Sevilla vs Real Betis Betting Tips & Predictions

Derby day in Seville is always a big occasion and this is the 4th time the clubs have met this term. Sevilla won their Copa del Rey clash by a crushing 6-0 aggregate margin but Betis have picked up a bit since then. They’ve taken 7 points from their last 3 matches, conceding only 1 goal in the process although they weren’t the toughest of fixtures. Betis have moved up to 10th place as a result and with 41 points are all but safe but they’d love to round the season off by getting one over on their bitter rivals.

Sevilla consider themselves top dogs in this city and it’s hard to argue with that in recent times at least. They have a Europa League Semi-Final in Ukraine on Thursday but the importance of this fixture dictates that they won’t make wholesale changes. They’ve also got to be a little careful with Valencia suddenly in great form that they don’t lose the 7th place they currently hold, as that would leave them out of Europe next term should they fail to win either of the cup competitions they are still involved in.

They’ve not been in brilliant form and have put in a few sloppy performances at home which is not like them. Having won 17 on the spin on their home ground, Sevilla have failed to win any of their last 3 home games and were beaten 2-1 at Sporting Gijon in midweek. They did rest one or two players for that game though and you can guarantee they will be up for this and they normally turn it on against Betis. They’ve won all of their last 3 domestic matches at home to Betis by 4 goals and backing Sevilla -1 Goal Handicap at 5/4 might be the way to go here given they’ve picked up plenty of comfy home wins this season too.