Prediction: Real Betis to win 2-1
Best Odds: 7/1
Real Betis and Real Sociedad will lock horns with each other in La Liga this week. The match between Manuel Pellegrino’s side and Sergio Francisco’s team will be held at Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla and is scheduled to kick off at 8pm UK time on Friday.
Real Betis
Real Betis are a very ambitious club with a strong following who have played in major European competitions, such as the UEFA Champions League, and reached the final of the Conference League last season, which they lost to Chelsea.
Los Verdiblancos ended up as high as seventh in the La Liga table in the 2023-24 season and did better last season. Manuel Pellegrini’s side finished sixth in the standings last season and will feature in the UEFA Europa League this campaign. Betis are 10th in the La Liga table at the moment with six points from five matches, three points behind fourth-placed Athletic Bilbao.
Betis will head into the La Liga match against Real Sociedad on Friday evening on the back of a 2-2 draw with Levante away from home in the league. It came after a 2-1 defeat to Athletic Bilbao in front of their fans in La Liga, which followed a 1-1 draw with Celta de Vigo in the league.
Team News:
Real Betis are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Real Sociedad. Alvaro Valles will be in goal and will have Hector Bellerin, Natan, Valentin Gomez and Junior Firpo in front of him in defence. Pablo Fornals and Sergi Altimira will be the two holding midfielders. Antony, Nelson Deossa and Rodrigo Riquelme will be the three attacking midfielders. Cucho Hernandez will lead the line for Betis.
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad are one of the biggest and most well-known clubs in Spain. While La Real have played in the UEFA Champions League in years gone by, they did not have a particularly good time last season.
Txuri-Urdin finished 11th in the La Liga table last season. While no one expects Sociedad to challenge for the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League places, Sergio Francisco’s side will hope to at least push for the top half of the table. However, Sociedad have made a disappointing start to the new season and are currently 17th in the standings with two points from four matches, a point above the relegation zone.
Sociedad will head into the La Liga match against Real Betis on the back of a 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid at home in the league. It came after a 1-0 loss at the hands of Real Oviedo away from home in the league, which followed a 2-2 draw with Espanyol in front of their fans in La Liga.
Team News:
Real Sociedad are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Real Betis. Alex Remiro will be in goal and will have Aritz Elustondo, Igor Zubeldia, Duje Caleta-Car and Sergio Gomez in front of him in defence. Jon Gorrotxategi and Pablo Marín will be the two holding midfielders. Goncalo Guedes, Mikel Goti and Ander Barrenetxea will be deployed in attacking midfield. Mikel Oyarzabal will lead the line for Sociedad.
Key Factors to Consider
- Real Betis have scored 6 goals in 5 La Liga matches so far this season.
- Real Betis have conceded 6 goals in 5 La Liga matches so far this season.
- Against Levante in their last La Liga match, Real Betis had 67.4% of the possession.
- Real Sociedad have scored 4 goals in 4 La Liga games so far this campaign.
- Real Sociedad have conceded 6 goals in 4 La Liga games so far this campaign.
Conclusion
With Real Sociedad having started the new season poorly and Real Betis being at home, it is very likely that Manuel Pellegrini’s side will end up picking up all three points from the La Liga match.
Prediction: Real Betis to win 2-1
Best Odds: 7/1
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