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Match info:
Real Betis vs Malaga
Competition – Spanish Primera Liga
Stadium – Benito Villamarin
Date: 31th March
Kick-off time – 21:00 GMT+1
Rock bottom Real Betis host 14th position Malaga this Monday evening in the Spanish Primera Liga in what is a must win game for both sides.
Recent form:
Real Betis have won 3 of their last 7 while Malaga have won 2 of their last 7.
The Spanish Primera table looks like this:
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 33 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 71 | 22 | +49 | 84 |
| 2 | Girona | 33 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 71 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 70 |
| 4 | Atlético de Madrid | 33 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 64 |
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 58 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 51 |
| 7 | Real Betis | 33 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 49 |
| 8 | Valencia | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 47 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 55 | -1 | 45 |
| 10 | Getafe | 33 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 43 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 49 | -12 | 39 |
| 12 | Alaves | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 38 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 38 |
| 14 | Las Palmas | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 41 | -11 | 37 |
| 15 | Rayo Vallecano | 33 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 34 |
| 16 | Mallorca | 33 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 32 |
| 17 | Celta Vigo | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 50 | -13 | 31 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 33 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 46 | -23 | 26 |
| 19 | Granada | 33 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 61 | -25 | 21 |
| 20 | Almeria | 33 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 67 | -35 | 14 |
A win for Real Betis will move them to within 5 points off 17th place Valladolid.
A win for Malaga will move them into 12th place.
Head-to-head
These two sides have met 20 times in recent years and Malaga have come out on top most often.
The last 5 meetings between these two sides finished 2:3, 3:0, 0:4, 2:0 and 0:0.
Possible line-ups
Real Betis (4-4-2)
Malaga (4-4-1-1)
Bookmakers make Real Betis favourites to come out on top in this match.
Odds: Real Betis (11/10) Draw (12/5) Malaga (12/5)Gamingtips Prediction – Real Betis 0:0 Malaga
Real Betis are currently 8 points from safety with just 8 games remaining and a loss tonight will almost ensure they will be playing in the Segunda division next season. Malaga have had a horrendous season and are just 2 points above the relegation zone. Both sides average less than 1 goal per game on average and this could be a very tight, nervy game with few goals. Real Betis have a much worse defensive record than Malaga (conceded 59 in 30 vs Malaga – 38 in 30) and this gives Malaga a slight edge on paper. 
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