Real Sociedad welcome the visitors Real Betis in the Spanish La Liga – Round 30. The match will be held on Thursday, April, 4th, at the Estadio Anoeta (San Sebastian).
The hosting Real Sociedad are somehow stumped. In 5 recent clashes, they lost twice and drawed thrice. Now they find themselves yet 10th in the standings, 6 points off the European spots, and, most disturbingly, they don’t show any play as it is. Their agonizing draw against the sixteenth-placed Real Valladolid in the last round (the team leveled the score on the 79th minute) is hardly a play.
The hosting Real Betis’ run this season has been consistent to some extent (the Cup performance and the Europa League campaign of which they were knocked out by Rennes are excluded). This consistency is not up to the fans’ liking, but still. Betis’ record in the last 8 league matches reads: win, defeat, draw, win, defeat, win, defeat, draw. If we continue the line, shall we expect a win? Why not, actually? Well, the guests on the day may bring 1 point at least from their trip to San Sebastian.
To put it mildly, the hosts are not impressive these days. Their record against Betis is neither inspiring lately. Of 5 previous head-to-heads, they did not register a win. That said, they lost only once. Meanwhile, Betis are only 3 points off the sixth-placed Valencia, and they most likely look to compete continentally in autumn – for this, they need to end 6th at least domestically. In terms of the quality of their play, Betis do not yield to Sociedad. We can’t say they outclass them, but they don’t cede for sure. Under the circumstances, Betis are very capable of not losing as a minimum.
Prediction for the match: Real Betis to win or Draw.