International break has ended, which means, that Spanish Primera is coming back. Espanyol and Betis will meet up in the opening match of the 29th round. We expect a victory from the White-and-Blues.
Espanyol are currently on the ninth position in the tournament table with 40 points in the asset. It is hard to say, that the White-and-Blues have a chance on getting into the Eurocup zone, as the gap from the sixth place is eight points, which is a pretty solid handicap, considering how often the teams from top six gain their points.
Espanyol play pretty good at their home ground and have stumbled only three times with six victories and five draws. Whereas within the last five domestic matches the Parrots had four victories: Granada (3:1), Sevilla (3:1), Osasuna (3:0), Las Palmas (4:3). The difference of scored and conceded goals is 25:18, i.e. the team scores about two goals and concedes a little bit more, than one per match on average.
Betis are on the thirteenth position after 28 rounds and feel themselves pretty comfortably, i.e. 10 points far from relegation zone. Therefore the rest of the season can be spent in a quiet environment focusing only on domestic games. Betis play pretty good at home: five wins, six draws and four losses.
The Sevillans are neither fish nor flesh in away games this season: three victories with one draw and nine defeats. The difference of scored and conceded goals is 13:26, i.e. the team scores one goal and concedes two per match on average. Within the last five away matches Betis had three defeats. It should also be noted, that Sevillans haven’t defeated teams, higher than 14th place in away matches this season.
If you look at last personal encounters, there is equality: two victories for Betis, two for Espanyol with one draw. Within the last five personal matches, the White-and-Blues had three victories with only one defeat.
Basically, both teams do not claim anything this season. Therefore, the field factor enters into force, as teams in Spain always play to get a result in domestic matches. Moreover, the White-and-Blues have defeated the current Betis in away game this season (0:1).
Prediction for the match: Espanyol to win.
