Football Previews
Real Betis vs Villarreal
Competition – Spanish Primera Liga
Stadium – Benito Villamarin
Date: 29th September 2013
Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT+1
Real Betis meet Villarreal this Sunday at the Benito Villamarin in the Spanish Primera Liga.
Betis are currently 14th after starting their season with losses against Real Madrid, Celta Vigo and Athletic Bilbao (all 2:1), two scoreless draws against Granada and Espanyol and a 3:1 win over Valencia.
Unbeaten Villarreal are 6th in the Spanish Primera and have made an impressive start to their campaign.
They have notched up 4 wins over Almeria (3:2), Valladolid (2:1), Osasuna (3:0) and Espanyol (2:1).
They also managed to draw 2:2 with Real Madrid before a 0:0 draw againt Celta Vigo
Recent form:
Real Betis – L D D W D W L
Villarreal –W D D W W W W
Real Betis have won just 2 of their last 7 while Villarreal are unbeaten in 7
Head-to-head
These two sides have met 20 times in recent years and Betis narrowly edge it overall (Real Betis 8 wins, Villarreal 7 wins, 5 draws
The last 5 meetings between these two sides finished 3:1, 0:1, 2:2, 1:2 and 0:1.
Bookmakers make Real Betis slight favourites to win this game.
Odds: Real Betis (6/4) Draw (23/10) Villarreal (7/4)Gamingtips Prediction – Real Betis 1:0 Villarreal
Real Betis finished 7th in the Spanish Primera last season scoring 57 goals in 38 matches and conceding 56.
Villarreal were promoted from the Spanish Segunda divison where they managed to score 68 goals in 42 games and concede just 38.
Villarreal have maintained their excellent defensive record so far in the Spanish Primera and if they can continue to score while maintaining a solid back line, they are in with a real shout against Real Betis.
Real Betis’ form doesn’t look great on paper but when you consider they have already played Real Madrid, Valencia, Athletic Bilbao and Espanyol, it isn’t as bad as it seems.
If Villarreal didn’t make a dream start to life in the Spanish Primera, Real Betis would be odds-on favourites to win this game given their successful 2012 campaign and for that reason, Real Betis offer real value at odds of 6/4.
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