Betis take on Barcelona in the semifinal match of Spanish Super Cup. The match will be played on Thursday, January 12th at King Fahd International Stadium (Riyadh).
Before Pellegrini appeared on the coaching post, Betis only occasionally showed something, mostly being in the dense shadow of their neighbor, Sevilla. Manuel immediately achieved what for some reason did not work under his predecessors: he lifted his wards to European competitions. In the Europa League, they played well until the playoffs. In LaLiga, it turned out to climb to 5th place. And, most importantly, the “Engineer” got a new trophy by winning the Copa del Rey – because now his wards are in Saudi Arabia. But the current tempo has turned out to be extremely contradictory. A strong start with 5 victories in the first 6 rounds was changed by a sharp decline in October-November. And after a long break, Betis at home was limited to a goalless draw with a competitor, Athletic. But match against Rayo Vallecano finally brought three points. These 2-1 allowed us to move up to 4th place!
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Barcelona with Xavi had 2 transfer companies, and in the summer they managed to sign, among others, Lewandowski and Kunde. However, they repeatedly took 3rd place in the Champions League group (and, therefore, again without the playoffs). In fact, the 1st place looked like a certain compensation, where it turned out to have a long pause associated with the World Cup. But even here they spoiled everything, immediately after the resumption of LaLiga, having played only a draw with Espanyol. Fortunately, then Real Madrid responded with a new misfire, which they managed to answer with an important victory on the Atlético field - Dembele scored the only goal there in the 22nd minute. Even the most modest Intercity in the Cup passed only in extra time, conceding three times in regular time! On the other hand, it is all the more important for Xavi to succeed now, in the Super Cup - at least some, but a trophy.
Barcelona, of course, has good statistics in matches with Betis. But last season the clubs exchanged away victories. In this pair, Barca will be the favorite. But they are not particularly impressive, and Pellegrini is much more experienced than Xavi as a mentor. We bet on “Betis” with a handicap of “+1 goal scored”.
Prediction for the match: Betis to win with +1.0 handicap.
