Getafe
- Getafe's 5-3-2 or narrow 4-4-2 hybrid system is designed for pressing, winning the second ball and countering quickly, especially through the wing-backs.
- Getafe have lost 2 of their last 5 games (W2, D1, L2), winning 2 and drawing 1 of their 3 home games in LaLiga 2026-2027.
- Getafe come into their Sunday's clash with Malaga CF on the back of a 1-0 away defeat at Osasuna and a 1-1 home draw with Celta de Vigo.
- They are a compact, physical side that are set up to press, win the second balls and counter attack quickly, especially through the wide areas.
- Enes Unal is their top man and the main man with 1 goal in 4 LaLiga 2026-2027 matches.
- But he has scored two of their last five, keeping the Azulones dangerous in transition.
Malaga CF
- Malaga CF will offer a very different test in the midfield as Juan Funes, who took charge in November 2025, likes his team to build up in a structured 4-3-3 system that plays with the ball.
- When they get runners between the lines, they go vertical, so this looks like a pressing vs possession tussle in the middle of the park.
- The visitors come into this game on the back of a 1-1 home draw with Deportivo La Coruna, a 4-0 defeat to Real Madrid away and a 0-0 draw at home to Levante.
- The Blanquiazules have been unable to turn possession into punch so far this season with Chupe, their top scorer, getting only 1 goal in 4 appearances in the league.
Key Players
- Enes Unal is their top man and the main man with 1 goal in 4 LaLiga 2026-2027 matches.
- The Blanquiazules have been unable to turn possession into punch so far this season with Chupe, their top scorer, getting only 1 goal in 4 appearances in the league.
Betting Insights
- A safer angle could be to bet on under 2.5 goals at 1.48, which fits the low-scoring home numbers of the Azulones (1.00 goals for, 0.50 against) and the blunt away form of Malaga CF (0 goals for, 3.00 against).
- The hosts are 14th in the table on 4 points after four games, while the visitors are 18th on 2 points from their first four games.
Prediction
So, Getafe look the more likely to edge this one, but the odds ( 2.0 ) are probably a bit short for the hosts ahead of Malaga CF at 4.1 and the draw at 3.05 .
