Spanish La Liga football betting - Getafe vs Real Madrid

Real Madrid travel to Getafe in La Liga tonight needing a win to keep the pressure on bitter rivals Barcelona in the race for the La Liga title. The battle at the top of the table is extremely close, with Real and Barca level on thirty-eight points, and Madrid are currently top only on goal difference. After yet another disappointing Champions League exit it goes without saying that Manuel Pellegrini must win La Liga to have any hope of keeping his high-paid, high-pressure job.

Tonight`s visitors have been made favourites for the game at 2/5 (bet £50 to win £20 profit), leaving Getafe as underdogs at 8/1, with the draw 4/1 with William Hill. Madrid have won their last nine matches in La Liga and any thoughts that their defeat to Lyon in Europe may slow their domestic momentum have been dispelled with wins over Valladolid and Sporting Gijon. Getafe have won only two of their last eleven matches but can find some hope in their eight home wins in thirteen attempts this season.

A 2-1 win for Madrid, generally available at 15/2, has been made the favourite score for tonight`s contest, with 2-0 available at the same price with Skybet, who are also best price on a 1-0 away win and a 1-1 draw, offering 9/1 for each. A shock 1-0 win for Getafe, which would really start to test the patience of the Madrid fans and hierarchy, is priced at 22/1 with Paddy Power.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been made favourite to open the scoring tonight at 11/4, followed by Gonzalo Higuain at 10/3 with Bet365. The pair have scored thirty-five goals between them in thirty-nine appearances and Higuain has hit four in his last two games. Also available are Karim Benzema at 4/1 and Kaka at 5/1. Getafe`s best hope of scoring the game`s first goal is seen to be Manu, and the Spaniard is priced at 10/1.

Real Madrid are evens to lead tonight at both half-time and full-time and 7/2 to win the match after drawing at half-time. Skybet offer 15/2 that both halves end in a draw and Getafe are 18/1 with Victor Chandler to be winning at both the interval and the final whistle. Draw/Getafe is 20/1 with Bet365.

Even after twenty-seven games Madrid and Barcelona are almost inseparable at the top of the table and the bookmakers give them perfectly equal chances of winning the title this season, with Real evens with Ladbrokes and Barcelona evens with Bet365.

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