Real Betis vs Atletico Madrid Match Analysis and Prediction

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Following disappointing stalemates for both teams during the week, Real Betis welcome Atletico Madrid to Seville in La Liga for what could be one of the entertaining games of the weekend.

The hosts failed to break doen a stubborn Cadiz side on Wednesday, while their visitors were denied a victory in the 92nd minute by their legendary ex-striker Radamel Falcao.

The Estadio Benito Villamarin was bouncing as Real Betis won their fifth consecutive home game last weekend with a 3-1 victory over Almeria, keeping their perfect record in front of their own fans intact.

However, Betis have won just one of their five matches away from home, as a rotated midweek squad fell to a draw with Cadiz to make it 343 minutes without a goal on the road in domestic competition for Los Verdiblancos.

With one of La Liga’s most intimidating stadiums in full voice, however, Manuel Pellegrini’s side will feel confident that they can cause their visitors a few problems, as they look to leapfrog Atletico Madrid into the top four with a victory.

Meanwhile, it seems to be a case of a step forward, two steps back at the moment for Atleico Madrid, as they followed up a huge victory over Athletic Bilbao last weekend with a 1-1 draw with Rayo Vallecano on Tuesday.

Facing an uphill battle to qualify from their Champions League group, and already falling behind a relentless Real Madrid in the La Liga title race, a defeat to direct rivals Betis could be disastrous ahead of the crucial visit of Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday.

However, despite having faced Valencia , Sevilla, Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao away from home this season, Atletico Madrid have won four of their five away matches, and are unbeaten in their last six meetings with Sunday’s opponents Real Betis.

Real Betis vs Atletico Madrid head to head

These two teams have previously met on 51 occasions across all competitions, where Betis have claimed 12 victories while Atletico have won 25, and they have drawn in 14. Atletico have scored 74 goals and conceded 46. In their last five meetings, Atletico have won four while they have drawn one.

Atletico Madrid 1-0 Real Betis 11/07/20

Atletico Madrid 2-0 Real Betis 24/10/20

Real Betis 1-1 Atletico Madrid 11/04/21

Atletico Madrid 3-0 Real Betis 31/10/21

Real Betis 1-3 Atletico Madrid 06/03/22

Real Betis latest home form

Real Betis have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their 11 most recent matches. They managed to defeat Almeria 3-1 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded five.

Real Betis 1-0 Villarreal 11/09/22

Real Betis 3-2 Ludogorets 15/09/22

Real Betis 2-1 Girona 18/09/22

Real Betis 1-1 Roma 13/10/22

Real Betis 3-1 Almeria 16/10/22

Real Betis latest away form

Real Betis have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their five most recent matches. They drew 0-0 with Cadiz in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded two.

HJK 0-2 Real Betis 08/09/22

Celta Vigo 1-0 Real Betis 02/10/22

Roma 1-2 Real Betis 06/10/22

Real Valladolid 0-0 Real Betis 09/10/22

Cadiz 0-0 Real Betis 19/10/22

Atletico Madrid latest home form

Atletico Madrid have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their six most recent matches. They drew 1-1 with Rayo Vallecano in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded five.

Atletico Madrid 4-1 Celta Vigo 10/09/22

Atletico Madrid 1-2 Real Madrid 18/09/22

Atletico Madrid 2-1 Girona 08/10/22

Atletico Madrid 0-0 Club Brugge 12/10/22

Atletico Madrid 1-1 Rayo Vallecano 18/10/22

Atletico Madrid latest away form

Atletico Madrid have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their five most recent matches. They defeated Athletic Bilbao 1-0 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded five.

Real Sociedad 1-1 Atletico Madrid 03/09/22

Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Atletico Madrid 13/09/22

Sevilla 0-2 Atletico Madrid 01/10/22

Club Brugge 2-0 Atletico Madrid 04/10/22

Athletic Bilbao 0-1 Atletico Madrid 15/10/22

Real Betis news

Real Betis will once again be missing star players Juanmi and Nabil Fekir this weekend, with the pair still recovering from hamstring and ankle injuries respectively.

However, more opportunities for wingers Rodri Sanchez and Luiz Henrique should arise, with Borja Iglesias sure returning to lead the line for the hosts.

Atletico Madrid news

The fitness of Jan Oblak will be the main concern ahead of Atletico Madrid’s trip to Seville, with the Slovenian shot-stopper having substituted last weekend at Athletic Bilbao.

Thomas Lemar, Koke and Marcos Llorente are all absent with thigh issues, while Sergio Reguilon might finally be able to make the bench after an operation.

Prediction and Odds

We are expecting an entertaining game on Sunday, with an electric atmosphere only heightening the drama as two of the most talent-stacked sides in La Liga meet.

Real Betis have been impressive at home recently, but we are backing Atletico Madrid to get at least a point out of this game.

Odds: 1 2.88 X 2.05 2 2.20