Real Betis vs Eintracht Frankfurt Match Analysis and Prediction

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Real Betis will face Eintracht Frankfurt at the Estadio Benito Villamarin on Wednesday night for the first leg of their Europa League last-16 clash.

Both sides have struggled for form in recent weeks, with Frankfurt having lost three of their last four matches in the Bundesliga, while Betis have failed to win any of their last four matches across all competitions.

Real Betis are currently fifth in La Liga and two points behind fourth-placed Atletico Madrid, who defeated them 3-1 last weekend, while they are still competing in the Europa League and have the Copa del Rey final against Valencia to look forwad to at the end of April.

Los Verdiblancos head into Wednesday’s first leg having already faced German opposition this season, though their two Group G encounters with Bayer Leverkusen did not go as they would have hoped – a 1-1 draw at home in October was followed by a heavy 4-0 defeat at the BayArena a month later.

Betis managed to finish second in their group with 10 points, just three behind Leverkusen at the top, before defeating Zenit St Petersburg 3-2 on aggregate in the playoff round.

With Real Betis fighting for Champions League qualification in La Liga, Frankfurt are slipping out of contention for a Europa Conference League spot, having endured an inconsistent 2021-22 Bundesliga campign.

However, Oliver Glasner’s side were able to bounce back from three consecutive defeats with a 4-1 victory away at Hertha Berlin last weekend, and are now seven points behind the top six with nine games remaining.

Eintracht Frankfurt will be confident of success against Real Betis over two legs, having progressed from five of their seven last-16 ties the Europa League.

However, they were eliminated 4-0 on aggregate against Basel the last time they reached this stage in the 2019-20 campaign.

Real Betis vs Eintracht Frankfurt head to head

The two sides have previously met on only one occasion in a Club Friendly match, with Eintracht Frankfurt taking a 3-0 victory at home. This is going to be the first competitive match the clubs are going to play against each other.

Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 Real Betis 05/08/17

Real Betis latest home form

Betis have recently been on a relatively poor run of form at home, having won just one of their five most recent matches. They recently picked up a 1-1 draw against Rayo Vallecano in the Copa del Rey. In their last five matches, they have scored 4 goals and conceded 7.

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 Vallecano03/03/22

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

Real Betis latest away form

Betis lost their last league away game 2-1 to Sevilla. However, they have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their previous seven matches. In their last five matches, they have won four and lost one, scoring 14 goals and conceding 7.

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

Eintracht Frankfurt latest home form

Frankfurt have recently been on a poor run of form at home, as they have lost in each of their four most recent matches. Their last home victory came on December 18 when they defeated Mainz 1-0. In their last five matches, they have scored 3 goals and conceded 8.

Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 Mainz 18/12/21

Eintracht Frankfurt 2-3 Borussia Dortmund 08/01/22

Eintracht Frankfurt 0-2 Arminia Bielefeld 21/01/22

Eintracht Frankfurt 0-2 Wolfsburg 12/02/22

Eintracht Frankfurt 0-1 Bayern Munich 26/02/22

Eintracht Frankfurt latest away form

The Eagles have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their seven most recent matches. That defeat came on February 19 when they lost 1-0 to FC Koln. In their last five matches, they have won three, drawn one and lost one.

Augsburg 1-1 Eintracht Frankfurt 16/01/22

Mainz 0-1 Eintracht Frankfurt 27/01/22

Stuttgart 2-3 Eintracht Frankfurt 05/02/22

FC Koln 1-0 Eintracht Frankfurt 19/02/22

Hertha Berlin 1-4 Eintracht Frankfurt 05/03/33

Real Betis news

Both Juan Miranda and Alberto Moreno are sidelined with injuries, while Andres Guadrado – who begun at left-back against Atletico last weekend – was withdrawn in the first half with a hamstring problem.

Either Hector Bellerin or Aitor Ruibal may be forced to start at right-back, with the other to start at left-back.

Eintracht Frankfurt news

Sebastian Rode, Diant Ramaj and Ragnar Ache are all ruled out with injuries, while Goncalo Paciencia will miss the first leg as he carries over one-match suspension from the group stage.

Striker Rafael Borre is expected to lead the line again, with support provided from Daichi Kamada and Jesper Lindstrom.

Prediction and Odds

Betis will be motivated by the prospect of reaching the Europa League final in their home city this season, although at Sevilla’s stadium.

Both clubs have suffered dips in form recently and despite being little to separate them, the hosts seem to have enough confidence to take the three points.

Odds: 1 1.89 X 2.05 2 2.20