Espanyol vs Getafe Prediction, 4/30/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/25/2023

Game: Espanyol vs Getafe

Date: Sunday, April 30, 2023

Location: RCDE Stadium in Barcelona, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Espanyol (+138) Getafe (+224)

RCDE Stadium is the site where Getafe (7-10-13) will attempt to beat Espanyol (6-10-14) on Sunday. Getafe are priced at +224 and Espanyol are priced +138. The total has been set at 2.75. The expected starting goalies are Fernando Pacheco Espanyol and David Soria Getafe.

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The Budgerigars were 11th in goals expected with 34.9, and the xGA came in at 41.3. Espanyol gave up 49 goals while relinquishing 1.63 goals per 90, and opponents accounted for 137 SoT on them. Their goal differential sat at -14 as a result of 35 goals put in the net in addition to 49 goals conceded. They accounted for 5 clean sheets, which had them at a rate of 16.7 for the prior year. Espanyol had a total of 90 SVs and they had a save percentage of 65.7 over the course of the prior season. Espanyol had a total of 79 yellow cards last season and also 9 red cards. For the prior campaign, the club averaged 0.93 pts/match (28 points) and they also were 11th in La Liga with 22 assists.

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The Deep Blues finished with an average of 1.0 pts per contest while earning 17 assists and 8 red cards. Getafe compiled a shut out percentage of 33.3 last year and also 93 yellow card cautions. Getafe had a ranking of 15th in regard to goals surrendered with 39, and their goal differential sat at -11. On the year, the Deep Blues had a save percentage of 72.9 (133 SoT against), and sat at 16th in soccer with 31 pts. This club's goals against/90 min was 1.30 with 92 saves, and they recorded 10 clean sheets. Getafe accounted for 28 goals and the team's xG for the prior year sat at 26.1.

The guy who will defend the goal for Espanyol will be Fernando Pacheco. Pacheco has been on the pitch for 26,631 minutes and has earned 823 saves so far in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.32 (392 goals allowed) and he has a save % of .678. The keeper hailing from Spain has seen 1,213 shots sent in his direction in 297 career starting assignments. Pacheco (100-69-127 mark in his career) has earned 83 clean sheets, which has earned him a 27.9% shutout percentage.

David Soria will look after the goal for Getafe. So far in his career, Soria has surrendered 160 goals and has accumulated 357 saves in 149 starts. He has surrendered 1.08 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 49-48-52. He sports a save % of .720 and his clean sheet rate sits at 36.2%. Soria has recorded 54 shutouts and defended 496 shots attempted against him in 13,325 career minutes.

Javi Puado is a guy who can create chances for Espanyol. The forward who is from Spain has 19 goals in 6,277 minutes. Puado has had a starting assignment in 69 matches so far in his career and scores 0.27 goals per 90 mins. He has totaled 15 assists while tallying 9 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career.

Getafe has an attacker in Enes Unal, who is a thorn in the side of defenses. The forward from Turkey has accumulated 17,336 minutes while scoring 82 goals. He is averaging 0.43 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 187 contests thus far in his career. He has accumulated 16 yellow card cautions thus far in his career and has helped on a goal 19 times.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Getafe (+224)

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