Real Betis vs Atletico Madrid Match Analysis and Prediction

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Real Betis prepare to welcome Atletico Madrid to Estadio Benito Villamarin on Sunday in an arguably big match of the weekend in La Liga.

The hosts secured their spot in the Copa del Rey final on Thursday through a 1-1 draw with Rayo Vallecano in the second leg of their semi-final, while Atletico will enter the contest off the back of a 2-0 victory over Celta Vigo in the league last weekend.

The Green and Whites are enjoying an excellent La Liga campaign, sitting their in the table on 46 points, but they are only two points clear of sixth-placed Real Sociedad.

Manuel Pellegrini’s side are also competing in the Europa League, securing their spot in the next round of the competition by defeating Zenit St. Petersburg over two legs, and they will now take on Eintracht Frankfurt, with the first leg of the last-16 set to take place in Seville next week.

Real Betis have won two of their last three matches in the league, but suffered a 2-1 defeat at Sevilla last weekend and will be aware that a couple of poor results in quick succession could see them drop out of the top four.

Opponents Atletico have responded impressively to their shock 1-0 home defeat against Levante on February 16, winning their last two in the league against Osasuna and Celta Vigo without conceding a goal.

Diego Simeone’s side also have European commitments, as they are due to travel to Manchester United on March 15 for the second leg of their last-16 Champions League affair, with the tie delicately poised following a 1-1 draw on February 23.

Atletico’s away form in La Liga this season has not been impressive, collecting 18 points from 13 matches, and will be facing opponents who have won seven of their 13 home league matches this season.

Real Betis vs Atletico Madrid head to head

The two sides have previously met on 50 occasions across all competitions, where Atletico have taken 24 victories while Betis have won 12, and they have drawn in 14. Betis have scored 45 goals and conceded 71. In their last five meetings, Atletico have won four and they have drawn once.

Real Betis 1-2 Atletico Madrid 22/12/19

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 latest home form

Real Betis have recently been on a relatively good form at home, having lost just one of their six most recent matches. They recently picked up a goalless draw against Zenit in the Europa League. In their last five matches, they have won two, drawn two and lost one.

Real Betis 4-0 Alaves 18/01/22

Real Betis 0-2 Villarreal 06/02/22

Real Betis 2-1 Mallorca 20/02/22

Real Betis 0-0 Zenit 24/02/22

Real Betis 1-1 Rayo Vallecano 03/03/22

Real Betis latest away form

Betis lost their last away game 2-1 to Sevilla. However, they have recently been on a good run of form, having been unbeaten in seven matches prior to that. They recently defeated Zenit 3-2 in the Europa League. In their last five matches, they have won four and lost one.

Real Sociedad 0-4 Real Betis 03/02/22

Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Real Betis 09/02/22

Levante 2-4 Real Betis 13/02/22

Zenit 2-3 Real Betis 17/02/22

Sevilla 2-1 Real Betis 27/02/22

Atletico Madrid latest home form

Atletico Madrid have recently been on a relatively good form at home, having lost just one of their five most recent matches. They recently picked up a 1-1 draw with Manchester United in the Champions League. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded 7.

Atletico Madrid 3-2 Valencia 22/01/22

Atletico Madrid 4-3 Getafe 12/02/22

Atletico Madrid 0-1 Levante 16/02/22

Atletico Madrid 1-1 Manchester United 23/02/22

Atletico Madrid 2-0 Celta Vigo 26/02/22

Atletico Madrid latest away form

Atletico have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their five most recent away matches. They recently lost 2-0 to Real Sociedad in the Copa del Rey. In their last five matches, they have won two, drawn one and lost two.

Rayo Majadahonda 0-5 Atletico Madrid 06/01/22

Villarreal 2-2 Atletico Madrid 09/01/22

Real Sociedad 2-0 Atletico Madrid 19/01/22

Barcelona 4-2 Atletico Madrid 06/02/22

Osasuna 0-3 Atletico Madrid 19/02/22

Real Betis news

Sergio Canales will be absent due to his suspension, while Martin Montoya, Victor Camarasa and Juan Miranda are out of the contest through injury.

Iglesias is set to return at centre-forward, while Cristian Tello could replace Canales on the right, with Hector Bellerin is also pushing to return at right-back.

Atletico Madrid news

Daniel Wass, Mario Hermoso, Matheus Cunha and Geoffrey Kondogbia will be unavailable this weekend through injury, with Stafan Savic missing out through suspension and a muscular problem.

Yannick Carrasco, Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann are all available following recent problems, but the trio are likely to start on the bench.