Real Betis Form
Real Betis have scored 44 goals and conceded 37 in the league. The last few weeks in La Liga have not been the most convincing: a 1:2 defeat to Athletic Club, a 1:1 draw with Celta Vigo and a 0:2 loss to Getafe. At the same time, between those league games the team thrashed Panathinaikos 4:0 in the Europa League, so it is not possible to talk about a full-blown downturn. Based on their seasonal averages, Real Betis score 1.52 goals per match and create a solid amount in attack: 14.55 shots and 4.79 shots on target per game on average.
- Real Betis sit fifth in La Liga with 44 points after 29 matches.
- The team have won 8 of their last 10 home matches on shots.
- Under 3.5 goals has landed in 9 of the club’s last 10 matches.
Potential Real Betis Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Unai Simon – Yuri Berchiche, Aymeric Laporte, Dani Vivian, Inigo Lekue – Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta, Alejandro Rego Mora – Alex Berenguer, Oihan Sancet, Inaki Williams – Gorka Guruzeta.
Espanyol Form
Espanyol are 11th with 37 points, having scored 36 goals and conceded 44. They are winless in the last five rounds: defeats to Getafe (1:2), Mallorca (1:2) and Atletico Madrid (2:4), plus draws with Oviedo (1:1) and Elche (2:2). That run explains well why the visitors are still sitting in mid-table without a push upwards. In attack, the away side have several players with similar goal returns this season: Kike Garcia, Roberto Fernandez Jaen and Pere Milla have scored six goals apiece. However, away from home the team are more often limited in chance creation: in 8 of Espanyol’s last 10 away matches, they have failed to reach five shots on target.
- Espanyol concede 1.52 goals per game on average.
- The team have not won in their last 10 matches.
- The club’s opponents have scored over 1.5 goals in 9 of the last 10 games.
Potential Espanyol Lineup (4-4-1-1)*
Marko Dmitrovic – Carlos Romero, Leandro Cabrera, Clemens Riedel, Omar El Hilali – Ramon Terrats, Edu Exposito, Urko Gonzalez, Tiris Dolan – Cyril Ngonge – Kike Garcia.
* For each team, the starting XI from their previous match in this competition is listed.
