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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 | Barcelona | 27 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 75 | 27 | +48 | 60 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 59 | 27 | +32 | 60 |
| 3 | Atlético de Madrid | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 56 |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 52 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 44 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 44 |
| 7 | Mallorca | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 40 |
| 8 | Celta Vigo | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 41 | +0 | 39 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 31 | +0 | 37 |
| 10 | Sevilla | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 36 |
| 11 | Getafe | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 36 |
| 12 | Real Sociedad | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 35 |
| 13 | Girona | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 34 |
| 14 | Osasuna | 27 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 33 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 28 |
| 16 | Valencia | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 46 | -15 | 28 |
| 17 | Alaves | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 42 | -10 | 27 |
| 18 | Leganes | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 43 | -17 | 27 |
| 19 | Las Palmas | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 47 | -15 | 25 |
| 20 | Real Valladolid | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 63 | -45 | 16 |
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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