Real Sociedad welcome the visitors Betis in the Spanish Copa del Rey – 1/8 Finals. The match will be held on Thursday, January 17th, at the Estadio Anoeta (San Sebastian).
Real Sociedad have featured a confident start to 2019. They count 2 wins in the league, 1 of which was over the capital team. They’ve registered an away draw against Betis, solid in this campaign. Their second win is also worth mentioning. Playing shorthanded in 15 last minutes of the second half against Espanyol, they did not lose and gained a minimum 3:2 win.
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Betis started the year with an away defeat to the bottom-placed Huesca. After the cup draw, they lost to Real Madrid, and now they are yet 7th in the standings.
Betis do not tend to attack greatly; they’ve made only 22 goals in 19 league’s matches. The team’s defense are not very secure lately – they’ve allowed 23 goals in this campaign. 6 of these, they were netted in the last 4 rounds. The team’s outings are neither great. They suffered 4 losses in 6 latest trips. Apart from their defeat to the last Huesca mentioned above, Betis also conceded on their travel to the second-last Villarreal. Given this away record, what can the guests expect in the replay leg? They need to defend safely, try not to let the opponents approach their box, and counterattack, if possible. Under this scenario (it looks most real), we may not expect an abundance of goals on Thursday. Moreover, the team that manage to score first (if there is one), will most likely win by a minimum goal margin. This side will just control the ball and shutout until the final whistle, which will result in under 2.5 goals scored overall.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals.
