Real Betis vs Espanyol Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th April 2023

by Bob Maplewood at 11:58am on Fri 2nd February 2024

Espanyol go up against Real Betis this coming Saturday for an exciting La Liga meeting at Estadio Benito Villamarin.

Ranked as number six in the La Liga standings, Real Betis, have so far collected 45 points this season, while Espanyol collected 27 points. This puts them up as number 19 after 28 rounds.

With both Real Betis and Espanyol coming off disappointing defeats in their previous outing, we could be in for a cautious battle. Both will be eager to get back to winning ways sooner rather than later.

Real Betis go into their next La Liga match, scoring a humble average of 1.4 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 14 times, while conceding 15. That amounts to an average of 1.5 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Espanyol are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 12 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.2 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 20 goals, and while Espanyol claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of two goals per match.

Espanyol won 1-0 the last time, they faced Real Betis, who won the match before that, when Real Betis claimed a 4-1 win.

Real Betis vs Espanyol Prediction

Real Betis Form

Real Betis have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 1-0 victory against Mallorca. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-0 against Atletico Madrid, before handing over all three points in a 0-2 defeat against Cadiz. Real Betis managed to win two of their past six home matches in the La Liga. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored seven and conceded nine goals.

Espanyol Form

Espanyol lost their previous three matches by 1-3 against Celta Vigo, 2-1 against Girona and 1-2 against Athletic Bilbao. Espanyol won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the La Liga. The scoreline from these matches says 11 goals conceded and seven scored.

Real Betis need the support of their home crowd at Estadio Benito Villamarin after suffering defeat twice in recent matches. We fancy them to rise to the occasion and claim a win.

Real Betis took 30 points from their last 15 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the La Liga table. This amounts to nine wins after scoring 21 times and conceding 15. Espanyol claimed two wins and ten points from their last 15 encounters with teams in the top half of the La Liga, while scoring 14 goals to 25 against. Real Betis are looking at a record of 13 wins, six draws and nine defeats in the La Liga this season. Espanyol put six wins, nine draws and 13 defeats on the board in the La Liga.

Real Betis vs Espanyol Stats

In the last 3 Real Betis home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
Real Betis have not won 9 of the last 11 home matches
Real Betis have scored in 9 of the last 11 matches
In the last 3 Real Betis matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
In the last 3 Real Betis home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5

In 7 of the last 8 matches Espanyol played, both teams scored
Espanyol have scored in 15 of the last 16 matches
In 11 of the last 13 Espanyol away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Espanyol have lost the last 3 matches in a row and both teams scored at the same time
Espanyol have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals

Real Betis vs Espanyol Squads

Real Betis Squad

The 69-year-old Real Betis manager, Manuel Pellegrini, will select the lineup against Espanyol from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the La Liga this season):

Claudio Bravo (0/6), Dani Martin (0/0), German Garcia (0/0), Rui Silva (0/22), Abner (0/8), Andres Guardado (1/18), Felix Garreta (0/0), Fran Delgado (0/0), German Pezzella (0/24), Juan Miranda (1/12), Martin Montoya (0/3), Victor Ruiz (0/10), Youssouf Sabaly (0/18), Edgar Gonzalez (0/19), Guido Rodriguez (0/24), Joaquin (0/14), Luiz Felipe (0/16), Paul Akouokou (0/7), Quique Fernandez (0/0), Rodri (2/21), Sergio Canales (4/22), William Carvalho (2/24), Aitor Ruibal (0/22), Ayoze Perez (0/9), Borja Iglesias (12/26), Juan Cruz (1/5), Juanmi (4/16), Luiz Henrique (1/25), Nabil Fekir (2/15), Willian Jose (1/21).

Espanyol Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 42 year-old Espanyol manager Garcia will select his starting XI from these players:

Alvaro Fernandez (0/11), Angel Fortuno (0/0), Fernando Pacheco (0/8), Joan Garcia (0/0), Adria Pedrosa (0/0), Aleix Vidal (0/21), Brian Olivan (1/23), Cesar Montes (0/11), Fernando Calero (0/20), Leandro Cabrera (0/24), Omar El Hilali (0/5), Oscar Gil (0/24), Ronael Pierre-Gabriel (0/6), Ruben Sanchez (0/16), Sergi Gomez (0/21), Wassim Keddari (0/5), Daniel Villahermosa (0/0), Denis Suarez (0/9), Edu Exposito (2/22), Javier Puado (3/27), Jose Carlos Lazo (1/11), Jose Gragera (1/8), Keidi Bare (0/12), Luca Koleosho (0/0), Roger Martinez (0/0), Sergi Darder (5/28), Vinicius de Souza Costa (0/26), Daniel Gomez (0/7), Joselu (12/25), Martin Braithwaite (9/23), Nabili Touaizi (0/0), Nico Ribaudo (0/22).

Real Betis vs Espanyol Team News

At the time of writing, Real Betis have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Espanyol on Saturday.

Youssouf Sabaly, Paul Akouokou and Juan Cruz nurses various injuries and won't take part for Real Betis against Espanyol at Estadio Benito Villamarin.

Espanyol have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Names like Keidi Bare and Adria Pedrosa most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Real Betis.

Real Betis vs Espanyol Lineups

Real Betis vs Espanyol H2H

Real Betis claimed a 4-1 win, while Espanyol answered back with a 1-0 win in their two most recent meetings. Despite a 1-0 win to Espanyol in their recent match, the last ten encounters have seen the two teams equally paired with Real Betis winning five and Espanyol taking one win. The bookies best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 7/2.

Real Betis vs Espanyol Results

In six of the previous ten matches between Real Betis and Espanyol both teams scored.

Real Betis vs Espanyol Betting Tips

Borja Iglesias look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six La Liga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Martin Braithwaite adds to his four La Liga goals come on Saturday.

Real Betis claimed two wins, drew two and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Espanyol won three, drew one and lost six of their last 10 games away. Real Betis have not exactly been great at shutting out their visitors at Estadio Benito Villamarin. In their previous 10 lmatches at home, they claimed just one wins, while also holding on to a clean sheet.

Over 2.5 goals came up six times in the previous ten encounters between Real Betis and Espanyol, as Real Betis scored 1.7 goals on average per game and Espanyol averaging 1.1 goals. Both teams scored in six times of these matches. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Real Betis, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Espanyol, who managed to hit the net 1.2 times on average in these games.

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Tips

Real Betis to win

Bookmakers have Real Betis down as rather big favourites for the win, when Espanyol arrive at Estadio Benito Villamarin. While it might prove problematic, we still believe they will come through and deliver.

BTTS: Yes

Both Real Betis and visitors Espanyol seem to struggle just a wee bit much right now, with keeping a clean sheet. We go out on a limb here and suggest that, both teams will find the back of the net.