Real Betis vs Atletico Madrid – La Liga – Preview

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Sreya

The third-placed La Liga side Atletico Madrid have an opportunity to close the gap on Real Madrid as they visit Estadio Benito Villamarin, Sevilla to face Real Betis on Sunday evening. Real Betis have had a mixed start to their season with four wins and four losses. They now sit on the tenth position with fifteen points after eleven matches. Diego Simeone’s side have only had one loss so far and have amassed twenty three points so far.

Team News

Alfred N’Diaye and Juan Vargas are doubts for the hosts. Juanfran has already been ruled out for the visitors, but Jackson Martinez will face a late fitness test.

Real Betis Possible Starting Lineup: Antonio Adan, Cristiano Piccini, Heiko Westermann, Bruno Gonzalez, Francisco Varela, Didier Digard, Petros, Joaquin, Rafael van dar Vaart, Alvaro Cejudo, Ruben Castro.

Atletico Madrid Possible Starting Lineup: Jan Oblak, Jesus Gamez, Gimenez, Diego Godin, Felipe Luis, Koke, Tiago, Gabi, Yannick Carrasco, Fernando Torres, Antoine Griezmann.

“I hope Griezmann is bad but because it isn’t his day and he’s off his game, not because of Paris. We also have that situation with Digard and N’Diaye, who have family in Paris and they are shocked, so we’ve been speaking to them all week.”

– Pepe Mel, Real Betis.

“Goals are avoiding us a bit during games, but with the quality of the forwards we have, the goals will likely come soon. For the group, it’s been good to work well for two weeks and to correct what we were doing wrong, and personally because I was coming back from an injury and it gave me time to catch up.”

– Vietto, Atletico Madrid.

Contributor’s Pick

Atletico have kept a clean sheet in their last 4 matches against Real Betis in all competitions. According to Head-2-Head statistics, Atletico have won six of their last seven matches against Real Betis in all competitions. While Real Betis have lost their last three home matches in La Liga, Atletico are undefeated in twelve of their previous thirteen away matches in La Liga.

On the goalscoring front, there have been over 2.5 goals scored in Real Betis’s last 3 home games in La Liga. Atletico have scored at least 2 goals in five of their last six away matches against Real Betis in all competitions. Real Betis have conceded at least 2 goals in their last three home matches in La Liga.

Based on current form, Atletico are likely to win with a scoreline of 3-1.