Huesca and Real Betis meet at Estadio El Alcoraz, in a match for the 18th round of LaLiga. There is only a record of 2 recent head-to-head matches between these two teams: on 05-12-2019, which ended with the victory of Real Betis by (2-1), and on 05-01-2019, which ended with the victory for Huesca by (2‑1). In this game, the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Huesca :
After 1 win, 9 draws and 7 losses, the home team is currently in 20th position, with 12 points won. In their last match, they lost to Barcelona at home by (0‑1), after losing in the previous match (2‑1) away, in a match against Celta de Vigo. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 2 victories, 7 draws and 6 losses as a visitor, with 15 goals scored and 24 suffered; against 6 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium, with 18 goals scored and 12 suffered. In the last match they played, for the Copa del Rey, they lost to Alcoyano by (2‑1). In their last 8 home games for the championship, Huesca won 1, tied 4 and lost 3, for which they won 7 points out of 24 possible. In their home games there are some frequent results at half-time: 0‑1 (4 out of 8 games) and 0‑0 (3 out of 8 games). His defense has not been very strong, since he has suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but his offense has scored regularly, as he has 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 in 7 of the last 8 they played there were less than 3 goals. In 17 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 10 times and never managed to come back.
Huesca enters this match with a 2-1 defeat on the trip to Alcoyano, in a match that counts for the Copa del Rey: the only goal for the team was signed by Jaime Seoane. Note that the home team lost the last two games of the championship. Usually the local team chooses to play in a traditional 4-3-3, where the three most advanced players are David Ferreiro, Javier Ontiveros and Rafa Mir. When playing against a superior opponent, it is foreseeable that the home club will adopt a more defensive stance, so as not to lose its balance. The local coach cannot count on Sandro Ramírez and Pablo Maffeo, players who are recovering from injury.
Betis :
The visiting team is currently in 11th position, with 20 points won, after 6 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost away to Levante by (4‑3). In the last match, they tied at home against Sevilla, by (1‑1). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 5 victories, 1 draw and 9 losses as a visitor; against 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in his stadium. The team comes to this match after an away win against Mutilvera by (1‑3). For the championship, Real Betis won 9 points out of 27 possible, after 3 wins and 6 losses in the last 9 games they played as a visitor. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive strength, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency to have goals in their away matches, since 8 of the last 9 matches they played for this competition have ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 17 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 11 times and never managed to come back. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 8 of their 20 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
Real Betis enters this journey highly motivated after winning, 1-3, in the visit to the Multivera stadium, thus advancing to the next phase of the Copa del Rey. Note that Betis drew against Sevilla on the last day of La Encender. The visiting team tends to play 4-3-3, favoring a more relaxed style of play, attacking down the center aisle. The three arrows pointing to the “enemy’s” goal will be Duegi Lainez, Aitor Ruibal and Loren Morón, and the player in charge of defining and leading his team’s attacks is midfielder Nabil Fekir. For this game the visiting team cannot count on Guido Rodríguez, suspended, as well as Alex Moreno, Martín Montoya, Joaquín, Andrés Guardado, William Carvalho and Víctor Camarasa, these with physical problems.
