With the hosts gaining in momentum and climbing towards the European spots under Carlos Corberan and the visitors limping towards the end of the season with their squad freshly hit by suspensions, we can only envisage Valencia taking another three-point haul from Saturday's meeting on home turf.
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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 43.91%. A draw had a probability of 28.9% and a win for Getafe had a probability of 27.18%.
The most likely scoreline for a Valencia win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.95%) and 2-1 (8.19%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.13%), while for a Getafe win it was 0-1 (10.53%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 3.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Valencia would win this match.