The absences of Mayoral and Greenwood will be felt by Getafe, and we are backing Valencia to edge a close contest on Saturday. Los Che have not lost at home to Getafe in La Liga since April 2018, and we are expecting their unbeaten run in this fixture to continue this weekend.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Valencia win with a probability of 51.32%. A draw had a probability of 26.2% and a win for Getafe had a probability of 22.45%.
The most likely scoreline for a Valencia win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.28%) and 2-1 (9.15%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.26%), while for a Getafe win it was 0-1 (8.22%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 13.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Valencia in this match.