Real Betis vs Getafe
Spain – La Liga
Date: Friday, 19 February 2021
Kick-off at 20:00 UK/ 21:00 CET
Venue: Estadio Benito Villamarin (Sevilla).
Real Betis and Getafe take on each other in the opening match of day 24 of the current La Liga campaign.
Los Beticos aim to build on a 2-1 win over Villarreal, and, no doubt, they are high on confidence ahead of the visit of los Azulones.
Nabil Fekir, who scored his second goal of the season at the weekend, is likely to prove a handful for the opposition defenders.
The Andalusian outfit aim to keep their Europa League hopes alive, and they should take advantage of Getafe’s current form.
The capital club are on a three-game losing run in the Spanish top flight, with the team failing to find the net in the previous four league fixtures.
Since Real Betis have been showing signs of improvement of late, we predict that the hosts are going to pick up all three points from the match. Dakonam is back from suspension for the visitors.
Betis vs Getafe Head-to-head (h2h)
Teams Real Betis Getafe played so far 29 matches.
Real Betis won 10 direct matches. Getafe won 10 matches. 9 matches ended in a draw. On average in direct matches both teams scored a 2.34 goals per Match.
Betis vs Getafe Prediction
Real Betis in actual season average scored 1.57 goals per match. In 12 (80.00%) matches played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 7 (46.67%) matches in season 2021 played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Getafe average scored 0.82 goals per match in season 2021. In 12 (75.00%) matches played away was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 9 (56.25%) matches played away team was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Team News:
Betis will again be without the services of Victor Camarasa, Borja Iglesias, Dani Martin and Marc Bartra through injury, while there is a doubt over Victor Ruiz, who had to be replaced late on against Villarreal.
Sidnei will replace Ruiz at the heart of the defence if the Spaniard cannot prove his fitness in time for the match, but Pellegrini is otherwise expected to stick with the side that started against the Yellow Submarine.
Loren Moron should therefore again lead the line with support from Aitor Ruibal, Fekir and Sergio Canales, meaning that Joaquin and Cristian Tello might have to accept spots on the bench once again.
As for Getafe, key centre-back Djene Dakonam is available following a suspension, while the visitors do not have any confirmed absentees through injury for Friday's contest.
There is a strong chance that Bordalas will decide to shuffle his pack following the defeat to Sociedad, with Carles Alena and Takefusa Kubo both in line for starting roles.
Jaime Mata could again get the nod over Enes Unal and Angel to start in the final third of the field, while Cucho Hernandez is likely to be the player to drop out if Alena returns to the XI.
Real Betis possible starting lineup:
Joel; Emerson, Mandi, Sidnei, Miranda; Guardado, Rodriguez; Ruibal, Fekir, Canales; Moron
Getafe possible starting lineup:
Soria; Suarez, Dakonam, Cabaco, Olivera; Cucurella, Arambarri, Maksimovic, Kubo; Alena; Mata