SD Huesca welcome the visitors Real Betis in the Spanish La Liga – Round 18. The match will be held on Saturday, January 5th, at the Estadio El Alcoraz (Huesca).
SD Huesca are winless in 16 consecutive rounds. The record of 5 draws, 11 defeats, and 5 points of 48 possible is not the one that promises a relegation survival. The team’s manager has been already changed, and it did not help much. A comprehensive squad renewal is required, but even if this happens, it happens later. As for now, there is no light at the end of the tunnel for the club. Their breakaway from the safe zone is increasing. It seems that Huesca will not stay long in the elite Spanish league.
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Real Betis are moving in the opposite way. Having lost only once in 12 official encounters, the ‘Green-and-Whites’ have soared to the 6th line in the standings and progressed to the Europa League knockouts from the 1st place. Setien’s men were little down in the mid of autumn, exhausted by the tight fixtures, but their December performance was confident; shifting off a load of European competitions’ anxiety, the team registered 3 wins and 1 draw. Their January calendar is tough, and the Europa League is back in February, so, the coming clash with Huesca is of uttermost importance in terms of points.
There is no use in discussing which of the Saturday opponents are stronger. Betis racked up 26 points, Huesca did only 8. It’s more reasonable to say that the guests’ playing style is not comfortable for the hosts. Setien’s side control the ball, while Huesca simply break up when they play without a ball for a long time. Barcelona and Real Madrid, comparable with Betis by their possession, made 9 goals to Huesca in 2 matches. On average, the hosts leak a goal in every 20 minutes. Their manager Rodriguez will probably choose the denser 3-4-3 scheme, which did not save his men from the 1:2 loss to Alaves though.
Actually, there is not much that can save Huesca. While they oppose outsiders somehow, their record against the top twelve teams reads 0 wins, 3 draws, and 8 losses. Even Rayo Vallecano (19th place), Real Sociedad (15th place), and Espanyol (14th place) registered smashout wins at the Estadio El Alcoraz. Now the hosts welcome Betis with their European competitions’ claims. Furthermore, while Huesca lost 2+ goals in 5 of 6 latest rounds, Betis shipped 15 goals in 7 previous clashes. Of 7 meetings with the teams below the 12th line in the table, the guests lost only 1, featuring a tally of 14 points of 21 possible (4-2-1). In our view, the hosts’ win is not possible at all on Saturday.
Either side suffer no squad problems, and this favors the team whose performance is a way better. Tello, Lo Celso, and Сanales are in great shape now, and this is horrible news for the welcoming side whose defense is even worse under Rodriguez than before (in December, Huesca featured 2.08 xGA per game, on average). Betis, featuring a recent win at the Camp Nou, will not lose at least at the El Alcoraz.
Prediction for the match: Real Betis to win with 0.0 handicap.
