Real Madrid Struggling Without Ronaldo. Sportsbooks betting has not been very successful recently on Real Madrid. The team has been a mess without injured superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. They have won only one of five games without Ronaldo and lost 4-0 at Alcorcon in a shocking upset in sportsbooks odds.
Sportsbooks betting may turn around on Real Madrid but maybe not until Ronaldo returns. He will be out for another two matches as sportsbooks info shows as he has a right ankle injury. “I’m a little anxious to get back to playing because that’s what I like most-playing and helping the team. We’re not going through a great moment but I’m also not the savior,” Ronaldo said, “We lost, nobody’s happy but we have to raise our heads-the world is not going to end because of that. We have to learn our lesson and in the next matches and make sure we don’t underestimate any teams. We’re conscious that we need to play better.”
Things have been going so bad for Real Madrid that head coach Manuel Pellegrini could be fired if the team loses against Getafe on Saturday. Real Madrid is second in the league, three points behind Barcelona. The recent losses in sportsbooks betting have shown that money doesn’t always buy wins. The loss to Alcorcon in the first leg of the fourth round of the Copa del Rey was shocking at sportsbooks. “We have to take into account that this year lots of new players have arrived and that requires a period of adjustment,” Madrid president Florentino Perez said. “We are only two months into the season and we are still trying to create a team.”
Saturday’s sportsbooks betting game is simply huge for Madrid. Getafe is eighth in the league, and they are coming off a 2-0 sportsbooks win over Espanyol in the Copa del Rey. They will have to win though without Ronaldo. “I want to help the team and I’m certain that we can get back to the top and our best form,” Ronaldo said Thursday. “What happened; happened and we have to keep our heads up and keep working, working in the same way. Disasters always happen in football but we have to learn from our mistakes and learn from what happened against Alcorcon.” Real Madrid is a 2-1 favorite in sportsbooks betting in the game against Getafe. Also on Saturday in sportsbooks betting it is Barcelona facing Osasuna in a match where they are a 2-1 favorite in sportsbooks betting.