Betis hosts Eibar in round 8 of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Friday, October 4th at Estadio Benito Villamarín (Seville)
In the last season of the Spanish championship, Betis finished its performance in tenth place. The modest team managed to fray the nerves even of the Spanish grandees. In summer, the club slightly strengthened its squad with new players. Juanmi (Real Sociedad), Giovanni Lo Celso (PSG), Emerson (Barcelona), Dani Martin (Sporting), Nabil Fekir (Lyon) and Borja Iglesias were acquired. It would seem that having such a massive strengthening of the team, Betis will play much better and show even more success than it showed in the last season and pre-season. But the game is not so good so far. Betis has such a result after the seventh round of La Liga - below average. But on the other hand, it is explainable. In the first round, the club met Valladolid and suffered its first defeat (1:2). The reason for that was the disqualification of Robles in the eighth minute. Even so, the team from Seville could hold out in the first half. It conceded two goals in the second one but managed to score one in the minority. The second match with Barcelona and another defeat (2:5). Everything was clear and it was not worth expecting another result. Then the club gained two victories and two draws. And the last match was lost to Villarreal (1:5).
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Judging from past seasons, we can say that we need to take an example from Eibar. With such a small budget, this team remains a strong middle-class rival for several seasons. Perhaps it is ahead financially of only those clubs that have just promoted to La Liga. This summer, the club sold Joan Jordan (Sevilla), Ruben Peña (Villarreal) and Pablo Hervias (Valladolid). Having earned on these players, Eibar surely had to spend money. After all, these players were the leaders, and they needed to be replaced by someone. Therefore, the club acquired Quique and Edu Exposito (Deportivo), Roberto Olabe (Atlético) and Pedro Bigas (Las Palmas). They also returned Mark Cucurella from Barcelona, having earned 2 million euros. But as it turned out, the acquired players couldn’t replace the departed leaders adequately, or they simply have not gathered speed yet. After the sixth round, Eibar has three defeats. And two games were lost to newcomers of the country's main championship. The club played two draws with middle-class teams. But it managed to beat Sevilla (3:2). Surprisingly, but it is a fact. Moreover, it seemed Eibar would suffer another defeat. Sevilla won with a difference of two goals after the first half. But in the second half of the match, the team surprised everyone and scored three goals in literally 20 minutes.
Bookmakers believe that Betis has a better chance of winning the upcoming match. Both teams cannot return to the level of the last season. And if Betis has several explanations for that, Eibar does not have them. It loses even to the weakest teams. Therefore, we believe that Betis will win this match.
Prediction for the match: Betis to win
