Real Betis will welcome Osasuna to Benito Villamarini for their La Liga Matchday 30 tie on Sunday evening with kickoff at 17:15.
Real Betis have recently experienced a slight dip in form following a brilliant run this season that had them spent of the campaign in top-three of the La Liga. However, only four points from their last league matches has seen Manuel Pellegrini’s side drop into down to fifth in the standings and now sit four points behind both Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, who sit in fourth and fifth respectively.
Betis have also been knocked out of the Europa League following a 3-2 defeat on aggregate to Bundesliga outfits Eintracht Frankfurt and they now only have La Liga and the Coupe Del Rey final to focus on.
With only nine matches remaining, Pellegrini will be aware that they cannot afford any more slip-ups if they are going to stand a chance of securing a top-four finish. Therefore, they will look to get back on track in the Sunday clash and they will fancy their chances as they have not lost to Osasuna in their last eight meeting, winning in all the last four.
Osasuna on the other hand, have made an inconsistent campaign this season with the side claiming 10 victories, eight draws and 11 defeats from their 29 matches to collect 38 points, which have left them sitting 10th in the standings, 10 points behind the sixth-placed Real Sociedad.
They head into the match in good-spirits as they recorded a 3-1 victory over Levante at home prior to the international break. They have now two of their last three league matches and will be looking to build on that as they hope to get closer the top six, while also maintaining their top-half place in the process.
Real Betis vs Osasuna head to head
Both sides have met in 33 encounters since 2001 with Betis claiming 18 victories while Osasuna have claimed 10 victories and there have been five draws.
- Osasuna 1-3 Real Betis 23/09/21
- Real Betis 1-0 Osasuna 01/02/21
- Osasuna 0-2 Real Betis 06/12/20
- Real Betis 3-0 Osasuna 08/07/20
- Osasuna 0-0 Real Betis 20/09/19
Home
- Celta Vigo 0-0 Real Betis
- Frankfurt 1-1 Real Betis
- Real Betis 1-0 Bilbao
- Real Betis 1-2 Frankfurt
- Real Betis 1-3 Atletico
Away
- Osasuna 3-1 Levante
- Barcelona 4-0 Osasuna
- Osasuna 1-0 Villarreal
- Reals Sociedad 1-0 Osasuna
- Osasuna 0-3 Atletico
Real Betis team news
Betis will be without Martin Montoya and Victor Camarasa due to injuries, while Alex Moreno, Cristian Tello and Andreas Guardado are all doubts.
Osasuna team news
Osasuna will be without Jesus Areso and Kike Barja due to injuries.
Prediction and odds
- Real Betis win
- Both sides to score
- Goals over 2.5
