Valencia 4-2 Getafe: result and report
La Liga · Friday 21 December 2012
Result
Valencia 4-2 Getafe
La Liga · Friday 21 December 2012, 19:00 UTC · half-time 3-1
Valencia 4-2 Getafe: match report
Valencia defeated Getafe 4-2 in La Liga on Friday 21 December 2012. The half-time score was 3-1.
Roberto Soldado opened the scoring in the 1st minute. Valencia's goals came from Roberto Soldado (1'), Jonas (7'), Ricardo Costa (30') and Nelson Valdez (90+4'). Getafe scored through Álvaro Vázquez (13') and Alexis (60').
Discipline: Valencia received 3 yellow cards; Getafe received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Valencia were 11th on 21 points from 16 and Getafe 9th on 24 points from 16. Valencia went on to finish that season 5th with 66 points, and Getafe 10th with 48.
Valencia lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Getafe in a 4-2-3-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Valencia wins, 1 draw and 2 for Getafe.
Going into the match Valencia's last five read L-W-L-L-W and Getafe's D-D-W-W-W.
Key events
- 1'Goal · Roberto Soldado
- 7'Goal · Jonas
- 13'Goal · Álvaro Vázquez
- 30'Goal · Ricardo Costa
- 40'Yellow card · Adil Rami
- 43'Yellow card · Rafa
- 60'Goal · Alexis
- 81'Yellow card · Xavi Torres
- 85'Yellow card · Miguel Torres
- 87'Yellow card · Álvaro Vázquez
- 88'Yellow card · Albelda
- 88'Yellow card · Roberto Soldado
- 90+4'Goal · Nelson Valdez
Head-to-head
Team news
Valencia expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Ricardo Costa, Jordi Alba, Adil Rami, Jonas, Tino Costa, Sofiane Feghouli, Aritz Aduriz, Pablo Hernández, Mehmet Topal
Getafe line-up (4-2-3-1)
Moyà, Alexis Ruano, Mane, Miguel Torres, Alberto Lopo, Diego Castro, Ángel Lafita, Abdelaziz Barrada, Michel, Xavi Torres, Álvaro Vázquez