La Liga games this season, a worrying return for a club with top-four ambitions
• Getafe have scored only eight league goals this term, the joint-worst attacking record in La Liga
• Villarreal have faced a 6-0 defeat in midweek and a 1-0 home loss in the league before that, meaning they arrive here on a two-game losing run across all competitions

Villarreal vs Getafe Betting Tips

This feels like a game where the numbers point in one direction even if the narrative around Villarreal is complicated right now. The home side have more quality, more rest and a point to prove after a genuinely embarrassing European result. Getafe will be compact and disciplined, as they always are under Bordalas, but their inability to score goals makes it very hard to back them to get anything from this one. My angle is on Villarreal to win a relatively low-scoring affair, with Getafe struggling to find the net as they have done for most of the season.

Cards Prediction

Getafe under Bordalas are historically one of the more combative sides in La Liga, and when they come up against a team that has the ball and the attacking intent Villarreal carry, the fouls tend to stack up. Factor in a Villarreal side who will be desperate and perhaps a little frustrated if things do not click early, and you have the ingredients for a card-heavy afternoon. Back over three and a half cards in this one.

Both Teams To Score (BTTS) Prediction

This is a tricky one, and the stats point clearly toward no. Getafe have eight league goals all season, which is an extremely low return at this stage, and even against a Villarreal side who have been shaky defensively at times, it is hard to see where the goal comes from for the visitors. BTTS no feels like the right call here.

Correct Score Prediction

Villarreal need a win and have the attacking tools to get one, but Getafe will make it difficult and are unlikely to open up. A narrow home win with Getafe keeping it tight but ultimately falling short feels right. Go with Villarreal 1-0 Getafe as the most likely outcome.

First Goalscorer Prediction

Georges Mikautadze is expected to lead the line for Villarreal and comes into this with a point to prove after the horror show against PSG. He is the focal point of the attack, he will have had a full week to prepare while Getafe were in Europe on Thursday, and against a side who defend deep but do not particularly dominate physically at set pieces, he is a solid shout for first goalscorer.

Over and Under Goals Prediction

Under 2.5 goals feels right here. Getafe are one of the least prolific attacking sides in La Liga this season, and while Villarreal have more firepower, they have been stuttering domestically and are coming off a week that has been mentally and physically taxing. A tight game with one or two goals at most is the most likely scenario.

Bet Builder Tip

A home win with Getafe kept off the scoresheet and a feisty edge to proceedings fits the profile of this fixture perfectly given both sides’ recent form and Bordalas’s typically combative setup.

Final Match Prediction

Villarreal need this. They are a club with real standards and a 6-0 European defeat followed by a home loss in the league is not something the dressing room or the fanbase will accept without a response. They have more quality than Getafe, they are playing at home, and crucially they have had far more time to recover and prepare for this fixture.

Getafe will be organised and hard to break down, as they always are, but their attacking record is so poor that it is very difficult to see where they hurt Villarreal. The Yellow Submarine to win 1-0 is the prediction, with Mikautadze doing enough in the final third to separate the two sides in what should be a scrappy but ultimately decisive home win.

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