Betis – Eibar SOCCER PICKS
Real Betis and Eibar face at Estadio Benito Villamarín, in a match for the 17th round of the Primera División. The history of direct confrontations played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 3 matches won 2 and lost 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 07-04- 2018, for the First Division, Real Betis won by (2-0). Sergio León (21 ‘) and Arbilla (50′ Autogolo) scored the goals of Real Betis. the Eibar presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this game the home factor may be decisive.
Real Betis:
The home team is currently in the 5 th position of the league, with 25 points won, after 7 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Rayo Vallecano, by (2-0). In the last match, they won in an away match against Espanyol, by (1-3). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses as a visitor. against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. For the championship, Real Betis won 14 points out of 24 possible, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 8 home matches. In the matches played in their stadium there are some frequent results: at half-time 0-0 (3 out of 8 matches) and at the end of the match 1-0 (3 out of 8 matches). The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 4 of the last 8 matches they played ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 16 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 7 times and only managed 1 comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 13 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 7 of their 19 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Betis is campaigning more than expected in La Liga, comes in a great phase, with 4 victories in the last five days, and goes in search of another 3 points to get closer to the qualifying zone for the next Liga de Champions The local team went up a lot of production, both in the offensive and in the defensive sector, so much so that in the last 3 days they scored 6 goals and suffered only one, being a very balanced team that manages to attack a lot, creating several goal situations, but it leaves few spaces in its defense. At home, Betis has performed well, lost only 1 of their last 7 games, comes from 2 consecutive victories and did not suffer goals in these 2 wins, being a very difficult team to face in this type of situation, especially against teams of the lower half of the qualifying table, as is the case with this rival. For the match against Eibar, coach Quique Setién will not be able to count on left winger Junior Firpo, due to injury.
Eibar:
After 5 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, the away team is currently in the 13 th position of the league, with 20 points won. In the last match, they tied with Valencia at home (1-1), after in the previous match they tied at home, in a match against Levante, by (4-4). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 16 goals scored and 25 conceded; against 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 29 goals scored and 20 conceded. For the championship, Eibar won 5 points out of 21 possible, after 1 win, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 7 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent final result at halftime was 0-0 (4 out of 9 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 16 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 9 matches in which they suffered the first goal. In the last 5 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 3 of their 7 goals between minutes (46′-60 ‘).
Eibar is campaigning less than expected in the Spanish league, going through a negative phase, with only 1 victory in the last 5 days, and is looking for a recovery to try to get away from the relegation zone, on which It has a 5 point advantage.
