Getafe vs Espanyol Prediction, 10/31/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/29/2021

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Game: Getafe vs Espanyol

Date: Sunday, October 31, 2021

Location: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez in Madrid, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Getafe (+119) Espanyol (+264)

Mata and Getafe (0-3-8, 20th in La Liga) play Espanyol (3-5-3, 10th in La Liga) at Coliseum Alfonso Pérez on Sunday. The goalkeepers protecting the net are David Soria for Getafe and Diego Lopez for Espanyol. Espanyol are priced at +264 while the Deep Blues are at +119. The O/U has been set at 2.

Getafe played Granada in their last matchup and wrapped it up with a draw by a score of 1-1. When talking about passing the ball, they earned a 62.8% passes received rate by connecting on 123 of the 196 passing targets in their last outing. Getafe attempted 13 dribbles in this game and converted 6 of those tries for a percentage of 46.2%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Getafe finished the game at a 66.7% clip by hitting 4 shots on target out of 6 shots. Getafe has an average of 0.36 goals per 90 min (4 goals in total) and have racked up 4 assists in all games this year.

Mata is a guy who can be a difference maker for Getafe. Mata has been given a starting assignment in 197 contests so far in his career and he accounts for 0.44 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing Spain has 87 goals in 17,662 minutes. He has totaled 19 assists while accumulating 66 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career.

Another guy who should impact this match is Enes Unal, the forward born in Turkey. Unal has totaled 12,542 mins in 131 starts and has earned himself 24 yellow card warnings. He has assisted on a goal 15 times so far in his career while scoring 54 total goals. He has an average of 0.39 goals per 90 minutes during his pro soccer career.

The guy defending the goal for Getafe will be David Soria. Soria has played for a total of 11,615 mins and has earned 289 saves so far in his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.1 (138 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 70.5%. The goalkeeper from Spain has had 404 shots attempted against him in 130 starting assignments. Soria (42-41-47 record during his soccer career) has accumulated 45 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 34.6% clean sheet percentage.

For their last match, Espanyol went home with a draw by a final score of 1-1 against Athletic Bilbao. Espanyol had a 40.0% successful dribble rate by completing 6 of the 15 dribbles they tried. They finished the match by converting 345 out of their 391 passing attempts earning a percentage of 88.2%. Espanyol connected on 2 shots attempted out of their 13 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 15.4% clip in their last outing. Having earned a total of 11 goals and 6 assists for all their matches, Espanyol sports an average of 1.00 goal and 0.55 assists per 90.

Javi Puado will be counted on for Espanyol. He currently averages 0.31 G/90 and has started 52 matches so far in his career. The midfielder born in Spain has 4,709 minutes while earning 16 goals. He has 6 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted on a goal 13 times. Be sure to watch out for Aleix Vidal, the defender who represents Spain. Vidal has been handed 31 yellow cards in 16,761 professional minutes (186 career starts). His G/90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.14. He has 26 goals during his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 31 different times.

Diego Lopez will be residing in front of the net for Espanyol. During his pro soccer career, Lopez has allowed 536 goals while tallying 1,305 stops in 438 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.23 goals per 90 while holding a mark of 188-111-135. He holds a save percentage of 71.6 and his clean sheet rate sits at 29.0%. Lopez has totaled 127 shutouts while seeing 1,818 shots tried against him in 39,134 career minutes.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Getafe (+119)

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