Barcelona and Real Betis meet in a match from the 9th round of La Liga. The confrontation will be played on Saturday, from 15:15, on Camp Nou.
Barcelona is going through an extremely modest form, especially in La Liga. The Catalans are without a victory in the last four stages (two draws and two defeats), results that led the team from the Camp Nou to the 12th position in the La Liga standings. They didn’t shine in the Champions League either. This week, Ronald Koeman’s team won only 2-1 at home against Dynamo Kiev, the team that had an impressive number of absences.
Betis did not manage to impress in this start of the season either, having four victories and as many defeats. In fact, the last three failures in the championship were suffered at zero. In the previous round, Manuel Pellegrini’s team won on their own field against Elche, with the score of 3-1.
Barcelona is in a points crisis, and Betis is not exactly an accessible opponent. We expect an open match, with at least three changes to the table. This bet was the winner in four of the eight matches played by Betis this season.
Barcelona has won five of the last six direct duels with Betis;
In the last four direct duels both teams scored, and in the last five over 4.5 goals were scored;
Barcelona have won 10 of the last 11 direct matches played at the Camp Nou;
The Catalans got two wins, two draws and two defeats in the current La Liga season;
Betis has the 3rd weakest defense this season (12 goals conceded);
Barcelona: Ter Stegen – Roberto, Pique, Lenglet, Alba – Busquets, Jong – Pedri, Messi, Fati – Griezmann;
Absent: Philippe Coutinho, Ronald Araujo (injured);
Coach: Ronald Koeman;
Betis: Bravo – Emerson, Mandi, Bartra, Moreno – Carvalho, Rodriguez – Fekir, Canales, Tello – Sanabria;
Absent: Dani Martin, Victor Camarasa (injured);
Coach: Manuel Pellegrini;
PREDICTION: Barcelona to win @ 1,40
