Prediction: Real Madrid vs Getafe

Verdict: Jude Bellingham to score anytime

Best Odds: 21/10

Bookmaker: Luckster

Looking to extend on their 100% start on Saturday afternoon, Real Madrid will welcome local rivals Getafe to the Bernabeu.

Real Madrid

Starting with the hosts, while Real Madrid might have come under a huge amount of scrutiny last season as they eventually finished 10 points adrift of defending their domestic crown, Los Blancos have come flying out of the traps this time around. With it looking like the mood around the Bernabeu is at a red-hot high, Carlo Ancelotti’s side will certainly be smelling the chance to make another statement this weekend. Last seen snatching a 1-0 victory away at Celta Vigo, the one-time AC Milan boss has seen his superstar squad win each of their opening three La Liga appearances. Opening the 2023/24 campaign with a routine 2-0 win away at Athletic Bilbao on August 12th, Los Blancos have also gained a reputation for their new-found defensive resolve. Shipping just a single strike on their three-match winning run and riding a recent wave of momentum, Real Madrid are rightfully tipped as a landslide contender on Saturday afternoon.

Team News

In what is a major blow for Real Madrid, Los Blancos will be unable to call upon attacking talisman Vinicius Junior on Saturday afternoon. The Brazilian superstar will be joined on the sidelines by the likes of Thibaut Courtois, Eder Militao and Ferland Mendy.

Bagging the winner away at Celta Vigo last weekend and notching four goals in his opening three appearances since arriving from Borussia Dortmund this summer, Jude Bellingham will once again have a key role to play here.

Getafe

As for the visitors, while Getafe might have picked up their first La Liga victory at the third attempt earlier in the week, Jose Bordaias’ side will know that they face a monumental challenge here. Eventually opening their account thanks to a gritty 1-0 victory at home against Alaves, the Blues are hoping to find some much-needed La Liga stability this time around. At the heart of a relegation scrap last season, a huge part of Getafe’s issues was down to their nightmare run of form on the road. In fact, including a routine 3-0 drumming at the hands of Girona on August 20th, it should be noted that Saturday’s guests have now claimed just a single victory from any of their previous 14 straight La Liga showdowns away from the Coliseum Alfonso Perez – a run that stems back over the past 10 months.

Team News

All still dealing with extended injury issues, Getafe will once again be without the quartet of Enes Unal, Luis Milla, Jose Angel Carmona and Mauro Arambarri on Saturday afternoon.

Bagging the winner against Alaves last week and notching his first La Liga strike of the season, one-time Roma forward Borja Mayoral will spearhead Bordaias’ charge here.

Key Factors to Consider

• When the two sides last met back on May 13th, Real Madrid picked up a 1-0 victory at the Bernabeu.
• Los Blancos have won each of their last three meetings against their local rivals by an aggregate score of 4-0
• Getafe have managed to muster just a single victory from any of their previous 20 straight meetings against Saturday’s hosts – a run that stems all the way back to August 2012.
• England international Jude Bellingham has notched four goals in his opening three La Liga appearances this season.
• Continuing on from last season, Getafe have recorded just one win from any of their last 14 La Liga showdowns on the road.

Conclusion

Opening the new campaign with what has been a real flurry and winning each of their opening three La Liga showdowns, Real Madrid will simply be looking to make another statement here. With their sights set on picking up local bragging rights on Saturday afternoon, Ancelotti will certainly be calling on his new talisman to spearhead Los Blancos’ charge. Remarkably bagging the winner away at Celta Vigo last weekend and now notching four goals in his opening three La Liga appearances, Bellingham has quickly become Madrid’s poster boy. Looking to cash in on a Getafe side that have claimed just one win from any of their last 14 straight top-flight away fixtures, we are backing the red-hot England international to extend on his astonishing free-scoring start here.

Verdict: Jude Bellingham to score anytime

Best Odds: 21/10

Bookmaker: Luckster