Real Betis are back in action in the UEFA Europa League this Thursday, hoping to make it three wins from the three when they face Bayer Leverkusen at the Benito Villamarin and will both be looking to maintain their 100% start in Group G when they lock horns.
Betis started Europa League with six points from the two played matches. They won 4-3 against Celtic and 3-1 against Ferencvaros. Betis survived a scare on matchday 1 by coming from 2-0 down to beat Celtic 4-3 in a thriller in Seville. Betis then struck twice in the latter stages to seal a 3-1 win in Hungary against Ferencvaros.
Real Betis have been good on the attacking end having scored seven goals in total in the previous two league fixtures and should intend to keep the attacking style. Their impressive form continued on Monday night when Borja Iglesias hit the net in the 89th minute to clinch victory at Alaves.
The Green and Whites have now won six of their last eight games across all competitions, including their first two matches in the Europa League. Coming to this match, Los Verdiblancos have only progressed beyond the Europa League group stages once before in their history, reaching the last 16 in 2013-14 and a victory in this fixture would see them proceed from the group stage.
On the other side, Bayer Leverkusen have also won their opening two matches and this match would be a tie breaker. Leverkusen just like the hosts in this match have had an impressive attacking end and are determined to win in this fixture.
Leverkusen were made to work quite hard on matchday 1 as they came from behind to beat Ferencvaros 2-1 before hammering Celtic 4-0. Leverkusen look to bounce back from a heavy 5-1 loss to Bayern Munchen in the Sunday’s match at home conceding all the 5 goals in the first half.
Real Betis vs Bayer Leverkusen head to head
This will be the first ever meeting for these two sides. Leverkusen have lost none of their last 6 away matches and have a winning streak of 4 matches away from home.
Home
- Alaves 0-1 Real Betis
- Villarreal 2-0 Real Betis
- Ferencvarosi 1-3 Real Betis
- Real Betis 2-0 Getafe
- Osasuna 1-3 Real Betis
Away
- Leverkusen 1-5 B. Munich
- Bielefeld 0-4 Leverkusen
- Celtic 0-4 Leverkusen
- Leverkusen 1-0 Mainz
- Stuttgart 1-3 Leverkusen
Real Betis team news
Both Ruiz and Sabaly are likely to miss the game with injuries.
Leverkusen team news
Andrich returns from a domestic ban, while both Baumgartlinger and Fosu-Mensah are likely to miss the game with injuries.
Prediction and Odds
- Both sides to score
- Goals over 2.5
