Betis take on the visitors Atletico Madrid in the round 2 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Sunday, August 20th at Estadio Benito Villamarín (Sevilla).
Even in the home match against the capital's Atletico, bookmakers are offering odds of around 4 for a Betis victory. Of course, the mattress makers are the favorites, but not to such an extent, especially considering that the season has just started. I'm not sure if the Cucumbers will manage to secure even a draw in this encounter, but at least they are capable of scoring a goal on their home turf. In the first round of La Liga, Betis secured a victory away against Villarreal (2-1). Their attack is in good shape. In four out of six summer friendlies, the Cucumbers managed to score. In the previous La Liga season, on average, they scored more than once per game, particularly in their home matches.
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Atletico Madrid in recent years are not the same Simeone's team that was criticized for playing dull football, when the favored score for the Madrid team was 1-0. Now, the mattress makers look significantly better in attack, but the level of defensive reliability is far from ideal. In the summer, the team played four friendly matches in preparation for the new season, and only in one of them did they keep a clean sheet, conceding in the other three: a win against Manchester City (2-1), a draw against Sevilla (1-1), and a loss to K-League Stars (2-3). In the league, Atletico started with a predictable home win against Granada, who returned to La Liga, but Jan Oblak couldn't keep a clean sheet (3-1).
In the first round of La Liga, Betis scored two goals away against Villarreal, while Atletico conceded once at home against modest Granada. Can the Cucumbers at least score a goal in the capital team's net on their own field? I believe they can. In the last three head-to-head matches at Betis' ground, Atletico consistently conceded. In two of those matches, Atletico came out on top (2-1 and 3-1), and one ended in a 1-1 draw. My prediction - Over 0.5 Goals for Betis, they will at least manage to trouble the guest's goalkeeper once!
Prediction for the match: Betis to score – yes.
