Real Betis vs Barcelona Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview

Real Betis take on Barcelona in La Liga action this Sunday. Read the match predictions to find out why Barcelona are the betting tip for three points at Estadio Benito Villamarín.

Real Betis vs Barcelona Preview

Real Betis are in very good form at the moment. The highlight of their season so far has undoubtedly been the 5-3 win away to city rivals Sevilla in the derby game a few weeks ago. They then followed that up with a hard fought 3-2 win against Leganes on Monday night. This win brought them up to 7th in the La Liga table and they are now actually only 5 points away from Real Madrid in 4th.

In terms of team news for this contest, Zouhair Feddal and Aissa Mandi may return to the squad after serving suspensions. Joel Campbell and Antonio Sanabria will miss out through injury, while Antonio Baragan is a doubt.

Barcelona suffered their first defeat since August on Thursday evening as they fell 1-0 to Espanyol in the first leg of their Copa Del Rey quarter-final first leg. Lionel Messi missed a penalty in that game and has recently not been very successful from the spot. That being said, in La Liga they have looked unbeatable and sit 9 points clear of Atletico Madrid at the top of the league.

There are plenty of players that will be missing for Barcelona through injury. Big money signing Ousmane Dembele has picked up another injury and is expected to be out for a few weeks. Major signing Philippe Coutinho will have to wait a big longer for his debut as he is still missing with a hamstring injury. Samuel Umtiti, Paco Alcacer, Andres Iniesta and Javier Mascherano are also out.

Real Betis vs Barcelona Betting Tips

• Real Betis have won 3 drawn 2 and lost 5 of their last 10 matches
• Barcelona have won 7 drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 10 matches
• Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Real Betis have scored an average of 1.7 goals and conceded an average of 2.3 goals per game
• Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Barcelona have scored an average of 2.6 goals and conceded an average of 0.6 goals per game
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Real Betis’s previous 10 matches
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Barcelona’s previous 10 matches

Real Betis vs Barcelona Prediction

Real Betis will be full of confidence going into this game, after winning 3 of their last 4 matches. The huge derby win against Sevilla will have been followed by heavy celebrations, but there were no real signs of any hangovers as they followed it up with a good win against Leganes.

Barcelona will have been massively disappointed to lose against Espanyol in the Copa Del Rey but they will look to put that to the back of their minds for this contest. They have scored 10 goals in their last 3 La Liga matches, which include a 2-4 win against Real Sociedad, a 3-0 win against Levante and the famous 3-0 win at the Bernabeu against Real Madrid.

Even though Barca are missing a number of their top players for this, they will still go in as strong favourites. Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez will cause a massive amount of threat and even though Betis are in form, it’ll be really tough for the home side to get a result.

The tip is for Barcelona to claim the three points. There have been a lot of goals in recent matches including both these sides so expect goals again here. A 1-3 Correct Score bet looks like offering value. It is very likely that both teams will score here. It should be an entertaining game.

Real Betis 4-3-3 formation: Adan; Francis, Garcia, Amat, Durmisi; Ruiz, Guardado, Boudebouz; Joaquin, Leon, Tello

Barcelona 4-4-2 formation: Ter Stegan; Roberto, Pique, Vermaelen, Alba; Paulinho, Rakitic, Busquets, Gomes; Messi, Suarez

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