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Real Betis vs Villarreal Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips

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Real Betis vs Villarreal Match Preview

Real Betis host Villarreal at the Estadio Benito Villamarin in La Liga on Sunday, looking to recover from their last defeat. Los Verdiblancos went down 2-1 to Atletico Madrid in their most recent top-flight match, ending a run of five unbeaten games.

As a result, Betis remained in sixth position of the La Liga table with 42 points from 27 games, and within European places. Villarreal, though, are down in 12th, having accrued only 32 points from as many games. However, the Yellow Submarine are unbeaten in seven league matches, as they’ve shown tremendous improvement lately.

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Their last domestic outing resulted in a thumping 5-1 win over Granada at home, powered by an Alexander Sorloth hat-trick.

Real Betis
Real Betis (By Getty Images)

Real Betis vs Villarreal Team News and Predicted XI

Real Betis

Isco is out with a torn muscle whereas Aitor Ruibal has an ankle sprain. Guido Rodriguez is close to returning from an ankle injury and will be assessed ahead of the clash. Nabil Fekir had been nursing a broken nose but should be available from this one.

Predicted XI: Rui Silva; Hector Bellerin, German Pezzella, Chadi Riad, Juan Miranda; Marc Roca, Johnny Cardoso; Pablo Fornals, Rodri Sanchez, Chimy Avila; Willian Jose

Villarreal

The Yellow Submarine won’t have some of their key players either. Yeremy Pino and Denis Suarez have both long been ruled out of their season. Pino has ruptured his cruciate ligament whereas Suarez has a similar issue in his tendon. 

Juan Foyth is nursing a shoulder injury whereas Alfonso Pedraza has sprained his ankle. Neither will feature this weekend. Ramon Tarrats won’t play a part on Sunday either, as the midfielder is currently recovering from a meniscus injury.

Predicted XI: Pepe Reina; Kiko Femenia, Yerson Mosquera, Eric Bailly, Alberto Moreno; Bertrand Traore, Dani Parejo, Etienne Capoue, Alex Baena; Gerard Moreno, Alexander Sorloth.

Real Betis vs Villarreal Head-To-Head

There have been 45 clashes between the sides before, with Real Betis winning 18 of them. Villarreal have picked up a scalp only 16 times in the fixture. 

Last 5 games, head-to-head

  • Villarreal 1-2 Real Betis (La Liga, August 2023)
  • Villarreal 1-1 Real Betis (La Liga, March 2023)
  • Real Betis 1-0 Villarreal (La Liga, September 2022)
  • Real Betis 0-2 Villarreal (La Liga, February 2022)
  • Villarreal 2-0 Real Betis (La Liga, October 2021)

As you can see, the fixture is evenly divided among the sides. After winning back-to-back games against Real Betis, Villarreal lost two of the next three, including their earlier meeting this season.

Villarreal
Villarreal (By Getty Images)

Real Betis vs Villarreal Predicted Score

Given the recent history of the fixture, it could go either way. However, Villarreal are on a good run of form right now and could pull off a win here, condemning Real Betis to their second consecutive loss.

Predicted Score: Real Betis 1-2 Villarreal 

Real Betis vs Villarreal Betting Tips and Odds

Real Betis vs Villarreal Betting Tips

  • Villarreal to beat Real Betis
  • Both teams to score
  • Goals over 2.5: yes

Real Betis vs Villarreal Odds 

  • Real Betis: 2.16
  • Draw: 3.55
  • Villarreal: 3.40
  • Source: Oddspedia

Real Betis vs Villarreal Timings and Telecast

  • Date: Saturday, 10th March at 8:15 PM (GMT)
  • India: Fancode
  • UK: TNT Sports
  • US: ESPN

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