Villarreal vs Getafe Prediction, 5/2/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/26/2021

Game: Villarreal vs Getafe

Date: Sunday, May 2, 2021

Location: Estadio de la Cerámica in Villarreal, Spain

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Villarreal (-117) Getafe (+442)

Angel Rodriguez and Getafe (8-10-15, 15th in La Liga) travel to Estadio de la Cerámica on Sunday where they'll take on Villarreal (12-13-8, 7th in La Liga). The goalies protecting the net are Sergio Asenjo for Villarreal and David Soria for Getafe. The moneyline on this game has Villarreal coming in at -117 and the Deep Blues are at +442. The total is set at 2.

Villarreal faced Barcelona in their last game and took a loss by a final of 2-1. In the passing game, they had a 84.8% received passes percentage by converting 403 of the 475 passing attempts in their last match. Villarreal attempted 26 dribbles in this contest and were able to convert 17 of those dribbles for a percentage of 65.4%. Regarding shot accuracy, Villarreal ended this match at a 40.0% rate by hitting 4 shots on target of 10 shots. Villarreal averages 1.42 g/90 (47 total goals) and have accounted for 27 assists in all matches this season.

Dani Parejo is a player who should impact this matchup for Villarreal. He has 57 assists while accumulating 100 yellow cards so far in his career. Parejo has had a starting assignment in 349 matches so far in his career and has 0.20 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder from Spain has 67 goals scored in 30,900 mins played. Someone else who should impact this match is Gerard Moreno, the forward representing Spain. He has helped on a goal 26 times in his career while he has scored 104 goals. Moreno has accumulated 20,572 mins in 231 starts and has been given 28 yellow card warnings. He is averaging 0.45 goals per 90 minutes during his pro soccer career.

The man who will protect the net for Villarreal will be Sergio Asenjo. Asenjo (110-79-97 mark in his career) has tallied 90 shutouts, which leaves him with a 31.4% clean sheet rate. The keeper from Spain has seen 1,192 shots attempted at him in 287 starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.2 (341 total goals surrendered) and he holds a save % of 72.7%. Asenjo has seen the pitch for a total of 25,657 mins and has accumulated 873 stops during his career.

For their last match, Getafe got the victory with a final of 2-0 against Huesca. Getafe finished with a 75.0% successful dribble rate by completing 3 of the 4 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this outing by connecting on 161 out of their 234 passes they attempted for a rate of 68.8%. Getafe had 4 shots attempted out of the team's 6 shots attempted earning them a 66.7% rate in their last match. Having a total of 25 goals and 13 assists in all their games, Getafe sports an average of 0.76 goals and 0.39 assists per 90 minutes.

Angel Rodriguez should provide a lift for Getafe. He is averaging 0.48 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 216 outings in his career. The forward born in Spain has been on the field for 22,110 minutes while he has scored 118 goals. He has collected 57 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has helped on a goal 25 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Mata, the forward born in Spain. He has accumulated 87 goals in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 19 times. Mata has been given a total of 65 yellow card cautions in 17,006 minutes (192 starts). His goals per 90 min average during his pro soccer career is 0.46.

David Soria will look after the net for Getafe. So far in his career, Soria has conceded 117 goals and has totaled 261 stops in 115 starts. He has surrendered 1.03 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a mark of 41-37-36. He sports a save % of 71.6 and his clean sheet rate is 38.3%. Soria has racked up 44 shutouts and has seen 356 shots attempted against him in 10,263 career minutes.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Villarreal (-117)

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