Real Betis vs Real Madrid: Preview and Prediction

Real Betis vs Real Madrid
Spanish La Liga
Date: Saturday, 15th October 2016,
Kick-Off at 19:45 UK.
Venue: Estadio Benito Villamarin, Sevilla

Inconsistent Betis host draw laden Real Madrid for match day 8 of the 2016/2107 Spanish La Liga season.

Real Betis suffered a 1-0 loss in their last league games before the international break. The Big Green has only been able to manage 2 wins in their first 7 league games of the season, suffered 3 defeats, and shared points in 2 home games so far. Gus Poyet tutored side sits 15th on the log with 8 points.

Real Madrid succumbs to their 3rd consecutive league draw, and 4th consecutive draw in all competition before they dashed for the international break. The Blancos are in search of their first win in 5 games, and have scored awesome 11 goals in the last 3 meetings with their Saturday opponent. Zidane tutored side sits 2nd on the log with 15 points same points as league leaders.

Key Facts

• Betis has 2 wins in their first 7 league games of the season. The big greens have also won one of their 3 league games at home this season, and 5 wins in their last 10 league games at home.
• Real Madrid has failed to gather maximum game points in 4 consecutive games. However, the Blancos have won 2 of the 3 away games played so far this season, and 9 of their last 10 away La Liga games.

Real Betis: Predicted Line-Up (4-3-3)

Adan – Martinez, Pezzella, Cabrera, Piccini – Gutierrez, Petros, Ceballos – Castro, Alegria, Joaquin.

Real Madrid: Predicted Line-Up (4-3-3)

Navas – Carvajal, Pepe, Varane, Danilo – Isco, Kroos, Kovacic – Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo.

Real Betis vs Real Madrid: Head to Head Stats

Real Betis is in search of its first league victory over Real Madrid in 5 league meetings. The Blancos cruised to a 6-1 aggregate thrashing of Betis during their two legged meetings last season. In addition, the big green suffered a heavy 5-0 home defeat from the hands of Real Madrid during the 2014/2015 season.

Moreover, in the last 10 clashes between both teams, Betis has 1 win compared to real Madrid’s 8 wins. The Big Greens also has 2 wins in their last 10 home clashes with the Blancos, compared to real Madrid 5.

Real Betis vs Real Madrid: Prediction

Real Madrid recent result in clashes with Betis will be a great moral booster for a hungry Blancos who have failed to win in the last three league games. While Betis have struggled in their first 3 home games this season, but they have a slim chance of getting a point in this encounter if Real Madrid goes into this encounter same way as they did in their past 4 games.

And let’s hope the international break have done good to Zidane and expect the Real Madrid side to cruise to a big win in Saturday’s clash.