Espanyol welcome the visitors Betis in the Spanish La Liga – Round 16. The match will be held on Sunday, December 16th, at the RCDE Stadium (Barcelona).
Espanyol have lost in four consecutive rounds, scoring only twice there. The defeats to Barcelona and Sevilla were quite predictable, but the outcomes of the meetings with Girona and Getafe were little surprising. Espanyol, featuring no defeats at home before, have lost twice. The team are looking to rehabilitate in front their fans, but the opponent are very good these days. Taking three points on Sunday will be challenging, but a draw is quite doable. The hosts’ play cannot be called effective. The overscoring streak they are currently riding on relates to the losing matches. When the Catalans don’t concede, they normally underscore.
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Betis compete for the Europa League in this season. They secured their advance to the next tournament stage, one round before the final match. None of their matches produced over 3.5 goals. They continue their struggle for the European competitions in the national league. The team are finally consistent, showing more or less stable results, moreover, they’ve conceded only twice in their nine fixtures. Betis’ defense is now the subject of continued attention. They’ve scored over 3.5 goals only in three rounds.
Only one of the opponents’ last fourteen head-to-heads produced over 3.5 goals. The hosts normally win at home by a minimum goal margin. Their last failures suggest that most of the attention should be paid to defense. Betis score less than one goal per outing on average. Only Valencia, Eibar, and Rayo Vallecano are less effective. The outcome of the Sunday afternoon encounter is quite difficult to predict, but no effective game should be expected, as we see it.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.0 goals.
