Real Betis vs Athletic Bilbao
Spain – LaLiga
Date: Sunday, 8 December 2019
Kick-off at 13:00 UK/ 14:00 CET
Venue: Estadio Benito Villamarín (Sevilla).
Team News
Real Betis
Aissa Mandi suspended for the hosts, while Sidnei misses out this weekend because of an injury.
The young defender Edgar should feature as part of the back three for this Rubi side.
Andres Guardado, Emerson and Nabil Fekir all one match of the ban with Atletico Madrid on the horizon.
Athletic Bilbao
Raul Garcia is suspended for the visitors, who should see Kenan Kodro start up front.
Oihan Sancet should feature once again in midfield in the absence of Iker Muniain.
Ander Capa and Inaki Williams should continue on the right wing, with Oscar de Marcos is still struggling with an ankle injury.
KEY PLAYERS
Real Betis
RB is a key player for Lorenzo Moron, Nabil Fekir and Joaquin.
Lorenzo Moron is a forward player of the team who has played 14 matches and scored 8 goals.
Nabil Fekir is Mid-fielder of the team has played 13 matches and scored 4 goals.
Joaquin also Mid Fielder of the team has played 14 matches and scored 3 goals.
ATHLETIC BILBAO
ATH key players for that Raul Garcia, Iker Muniain and Inaki Williams.
Mid-fielder Raul Garcia is the team that has played 15 matches and scored 5 goals.
Forward Iker Muniain is a player of the team has played 13 matches and scored 4 goals.
Inaki Williams also Advancement of team players who have played 15 matches and scored 3 goals.
Real Betis vs Athletic Bilbao Predictions
Betis were on the road last-day match against newly promoted Mallorca. Desperate to win, guests soon find the back of the net in the 7th minute, and added another at 33. The host hit one back later in the second half, but the visiting back line defended well to keep their slender lead, and thus won 1-2.
While Athletic Bilbao recorded a 2-0 home win over Granada match the previous week. Both goals came towards the end of each round.
To summarize the results of the upcoming meeting, to consider how the two teams have fared in h2h games recently. Bilbao easily become the dominant one with them enroll eight of the former nine victories. They also scored two or more goals in eight of the last eleven games, and have lost just once for Betis in the league since 2012.
In this place, the guests listed three of the last four wins, and scored two goals or more in four of their previous six visits. Importantly, in the last 12 years, Betis have won just twice in the league battle against this opponent.
In addition, consider that Bilbao is in the streak of four wins this season, scoring two goals or more in all of those games. Will come back, they also remained unbeaten in 18 of their previous 21 games overall, and has lost only twice the entire season on the road.
Thus, relying on guests, Athletic Bilbao, to avoid the loss of at least this Sunday.
However, Betis have home advantage, and they slowly increased after an impressive start to their campaign. They had found the back of the net in 12 of the last 15 overall match-ups, and in 21 of their last 22 at home.
Taking into account these observations, it was concluded that Bilbao may not be a good prospect to keep a clean sheet is a match-day, and thus BTTS emerged as a promising bet.
Real Betis vs Athletic Bilbao Betting Tips
Dual Opportunity: Athletic Bilbao or Draw @ 1.60 (3/5)
Both Teams Score @ 1.90 (9/10).
