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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 | Atlético de Madrid | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 41 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 38 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 37 |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 36 |
| 5 | Mallorca | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 30 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 27 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 25 |
| 8 | Girona | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 25 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 25 |
| 10 | Celta Vigo | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 | Real Betis | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | Sevilla | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 22 |
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Las Palmas | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 19 |
| 15 | Leganes | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 18 |
| 16 | Getafe | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 16 |
| 17 | Alaves | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 16 |
| 18 | Espanyol | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 29 | -13 | 15 |
| 19 | Real Valladolid | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 37 | -25 | 12 |
| 20 | Valencia | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 11 |
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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