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Espanyol vs Betis Prediction & Betting tips
Thursday evening at the RCDE Stadium in Barcelona the first round in the quarter finals of the Copa del Rey between Espanyol and Real Betis is on the program. Espanyol wants to forget its moderate form in the competition and focuses on a spot in the last four in the Spanish Cup Tournament. Real Betis, however, has a nice team and is therefore favorite for reaching the semi-finals.
Espanyol:
Espanyol initially had a lightning start of the new season, but the Catalans have completely lost track in recent weeks. Last weekend, the blue-whites had no chance at all, 3-0, at Eibar, in a game in which they did not even make a single goal attempt between the posts. The last nine rounds played only three points in the drawer, bringing the degradation zone closer.
Preservation is of course a priority, although the cup tournament Espanyol gives the opportunity to provide the season with a layer of shine. Trainer Rubi even chose to save club top scorer Borja Iglesias last weekend. There, as said, he paid an expensive price, because Iglesias is the only Espanyol player with scoring ability. Also in the back is the job, because the defenders Naldo Gomes, David Lopez and Oscar Duarte are all injured. It is therefore likely that Rubi will have to appeal again to youth player Lluis Lopez on Thursday-evening.
Real Betis:
Unlike Espanyol, Real Betis could laugh this weekend. The Andalusians managed to turn 1-2 back in their own Benito Villamarin against Girona in a 3-2 victory and ended a series of five games without a win. The team of coach Quique Setien now occupies the seventh place in La Liga and has the places that give entitlement to European football in sight.
With the Copa del Rey, however, Real Betis has a second iron in the fire in the battle for European football. Setien is known to be happy and frequently rotated, but you can count on it that the visitors will put up a strong team on Thursday evening. The Green Ways’ bank is not sick with players like William Carvalho, Zou Feddal, Sidnei and Diego Lainez anyway. However, midfielder Giovani lo Celso, recently voted the best purchase of La Liga by the readers of Marca, is suspended.
Espanyol vs Betis head to head matches
16.12.18 LL Espanyol Betis 1 : 3
17.03.18 LL Betis Espanyol 3 : 0
30.10.17 LL Espanyol Betis 1 : 0
31.03.17 LL Espanyol Betis 2 : 1
30.10.16 LL Betis Espanyol 0 : 1