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 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 64 | 20 | +44 | 72 |
2 | Barcelona | 29 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 64 |
3 | Girona | 29 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 62 |
4 | Athletic Bilbao | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 56 |
5 | Atlético de Madrid | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 55 |
6 | Real Sociedad | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 46 |
7 | Real Betis | 29 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 42 |
8 | Valencia | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 32 | +0 | 40 |
9 | Villarreal | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 51 | -4 | 38 |
10 | Getafe | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 42 | -5 | 38 |
11 | Las Palmas | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 37 |
12 | Osasuna | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 43 | -10 | 36 |
13 | Alaves | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 32 |
14 | Mallorca | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 30 |
15 | Rayo Vallecano | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 29 |
16 | Sevilla | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 44 | -8 | 28 |
17 | Celta Vigo | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 27 |
18 | Cadiz | 29 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 40 | -20 | 22 |
19 | Granada | 28 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 58 | -28 | 14 |
20 | Almeria | 29 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 57 | -29 | 13 |
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.