Barcelona vs Getafe Prediction, 8/29/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 8/26/2021

Game: Barcelona vs Getafe

Date: Sunday, August 29, 2021

Location: Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Barcelona (-344) Getafe (+858)

Antoine Griezmann and Barcelona (1-1-0, 4th in La Liga) host Getafe (0-0-2, 18th in La Liga) at Camp Nou on Sunday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Neto for Barcelona and David Soria for Getafe. The moneyline on this game has Barcelona coming in at -344 and the Deep Blues are at +858. The total is set at 2.75.

Barcelona stepped onto the pitch against Athletic Bilbao in their most recent game and finished with a draw by a score of 1-1. Barcelona attempted 13 dribbles in this contest and converted 6 of the dribbles for a rate of 46.2%. When discussing the passing game, they ended with a 88.1% rate by converting 546 out of their 620 targeted passes last contest.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Barcelona finished at a 33.3% clip by putting 3 shots on target of 9 total shots. Barcelona sports an average of 2.50 goals per 90 (5 total goals) and have accounted for 4 assists in all contests for this campaign.

Antoine Griezmann is a player who should be able to impact this game for Barcelona. He has 58 assists while earning 62 yellow cards in his career. Griezmann has started 388 matches during his career and he has earned 0.44 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from France has totaled 162 goals in 33,090 minutes played.

One more player who could decide who wins is Memphis Depay, the forward representing Netherlands. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 56 times during his pro soccer career while scoring 105 total goals. Depay has been on the field for 18,000 mins in 197 starting assignments and has been given a total of 20 yellow card cautions. He has an average of 0.52 goals per 90 minutes for his pro soccer career.

The guy protecting the net for Barcelona will be Neto. Neto (76-43-41 mark in his professional soccer career) has earned 54 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 33.8% clean sheet percentage. The goalie born in Brazil has had 651 shots sent his way in 160 starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.0 (167 total goals surrendered) and he has earned a save percentage of 76.2%. Neto has seen the pitch for 14,445 mins and is sitting with 497 stops during his career.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Getafe went home defeated by a final of 1-0 against Sevilla. Getafe finished with a 66.7% successful dribble rate by converting 6 of the 9 dribbles they attempted. They finished the contest by completing 254 of the 278 attempted passes earning a percentage of 91.4%. Getafe converted 0 shots attempted out of the team's 12 shots attempted giving them a 0.0% clip in their last game.

Enes Unal should provide a lift for Getafe. He has an average of 0.40 goals per 90 and has started 126 matches in his pro soccer career. The forward representing Turkey has been on the pitch for 12,057 minutes and has scored 53 goals. He has accounted for 21 yellow cards in his career and has helped on a goal 14 times. Make sure to watch out for Mata, the forward who is from Spain. He has earned 87 goals thus far in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 19 times. Mata has been handed 65 yellow cards in 17,370 mins played (194 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 average during his pro soccer career is 0.45.

David Soria will look after the goal for Getafe. In his career, Soria has conceded 123 goals while earning 268 stops in 121 starts. He has given up 1.02 goals per 90 and he has a mark of 42-37-41. He sports a save percentage of 71.4 and his clean sheet rate sits at 36.4%. Soria has accumulated 44 clean sheets while defending 367 shots attempted against him in 10,803 career minutes.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Barcelona (-344)

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