Espanyol vs Real Betis Predictions

• Eight of Real Betis’ last ten away games have included at least three goals
• Only two of Espanyol’s last ten fixtures have had fewer than three goals
• Both teams have scored in Espanyol’s last eight matches

Espanyol slipping down the table

Espanyol have not won a game in normal time in 2022, with their defence a serious area for concern as they continue to conceded too many goals.

Vicente Moreno’s side have not kept a clean sheet in their last ten games, shipping 18 goals in the process, while that back line has been breached 26 times in 21 La Liga games.

They are still managing to win games though. Despite the current sticky run, they have won six of their last 13 in normal time, showing that they are capable of scoring plenty of goals.

Betis to continue strong away form

Real Betis have moved into third place in La Liga, impressively winning three of their last four games and losing just three times in 14 outings in all competitions.

Their free-scoring attack is certainly one to be feared. They have scored in 13 of their last 14 outings, with ten of those fixtures including three or more goals.

Manuel Pellegrini’s side have been reasonably tight in defence, keeping seven clean sheets over that period, but Espanyol are a side who tend to find a way to score.

I predict that both teams will score and there will be three or more goals in the match, but suspect Betis could come out on top, so select a 2-1 victory to the visitors as a correct score.