Espanyol vs Real Betis Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th May 2025

Espanyol welcome Real Betis this coming Sunday in the LaLiga, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 34 match.

Espanyol are chasing revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the latest encounter against Real Betis. However, judging by prices from the bookmakers, they are in for a tough assignment on Sunday.

Espanyol go into their next LaLiga match, scoring a humble average of 1.3 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 13 times, while conceding seven. That amounts to an average of 0.7 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Real Betis are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the LaLiga, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.3 times on average per match, for a total of 23 goals. They also let in ten goals, leaving an average of one per match. They fought their way to two clean sheets.

Real Betis won 1-0 and 3-1 in the two most recent meetings with Espanyol, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Espanyol vs Real Betis Prediction

Espanyol Form

They came away from their last three matches with a mix of results, as Espanyol beat Getafe 1-0, followed by a 1-1 draw against Valencia. Most recently, they were left licking their wounds in a 1-0 defeat against Villarreal. Espanyol claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga. They also drew three but remained undefeated, as they scored seven and conceded four goals.

Real Betis Form

Real Betis look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Girona, who were defeated by 1-3. Then, Real Valladolid got outclassed in a 5-1 win, before beating Fiorentina by 2-1. Real Betis came through their last six away games in the LaLiga with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 12 and conceded eight.

Espanyol fought their way to one wins and six points from their last ten games against teams inside the top six. They were on target seven times in these matches, but also let in 17 goals. Espanyol have a record of ten wins, nine draws and 14 defeats in the LaLiga this season. Real Betis are looking at 15 wins, nine draws and nine defeats in the LaLiga.

Espanyol vs Real Betis Squads

Espanyol Squad

Gonzalez will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Real Betis from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Angel Fortuno (0/0), Fernando Pacheco (0/0), Joan Garcia (0/33), Pol Tristan (0/0), Alvaro Tejero (1/25), Brian Olivan (0/17), Carlos Romero (2/29), Fernando Calero (1/16), Leandro Cabrera (3/29), Marash Kumbulla (3/31), Omar El Hilali (0/32), Pablo Ramon (0/0), Sergi Gomez (0/11), Alex Kral (0/33), Alvaro Aguado (0/15), Edu Exposito (0/14), Jose Gragera (0/10), Pol Lozano (0/26), Rafel Bauza (0/5), Roger Hinojo (0/1), Urko Gonzalez (0/13), Alejo Veliz (1/23), Antoniu Roca (0/22), Javier Puado (11/30), Jofre Carreras (3/32), Omar Sadik (0/0), Pere Milla (1/16), Roberto Fernandez (5/14), Walid Cheddira (1/20).

Real Betis Squad

Here is the full team squad of Real Betis. The 71 year-old Manuel Pellegrini will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Adrian (0/14), Francisco Vieites (0/4), Guilherme Fernandes (0/0), Diego Llorente (2/30), Hector Bellerin (0/8), Lucas Alcazar (0/0), Marc Bartra (2/21), Natan (1/26), Ricardo Rodriguez (0/15), Romain Perraud (2/25), Youssouf Sabaly (0/20), Carlos Guirao (0/2), Giovani Lo Celso (7/21), Isco (8/17), Johnny Cardoso (3/25), Marc Roca (2/14), Mateo Flores (0/6), Pablo Fornals (1/22), Sergi Altimira (0/28), William Carvalho (0/9), Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (2/27), Aitor Ruibal (1/25), Antony (3/12), Cedric Bakambu (2/21), Ezequiel Avila (2/19), Jesus Rodriguez (2/17), Juan Hernandez (3/10), Pablo Garcia (0/0).

Espanyol vs Real Betis Team News

At the time of writing, Espanyol have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Real Betis this coming Sunday. Espanyol have to alter their line-up, as both Omar El Hilali, Javier Puado and Marash Kumbulla get a day in the shade.

Real Betis have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Sunday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands. Antony is suspended from the Real Betis squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Antony nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Real Betis.

Espanyol vs Real Betis Lineups

Espanyol vs Real Betis H2H

Real Betis won 1-0 and 3-1 in the two most recent meetings with Espanyol, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. All in all, Real Betis have a fine reading on Espanyol in previous seasons with a 6-3-1 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Real Betis to win this match at best price odds of 23/17.

Espanyol vs Real Betis Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Espanyol and Real Betis. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 2/3 with bookies.

Espanyol vs Real Betis Betting Tips

It has been a superb season for Javier Puado so far as he managed to score impressive 11 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target three times in his last six games, and Espanyol rely on his abilities against Real Betis. Siding with him to find the back of the net on Sunday seems like a decent punt.

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at RCDE Stadium, Espanyol won four and drew six. Real Betis won six of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew two and lost two. Strap yourselves up for a goals at RCDE Stadium since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Espanyol. The same occurred in seven of the last 10 league games away from home for Real Betis.

Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened five times. Espanyol managed an average of 0.9 goals, while Real Betis averaged two goals a game. Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Espanyol, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Real Betis, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.4 times goals per game themselves.