Betis take on the visitors Barcelona in the postponed round 17 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Wednesday, February 1st at Estadio Benito Villamarín (Sevilla).
Betis are in their 3rd season under Manuel Pellegrini. The first 2 were a time of rapid and noticeable progress. The Chilean immediately brought his players back to European competitions, and in the last temporade, they managed to take 5th place in LaLiga, and, importantly, won the Spanish Cup. From the new football year, they were waiting for the next step, that is, access to the Champions League. Moreover, against the backdrop of a sharp decline, the frequenter of the quartet (and neighbor-enemy!), Sevilla. As a result, they justified the optimistic advances of the “betikos” only at the starting segment. Since mid-autumn, their football has been lost, and, by and large, it really didn’t work out to fully return. It seems that the club looked good in La Liga in the winter - a draw with Athletic, a victory over Rayo Vallecano. But then there was a defeat to Espanyol. Moreover, Getafe were defeated only due to a penalty kick, from which Borja Iglesias scored the only goal in the 86th minute.
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Barcelona had an extremely weak last season. The bigger part of that football year was already spent under the leadership of Xavi. Not everything worked out at the start of the new tempo. Moreover, the Catalans failed again in the international arena, taking again only 3rd place in their group, and in LaLiga they lost in El Clasico, 1-3. But Real made more misfires, allowing Bluagrana to climb into 1st place. So far, they manage to hold on there, although Girona was beaten minimally in the last round, 1-0 – Pedri scored in the 61st minute. And, most importantly, it turned out to finally take the title. Yes, even if it's only the Super Cup, the least rated of all possible. The revenge has been taken from the enemy from the capital - Galactikos. In the Cope del Rey last week, there was also a pleasant victory: thanks to a single goal, Dembele, who gained excellent shape, knocked out the now strong Real Sociedad.
Last season brought the exchange of away victories. Well, remember the Super Cup, where the Catalans were stronger only in the penalty shootout. In this duel, Barca look like clear favorites. But, taking into account the fact that the hosts of the arena are very good, and the wards of Xavi themselves practically do not concede in this temporade, it is worth using a pragmatic option for your bet in the form of “total score” less than 2.5 goals”.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
