Getafe vs Elche Prediction, 3/21/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/16/2021

Game: Getafe vs Elche

Date: Sunday, March 21, 2021

Location: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez in Madrid, Spain

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Getafe (-172) Elche (+1261)

Pere Milla and Elche (5-9-12, 17th in La Liga) head to Coliseum Alfonso Pérez on Sunday where they'll take on Getafe (7-7-13, 15th in La Liga). The goalies protecting the net will be David Soria for Getafe and Edgar Badia for Elche. Elche are priced at +1261 while the Deep Blues are at -172. The O/U has been set at 2.

Getafe played Atlético Madrid in their last game and earned a one point draw by a score of 0-0. When discussing the passing game, they finished with a 66.7% rate by converting 128 out of their 192 pass targets in their last game. Getafe tried 13 dribbles in this contest and were successful in 5 of the attempts for a rate of 38.5%. In relation to shooting accuracy, Getafe finished at a 22.2% clip by hitting 2 shots on target of 9 total shots. Getafe sports an average of 0.78 goals per 90 (21 total goals) and have 11 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Angel Rodriguez is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Getafe. He has accounted for 25 assists while accumulating 56 yellow cards thus far in his career. Rodriguez has been in the starting lineup in 215 games during his soccer career and he scores 0.48 goals per 90 mins. The forward from Spain has tallied 118 goals in 21,937 mins. Another guy who could decide the outcome is Cucho, the forward representing Colombia. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 15 times during his soccer career while he has scored 28 total goals. Cucho has accumulated 8,416 minutes in 96 starting assignments and has been given 23 yellow card warnings. He scores 0.30 goals per 90 mins during his soccer career.

The man who will defend the goal for Getafe is David Soria. Soria has been on the field for 9,723 minutes and has tallied 253 stops so far in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.0 (110 total goals surrendered) and he holds a save % of 72.3%. The goalkeeper from Spain has had 343 shots tried at him in 109 career starting assignments. Soria (40-34-34 record during his soccer career) has recorded 41 shutouts, which has earned him a 37.6% clean sheet rate.

For their last match, Elche walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 2-1 against Real Madrid. They finished the contest by connecting on 261 of the 342 passing attempts for a percentage of 76.3%. Elche finished with a 72.7% successful dribble rate by converting 8 out of the 11 dribbles they tried. Elche converted 2 shots tried out of the team's 3 shots tried earning them a 66.7% clip in their last match. With 24 goals and 17 assists in all their contests, Elche averages 0.92 goals and 0.65 assists per 90 min.

Pere Milla will be counted on for Elche. He currently averages 0.19 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 80 contests so far in his career. The forward born in Spain has totaled 7,211 mins while scoring 15 goals. He has tallied 16 yellow card cautions during his soccer career and has assisted on a goal 8 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Lucas Boye, the forward born in Argentina. Boye has been handed a total of 20 yellow cards in 8,001 professional minutes played (82 starts). His goals per 90 min average during his career is 0.17. He has earned 15 goals during his pro soccer career while helping on a goal 10 different times.

Edgar Badia is expected to look after the net for Elche. In his career, Badia has given up 200 goals and has racked up 468 saves in 184 starting assignments. He has conceded 1.09 goals per 90 mins and he has a record of 55-63-66. He has earned a save percentage of 77.2 and his clean sheet rate is 32.1%. Badia has 59 clean sheets and has defended 615 shots attempted against him in 16,560 career minutes.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Elche (+1261)

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