Sevilla vs Real Betis Predictions

Goals Likely as Sevilla Aim to Edge Betis

Real Betis are eight places above Sevilla in the table, with the hosts 13th having won five and lost seven of their 13 games this season, while Real Betis are fifth with five wins, six draws and two defeats.

Sevilla are struggling, with four reverses in their last five Primera Liga games, but they are unbeaten in nine of their last ten home games against Real Betis. The visitors have only lost one of their last ten away games, though they have drawn six of their last eight.

There have been plenty of open games featuring Sevilla this season, with both teams scoring in nine of their 13 Primera Liga games. Five of their six home league games have finished with goals at both ends.

Sevilla have scored 10 goals in their six home games this season, while Real Betis have also found the net in all six of their away matches, scoring nine goals so far. Only four teams have more Primera Liga goals than the 20 Real Betis have scored this season.

Both teams have had their defensive struggles of late. Sevilla have failed to keep a clean sheet in five of their last seven games against Real Betis, while the visitors are on a run of 14 away days without recording a shutout.

With eight of Sevilla’s last ten Primera Liga games featuring three goals or more, a 2-1 home win is the correct-score pick, with Sevilla just edging out Real Betis.

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Edited by Mark Langdon