The team from Seville reached the Conference League final in the spring and also finished sixth in the league. Now, they are playing in a more prestigious tournament, the Europa League. Last Thursday, they defeated Utrecht. At the same time, they are trying to maintain their level in La Liga. They also won the derby against Sevilla and got the result they needed in the cup against Torrent.
The Catalan giant made a bet on Flick last summer. Under his leadership, they defeated Real Madrid in every possible way last season, collecting all the Spanish football trophies—but lost to Inter in the Champions League. This season, there have been quite a few setbacks, both domestically and in Europe. The 0-3 loss to Chelsea stands out. However, they managed a strong-willed 3-1 win against Atletico.
Pellegrini’s team averages 1.57 goals scored and concedes noticeably less—exactly one per game. The champions still have excellent attacking stats, averaging 2.8 goals per game, but they also concede quite a few—1.13 on average.
Betis has lost just one of their last sixteen games
64% of Betis matches end with goals from both teams and the average total goals per match is 2.57
Barcelona has won seven of their last ten matches
73% of Barcelona matches end with goals from both teams and the average total goals per match is 3.93.
Betis (possible lineup): Vallés – Gomez, Nathan, Bartra, Bellerin – Fornals, Roca, Riquelme, Lo Celso, Isco – Hernandez.
Barcelona (possible lineup): Garcia – Balde, Martin, Cubarsi, Kounde – Olmo, Eric Garcia, Fermin Lopez – Ferran Torres, Lewandowski, Yamal.
Two of the last three head-to-head matches ended in a draw.
