Getafe vs Real Sociedad prediction 01.09.2024 | La Liga

• Competition: La Liga
• Date: Sunday, 1st September, 2024
• Kickoff: 18:15 UK / 19:15 CEST
• Venue: Coliseum (Getafe)

In the last four seasons, Getafe were mostly in the lower part of the league's table. Last year, they finished 12th, but the season could be much better. They lost the last five matches and blew the opportunity for better placement. Still, considering Getafe finished the season 14 points away from European spots, reaching Europe was almost an impossible task regardless. "The Azulones" started the current season with two draws against Athletic Bilbao and Rayo Vallecano and are now in 15th place. The bookies are not too optimistic about their chances of survival and see them as the 3rd worst team in the league.

Real Sociedad were among the best six teams in the four years, constantly securing Europe. Last year, they played in the Champions League and even reached the knockout phase. However, by finishing 6th, "The White and Blues" failed to secure CL and will compete in the Europa League. The impression is that they got slightly worse during the transfer window, and finishing among the top six will probably be a challenge. In the first three games, the Basque team managed to win just three points - beating just newly promoted Espanoyl.

Getafe vs Real Sociedad pick: Under 2.5 goals

Getafe are notorious for their defensive, dirty, and often boring style of football. However, that style of play kept them out of the relegation for the previous seven seasons, and they will not gonna change that. In the first two games against Bilbao and Rayo Vallecano, we saw only one goal scored, and one conceded goal! They are a team with massive offensive flaws, and if we take a look at six friendlies and two La Liga games, we can see that they scored only four goals - an atrocious 0.5 goals per game. Still, they will probably compensate for that with good defense, and we believe that most of their games this season will end with fewer than three goals.

Real Sociedad started the season poorly, winning just three points in three rounds and scoring just one goal per game. They faced mostly teams that will likely be in the lower part of the league's table (Alaves, Espanyol, and Rayo Vallecano) and still struggled offensively. On the other hand, even though they weren't impressive defensively, we believe that will change very soon.

The previous h2h game ended as a 1:1 draw. Additionally, we saw fewer than three goals in three of the last four h2h games at Coliseum.

Considering the previous h2h games at Coliseum and all the above, an under 2.5 goals bet should be the safest option for this La Liga tie.