Real Betis vs Athletic Bilbao – Real Betis will be looking for a better outcome here after being defeated 3-0 by Valencia in their last encounter in La Liga.
Real Betis had 37% possession and 5 shots on goal, with 1 on target in the game. Valencia had 15 shots on goal, 7 of which were on target. Valencia’s goals came from André Almeida (63′), Guillamón (81′), and Justin Kluivert (93′).
Manuel Pellegrini’s Real Betis have been rewarded for their attempts on goal a total of 8 times in their past 6 games, giving them an average number of goals scored per match of 1.33.
The home team had not won at home in the previous two league matches coming into this encounter. Athletic Bilbao will enter this match on the back of a 0-1 Copa del Rey victory over Sestao River in their previous outing.
Athletic Bilbao had 58% possession and 8 shots on goal, four of which were on target. Athletic Bilbao’s only goal came from Ral Garca (32′). Sestao River had 12 shots on goal, two of which were on target.
Recently, there has been a significant tendency of at least one side keeping a clean sheet in Athletic Bilbao games.
Checking their last six games reveals that this has happened 5 times. During these matches, rival teams have scored a total of six goals, with Athletic Bilbao scoring eight.
Real Betis vs Athletic Bilbao – Betting Analysis
Inspecting their most recent head-to-head confrontations dating back to 20/06/2020 reveals that Real Betis has won one and Athletic Bilbao has won three, with two draws.
During seven matches, the two clubs shared a total of 13 goals, with Béticos scoring four and Los Leones scoring nine. That equates to 2.17 goals per game on average.
The last league meeting between the two came on La Liga match day 28 on 13 March 2022, when Real Betis defeated Athletic Bilbao 1-0. Real Betis had 51% possession and 8 shots on goal, with 5 on target. Borja Iglesias (20′) was their only player to score.
Athletic Bilbao, on the other hand, had 11 shots on goal, two of which were on target. Antonio Mateu Lahoz officiated the game. We believe Athletic Bilbao and Real Betis will both score and end up with a rather level game here.
A close call, and we believe a draw is very likely. With that in mind, we anticipate a close match with a 1-1 score at the end.
What are the best odds for this match?
In terms of the bookies’ odds on the full-time result market, victory for Real Betis can be had for 2.72, going for a drawn result is 3.32 and staking on a victory for Athletic Bilbao gets you 2.61. They’re the most competitive market prices available right now.
Real Betis vs Athletic Bilbao – Head-to-head
Our Prediction: Away Win or Draw
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