Espanyol vs Real Betis Predictions

Espanyol to boost European hopes

Espanyol should be backed to beat Real Betis at home on Sunday. Manolo Gonzalez’s side take on Manuel Pellegrini’s team at the RCDE Stadium and Espanyol can dent Real Betis’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.

Real Betis are six places and 15 points above Espanyol in the table.

However, Espanyol are unbeaten in their last ten home games in the league and Betis were in action on Thursday, beating Fiorentina 2-1 in their Conference League semi-final first leg, and that may have taken a lot out of Pellegrini’s men.

Espanyol have caused a few upsets this season and can spring another surprise here. The hosts are the most profitable home team in the Primera Liga this season. Backing Espanyol to a one-point level stake in all their home games would have shown a profit of 10.00 units.

Real Betis have looked vulnerable in defence. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last six Primera Liga games and in 17 of their last 20.

Real Betis are a strong team, but Espanyol may be able to edge them out in a close game at home. Of Espanyol’s ten wins this season, three have been by a 2-1 scoreline and that is the correct score pick here.

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Edited by Mark Langdon