Villarreal will look to bounce back from defeat when they resume their La Liga campaign at home Getafe on Sunday evening.

The Yellow Submarine are currently in fourth place La Liga tablewith 17 points from the first nine games of the season, while Getafe are in 16th place having picked up eight points from their first nine games.

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Villarreal underperformed last La Liga season, finishing in eighth place, but the Yellow Submarine have made a strong start to the 2024-25 season, collecting 17 points in nine games to sit fourth in the table.

MarcelinoThe Barcelona side have been the entertainers in Spain's top flight this season, scoring 17 goals, which is the third-best attacking record behind Barcelona (28) and Real Madrid (19), but they have also conceded 17 goals, which is the joint record. The defensive record is the second worst, so the team was a good choice in the 2024/25 season.

Villarreal's two defeats this season came against Barcelona and Real Madrid. These games highlight the class gap that exists, but the Yellow Submarine will be hoping to compete against Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao this year to be the best of the term.

Marcelino's team has no European football appearance this season, but their Copa del Rey journey for the 2024-25 season begins in Poblense later this month.

Villarreal have won two of their last three league games, but that's it Beaten 2-0 of Real Madrid at the Bernabeu before the international break, with Los Blancos scoring a goal in each half.

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Getafe, meanwhile, have picked up four points from their last two games, beating Alaves at home at the end of September before drawing 1-1 with Osasuna before the international break.

The team from the capital has a record of one win, five draws and three defeats in the nine league games this season. With a total of eight points, they are in 16th place, two points outside the relegation zone.

While Villarreal both conceded and conceded a lot of goals this season, Getafe did the exact opposite Jose BordalasThe Barcelona team scored just six goals – the second-worst attacking record in the league – but conceded just seven goals, which is the third-best defensive record in the league behind Atlético (five) and Real Madrid (six).

Getafe have proven difficult to beat this season, despite only winning once, and they only managed to win lost 0-1 against Barcelona The end of September and this performance will have given them confidence.

The Deep Blue Ones have not managed to beat Villarreal in La Liga since January 2019, but both games between the two teams in the 2023-24 season ended smoothly.

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Villarreal will definitely be without the services of Logan Costa, Denis Suarez, Gerard Moreno And Juan Foyth on Sunday, while three other players are questionable for the Yellow Submarine.

Willy Kambwala And Alfonso Pedraza Both will require late fitness tests, while the same goes for Villarreal's top scorer this season Ayoze PerezThe Spaniard was recently missing due to muscular problems.

There is a lot of speculation about it at the moment Alex Baenais the future and there should be a place for the Spaniard on the bottom left Nicolas Pepe is also about to start again.

As for Getafe, head coach Bordalas had a full squad available for their last game against Osasuna and that is expected to be the case this weekend too.

Most of the team that took to the pitch at the first whistle of the 1-1 draw are expected to carry on, although there will likely be some substitutions in the final third Mayor of Borja possibly ready to start now.

Mayoral has made five appearances as a substitute this season after recovering from a long-term knee problem and the former Real Madrid youngster could now be in line for a place in the first eleven.

Villarreal possible starting lineup:
Conde; Femenia, Albiol, Bailly, S. Cardona; Comesana, Parejo, Gueye; Pepe, Barry, Baena

Possible Getafe starting lineup:
Soria; Dakonam, Berrocal, Alderete, Rico; Perez, Arambarri, Milla, Uche; Mayor, Yildirim

We say: Villarreal 2:1 Getafe

It could be a difficult game for Villarreal as Getafe have been difficult to beat this season. It wouldn't be a surprise if the points were shared on Sunday, but we just feel Villarreal will do enough to put an important three points on the board.

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