On Feb 20th, Valencia will travel to Getafe to battle Getafe in a La Liga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. 19th placed Getafe is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Rayo Vallecano. Mauro Arambarri struck first for Rayo Vallecano on an own goal in the 38th minute, then Enes Ünal tied it up for Getafe in the 77th minute earning Getafe at least a draw. Getafe looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while valencia is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Athletic Club. Samu Castillejo struck first for Valencia in the 17th minute, then Nicholas Williams Arthuer tied it up for Athletic Club in the 30th minute on a feed from De Marcos But luckily in the 72nd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Oihan Sancet. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
In their last match on Sep 4th, Valencia won by a score of 5 to 1 in front of almost 39000 jubilant spectators. Toni Lato struck first for Valencia in the 7th minute, then Samuel Lino added another in the 14th minute.
Valencia is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, De Marcos and Samu Castillejo each only have 1 goal in their last 5.
Getafe will be without Aleñà, Djené, Fabrizio Angileri and Juan Iglesias, while Ivan Gennaro Gattuso’s Valencia squad will be without Thierry Correia, Jaume Doménech, Justin Kluivert, Samu Castillejo and Nico González.