Elche vs Real Betis Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th February 2023

Real Betis take on Elche on Friday at Estadio Martinez Valero with both fighting to improve on their current position at either end of the La Liga standings.

Sitting bottom of the table, Elche have claimed nine points after 22 rounds, while Real Betis have amassed 37 points. This places the latter as number 5 in the La Liga at the moment.

Elche are chasing revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the latest encounter against Real Betis. However, judging by prices from the bookmakers, they could be in for more disappointment.

Elche are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net seven times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.7 goals per game, as they conceded 18 goals. They managed zero clean sheets in these matches.

Real Betis are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 13 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.3 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 15 goals, and while Real Betis claimed two clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.5 goals per match.

Elche took a hit when Real Betis handed them a 3-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured three points to their name by claiming a 1-0 win.

Elche vs Real Betis Prediction

Elche Form

Elche have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 3-1 victory against Villarreal. Unable to follow that up, they went down 4-0 against Real Madrid, before handing over all three points in a 0-1 defeat against Espanyol. Elche only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Estadio Martinez Valero in the La Liga. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded seven goals.

Real Betis Form

Real Betis look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Celta Vigo, they were left empty-handed in a 3-4 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Almeria in a 2-3 win. They followed that up with a 2-1 win against Real Valladolid in their most recent outing. Real Betis claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the La Liga, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in eight goals, whilst conceding seven.

Form looks slightly more in favour of Real Betis than odds suggests. We believe the bookmakers have placed a little too much faith in Elche and we like the prices on offer for the away win.

Real Betis won five of their previous eight encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the La Liga. They scored 12 and conceded seven goals and collected 17 points. Elche are looking at a record of one win, six draws and 15 defeats in the La Liga this season. Real Betis have a record of 11 wins, four draws and seven defeats in the La Liga.

Elche vs Real Betis Team News

At the time of writing, Elche have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Real Betis this coming Friday.

Alex Collado, Josan and John Nwankwo nurses various injuries and won't take part for Elche against Real Betis at Estadio Martinez Valero.

Real Betis are juggling with three absent players on this coming Friday when travelling to Elche.

Real Betis need to do without Youssouf Sabaly, Paul Akouokou and Juan Cruz, who are not fit enough to travel to Estadio Martinez Valero.

Elche vs Real Betis H2H

Real Betis won 3-0 the last time, they faced Elche, who won the match before that, when Elche claimed a 1-0 win. Elche claimed two wins, while Real Betis picked up three wins in the previous ten matches, while the rest had no winner. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 12/5.

Elche vs Real Betis Results

Both teams scored three times in the last seven matches between Elche and Real Betis.

Elche vs Real Betis Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Sergio Canales has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Friday, it is because Real Betis bank on him to build on these numbers against Elche. The latter relies on Pere Milla, who found the target three times in six games.

Elche claimed two wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing two and losing six. Real Betis won five of their last 10 away games, as they also drew zero and lost five of these matches. Real Betis stand a good shot at getting on the scoresheet on Friday, since Elche just managed one clean sheets in their previous 10 matches at home. The visitors claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 away games.

In the last seven encounters between Elche and Real Betis over 2.5 goals came out four times, as Elche averaged 0.71 goals a game. Real Betis scored an average of 1.57 goals in these, while both teams scored three times. Elche witnessed over 2.5 goals in four of their previous ten matches across all tournaments in which they averaged 0.8 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Real Betis played across all tournaments. They scored 2.4 times on average in the process.