Athletic Bilbao take on the visitors Betis in the round 33 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Thursday, April 4th at Estadio San Mames (Bilbao).
At the beginning of this season, Athletic got a new coach. More precisely, they returned to collaboration with Valverde, who had recently worked in Bilbao, earning an invitation from Barcelona. Currently, Ernesto is also receiving high marks for his work. He almost led his new/old team to the final of the Copa del Rey - in the second leg of the semi-final, they took revenge for their 0-1 loss in Pamplona and were on the verge of winning, but in extra time, Osasuna scored the winning goal and went on to fight for the trophy against Real Madrid. However, now the experienced coach is trying to get the maximum out of his team's optimal form within La Liga. By the way, Athletic started very well (with 5 wins out of 7 games), but then lost steam during the competition. However, in the spring, they started winning again, gradually settling into the European qualification zone with increasing confidence. However, last week was not successful in this regard. First, Sevilla defeated the Bilbao club. Then, Athletic was close to success against Mallorca, but they were only able to get a 1-1 draw, including a penalty scored just before the final whistle.
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Betis have become somewhat hostages to their own successes under Pellegrini. Manuel immediately led his new team to the Europa League and last season, they climbed the La Liga table, even winning the Copa del Rey. So now, they are already expecting the next step, which would be the right to debut in the Champions League. Fortunately, Sevilla, their neighbor and rival, fell into a crisis in the fall and never recovered. The "Green and Whites" started the season very optimistically, with 5 wins in their first 6 games. The problem is that they were unable to maintain such a pace. There were other optimistic runs, such as the unbeaten streak of 6 games in a row in February-March. But after that, there were many losses in April, and they approached the match against Real Sociedad, their main competitor, with a 6-point gap. They did not reduce it, drawing 0-0 at home against Getafe. It seems that they no longer believe in final success, which was evident in their crushing 0-4 defeat to Barcelona in the last round.
Last season, the clubs exchanged home victories. This season, a few days before New Year's, it ended in a 0-0 draw in Seville. Judging by the odds, the Basques are the clear favorite in the pair. However, both teams are not particularly shining at the moment, so they are unlikely to deliver a bright confrontation. We recommend using the option of a bet on "total less than 2.5 goals scored" for your bet.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
