Second meets third in the La Liga this weekend when Sevilla hosts Real Betis in the 27th game week at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán. Kickoffs on 27th February 2022 at 18:15 EAT.
Sevilla have been closing down the gap between themselves and first placed Real Madrid in recent weeks and head into this fixture undefeated in 14 La Liga outings, a run in which they have won 11 times. Coming into this game, Julen Lopetegui’s side have scored in every single home game this season, but both teams have scored in five of their last nine league outings at all venues.
Sevilla will be looking to return to the winning ways coming off 1-0 Europa League defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in their last match. In that game, Sevilla had 59% possession and 15 shots with five of them on target. Dinamo Zagreb got 11 shots with three on target and a goal by Mislav Oršić (65′).
Real Betis on the other hand have been doing quite well this season, currently they are placed third with 46 points and five points below Sevilla. They are on a four-fixture winning streak, and they had also won eight of their preceding nine fixtures scoring a total of 25 goals from the nine matches. Betis has won four of their last five in the league and lost just three times in 12 away games in La Liga.
Manuel Pellegrini side was held to 0-0 draw in the Europa League by Zenit St Petersburg. In that match, Betis had 43% possession and nine shots with none of them on target. Zenit got eight shots with none of them on target.
Sevilla vs Real Betis head to head
Sevilla boasts the upper hand in the history of this fixture since 1995 claiming 25 wins out of 52 meetings. Draws have been recorded 17 times and Betis has won 11 times.
- Real Betis 2-1 Sevilla 15/01/22
- Real Betis 0-2 Sevilla 07/11/21
- Sevilla 1-0 Real Betis 14/03/21
- Real Betis 1-1 Sevilla 02/01/21
- Sevilla 2-0 Real Betis 11/06/20
Home
- Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Sevilla
- Espanyol 1-1 Sevilla
- Sevilla 3-1 Dinamo Zagreb
- Sevilla 2-0 Elche
- Osasuna 0-0 Sevilla
Away
- Real Betis 0-0 Saint Petersburg
- Real Betis 2-1 Mallorca
- Saint Petersburg 2-3 Real Betis
- Levante 2-4 Real Betis
- Vallecano 1-2 Real Betis
Sevilla Team news
Erik Lamela and Suso will not be available for Sevilla gaffer Julen Lopetegui’s selection this Sunday.
Real Betis team news
As for Real Betis, Martin Montoya and Juan Miranda remain on the sidelines through injury, while Victor Camarasa and Rodri are doubts.
Prediction and odds
Both sides have been in strong form all through this season and are hard to pick a side between the two as either of them could go for a win but our best pick is for a high scoring draw.
- Draw
- Double Chance ½
- Both teams to score