REAL BETIS VS FC BARCELONA PREDICTION 12.01.2023
Date: 12th January 2023
Kickoff: 19:00 UTC
Venue: King Abdullah Sports City
Real Betis and Barcelona travel to Saudi Arabia this week, as the teams take part in the Supercopa de Espana semi-final on Thursday. The Catalans are leading the La Liga race with 41 points, but Betis aren't far behind with a fourth spot in the Spanish top flight just behind Real Madrid and Real Sociedad. These are undoubtedly two of the top four teams in the land competing for a place in the final of the Spanish Super Cup this weekend. The on-paper hosts made a short turnaround from their form of seven defeats/draws from nine games as they won against Ibiza and Rayo Vallecano in the last week. On the other hand, Barcelona have not lost domestically in 15 of the 16 games played, with their last defeat coming against Bayern Munich in Europe.
Real Betis vs FC Barcelona Betting Pick #1: Barcelona to win
Betis might be sitting in the fourth place, in La Liga, at the moment but their form since early November has been shambolic. Just three wins from the last twelve games played has put them in a tough place mentally and that gives all the favour to Barcelona to grab this opportunity for making it to the final. Xavi's men have struggled against Betis in the last eight meetings, but they have been on an unreal route to victory since August, barring the Champions League debacle. FC Barcelona to win this game and make it their 23rd win or draw from 24 games played since the season soccer tips prediction began.
Pick #2: BTTS
Barcelona have not kept a clean sheet in their last eight meetings with Betis. In this tenure, the on-paper visitors have also managed to score against their counterparts in seven of the eight meetings. We expect this game to be a multi-goal thriller with a lot of promising action at both ends of the pitch for sure. One can even add Over 2.5 goals to BTTS in an ACCA to boost the odds even further.
Real Betis vs FC Barcelona Head to Head (H2H) stats
Betis are missing one player tips free in every department of their first team. Starting with defensive-minded Youssouf Sabaly, whose ankle injury will keep him out until early February at least. He is joined by Paul Akoukou and Juan Cruz on the nursing table, ahead of this game. While Akoukou is recovering from a muscle injury, his partner from the forward lineup pulled his hamstring in a game recently and is still facing a late fitness call to make it to Saudi Arabia. We expect Paul Cruz to not make it to the fitness level required for playing against Barcelona though.
Players to watch: Borja Iglesias (8 goals and 2 assists), Sergio Canales (24 chances created this season), German Pezzella (2.1 interceptions per 90 mins)
Last matches of Real Betis
Fortunately for Xavi and co, there is no injury or suspension problem that is carried by the Catalan side. Forward Ferran Torres was sent off against Atletico Madrid recently, but his suspension will not be carried to the Supercopa de Espana tie and thus, Ferran will be available for picking for the Spanish coach. With a fully fit and available squad, Barcelona can inflict even more damage on the Real Betis eleven, who are facing fatigue issues currently.
Players to watch best premium soccer tips: Robert Lewandowski (11 goals and 2 assists), Ousmane Dembele (32 chances created this season), Frenkie de Jong (1.5 interceptions per 90 mins)
Barcelona have won 22 of their 26 games played this season in all competitions
Betis have lost six of the last seven meetings with Barcelona now
Both sides have scored in seven of the last eight meetings between the two sides
Main prediction Real Betis - FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona to win
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