Real Betis and Atletico Madrid to meet in La Liga top-five showdown
Real Betis vs Atlético Madrid - 23/10/2022
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Fifth-place Real Betis will host fourth-place Atletico Madrid in La Liga play on Sunday. Both teams are locked on 20 points after 10 matches, and the winner of Sunday’s match will have the inside track to Champions League qualification.
Real Betis are in good form ahead of matchday No. 11. Los Verdiblancos are unbeaten in five of their last six games in La Liga, as they took 11 points from the last six fixtures.
Betis’s defence conceded a mere three goals across the last six games in the league. The attack scored six goals, as the offence dried up for Manuel Pellegrini.
Real Betis failed to score in three of their last four games in the division.
Atletico Madrid’s form has improved in recent weeks. Diego Simeone’s team took 13 points from the last six games in the division. Los Rojiblancos scored 11 times and allowed five goals to their last six opponents.
Atletico Madrid are La Liga’s second-best away team this season. They are unbeaten in five road games and picked up 13 points from five games. Just one goal was allowed by Atletico’s defence away from home.
Betis are the league’s best home team with five wins from five games. They have also played strong defence, with just two goals conceded at the Estadio Benito Villamarin.
Atletico Madrid have a strong record against Real Betis with 5W-1D-0L in the last six matches. Los Rojiblancos won both matches last season against Betis and outscored Los Verdiblancos 6-1 across the two games.
Pellegrini has a huge miss on Sunday as midfielder Sergio Canales is ruled out due to a red-card suspension. He will be joined on the sidelines by Juanmi Jimenez, who is out until January following an ankle injury.
Simeone has one player in the treatment room at the moment and that is Marcos Llorente. The midfielder is out until November following a hamstring injury.
There were under 2.5 goals scored in eight of Atletico Madrid's last 10 La Liga away games. In addition, Atletico won six of their last seven away matches in the Spanish top flight. Atletico kept five clean sheets in their last seven La Liga fixtures.
Atletico Madrid should continue their excellent form against Real Betis in La Liga with a win at full-time. Los Rojiblancos should win 2-0 as they solidify their place in the top four. Real Betis will need to play catch-up further down the road in La Liga.
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coef.
Es1
253540
2
0 - 2
2.30
23°
2.25
3.25
3.25
2.25
no
no
no
1 - 2(0 - 0)
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