Will the Blancos extend their series in the small derby?

Real Madrid was the only club in La Liga to pick up the maximum haul of nine points in the first three matchdays and consequently leads the table. As in 2022/23, the Royals could now once again win their first four games of the season, something they previously managed only two other times in the current millennium (2009/10 and 2016/17). Basically, betting on the Blancos to win at home against Getafe is also under a very good star.

In the small Madrid derby against the suburban club, nothing burned for Real Madrid at home in the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. In the last 14 La Liga encounters against the Azulones, the Blancos have always won at home. The forecast for Real Madrid against Getafe is therefore that the Merengues will be able to prolong this streak and increase their points tally to twelve.

By the way, there is also a lot of value in betting that Real Madrid can celebrate a win at home in the first home game of the young season. At the Bernabéu, Getafe CF has been waiting for another away goal for 485 minutes. The Azulones, who started the season with four points out of a possible nine, have only scored one goal this season.

The betting is accordingly coherent that the Royals will keep a clean sheet in the expected home win.

Real Madrid – Statistics & current form

After last winning the Copa del Rey in the 2013/14 season, Real Madrid’s 20th overall victory in the Spanish Club Cup this summer was definitely something special. After all, for most of the players in the squad, it was their first career cup win.

However, in view of the fact that no other titles were won and that they had to give way to archrival Barcelona in the championship, the past season could only be described as successful to a limited extent. It is clear that the Blancos want to play a bigger role again in 2023/24, especially in La Liga.

Three games, three wins and 6:1 goals

The white ballet has already made the start. After the fixture list initially gave Carlo Ancelotti’s selection three away games in a row, the perfect haul of nine points out of a possible nine is on record at 6-1 goals. The Merengues now sit in first place in the table.

After the departure of top striker Karim Benzema, the previous king transfer Jude Bellingham is responsible for the goals. The former Dortmund man needed no time at all to settle in the Spanish capital and was directly involved in five of the six goals scored this season – he scored four himself and set up another.

What’s next for squad planning?

And yet it must be stated that there is still only one trained center forward in the squad of the royals – the 33-year-old Joselu, who came in the summer from relegated Espanyol.

Accordingly, the question is still hotly debated whether the Blancos want to release Kylian Mbappé from PSG at the last moment, whether they perhaps hope for a transfer of the Frenchman on a free transfer next summer, or whether they might even save up to bring Erling Haaland from Manchester next year, who would then be available for a fixed transfer fee of 200 million euros.

Predicted Real Madrid lineup:

Real Madrid (Expected lineup) 4-1-2-1-2

Getafe – statistics & current form

Getafe CF finished 15th in La Liga last season, qualifying for another year in the top flight of Spanish soccer. Under Pepe Bordalás, who took over the Azulones in a precarious situation at the end of April and led them to a place in the league, the team got off to a solid start.

The club, which is based in a suburb of Madrid, picked up four points out of a possible nine in its first three league games. There was also a small exclamation mark. On the very first matchday, they held defending champions Barcelona to a 0-0 draw.

Since 485 minutes without an away goal at the Bernabéu

Jene’s 0-0 draw is also likely to have been watched with favor by neighboring Real Madrid. Nevertheless, Getafe will probably not be able to hope for a thank-you in the form of a point win at their city rivals. After all, the Santiago Bernabéu has been a very bad place to play lately.

Getafe have lost all of their last 14 away games in La Liga at the Blancos without exception, and have not even managed to score an away goal in their last five away games. For 485 minutes of play, the Azulones have thus been waiting for another away goal at the royals. The last time Francisco Portillo scored here was in March 2018 on a penalty for Getafe.

The weakest offense in La Liga

To now bet on the away goal of the suburbanites in Real Madrid against Getafe is also not too likely. It is true that a minimalist season goal from a total of three league games was enough for the remarkable yield of four points out of a possible nine. In fact, however, the suburban club has the weakest offense in the entire La Liga with this one goal.

The fact that Enes Ünal, their most important offensive player, is out for a long time due to a cruciate ligament rupture doesn’t make this away trip any easier for the Azulones, who have kept a clean sheet themselves in two of their three league games so far.

Predicted lineup of Getafe:

Getafe (Expected lineup) 5-4-1

Real Madrid – Getafe Direct comparison / H2H balance

Head to head: 26 – 4 – 6

Only 36 times this has been the little Madrid derby between Real Madrid and Getafe CF and the Blancos lead the head-to-head comparison very clearly with 26 wins. Although the Azulones have scored in two of the last five meetings (one win, one draw). However, away at the Santiago Bernabéu, the suburbanites have lost all of their last 14 La Liga guest matches.

Real Madrid – Getafe tip

Very clearly, the betting odds on Real Madrid against Getafe are swinging in the direction of the Blancos, who have won their last 14 home games in La Liga against their small rivals from the Madrid suburbs. Considering that the royals are also in great form, having won their first three games of the 2023/24 La Liga season away from home, there is virtually nothing to suggest that the Spanish record champions will lose to the Azulones in their first home game of the new season.

The Azulones have also not scored an away goal at the Bernabéu in 485 minutes of play. Moreover, in the first three matchdays, the suburbanites scored only one goal. Accordingly, the forecast for Real Madrid against Getafe is that the Blancos will remain without conceding a goal in this home victory.