Match Preview

Two of Spanish football’s sleeping giants go head to head in today’s free Real Betis vs Athletic Bilbao preview with just two places and one point separating the clubs in the current La Liga standings. The home team would have had a safe mid-table position high on their agenda for the season, however, the visitors have had a very disappointing campaign so far, especially given their pre-season expectations.

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In the run-up to today’s Real Betis vs Athletic Bilbao betting tips, the home team are in the midst of their worst patch of the season, failing to win any of their most recent seven games. The most galling aspect of their misfortunes has been the level of clubs they are dropping points against. Defeats like their recent 0-1 reverse at home to Atletico Madrid are easier to take than losses against Eibar, Cadiz and Las Palmas and Head Coach Quique Setién has understandably been on the end of some heavy criticism for his team’s displays. However, there are positives to cling to – Real Betis have only lost two of their eight home matches in La Liga since the summer.

Athletic Bilbao have lost just one of their last seven fixtures in all competitions, which is their best sequence of the 2017/18 season so far. Goal scoring still remains a big problem for Head Coach José Ángel Ziganda, who has seen his side net just sixteen times in their fifteen La Liga fixtures, averaging just over one goal per ninety minutes. Los Leones have won the same number of games on the road as they have done at San Mames, though that only amounts to a total of four wins overall, which is a record that needs drastic improvement.

Real Betis vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction and Betting Advice

Two well-matched sides are featured in today’s Real Betis vs Athletic Bilbao bets, and with confidence levels similar within their respective ranks, I expect the teams to cancel each other out on December 22^nd at the Benito Villamarín. Despite their overall inconsistencies, Quique Setién’s men have only been beaten twice on home soil in the league this season.

Los Leones have lost 50% of their matches on the road, though they are unbeaten away from home in their last three trips, drawing at Deportivo La Coruna and winning at Zorya in the Europa League and Levante in La Liga. Those results should help to galvanize them ahead of a tricky visit to Andalusia.

The Basque side have avoided defeat in three of their last four visits to the Benito Villamarin, a record which should provide them with a further boost in their attempts to take at least a point. Los Lobos have actually drawn two of their last four matches in front of their own fans, while only two clubs have drawn more league matches than Bilbao this season. As always, Sportingbet’s La Liga weekend football odds offer punters some tremendous value and their prices for our outright prediction are unmatched anywhere.

As we brushed on earlier, the away team featured in this week’s expert Real Betis vs Athletic Bilbao predictions are one of the least prolific teams in La Liga. Los Leones have only netted sixteen goals in their fifteen league fixtures in 2017/18, though the vast majority of their goals have come away from home.

José Ángel Ziganda’s attack have only scored five goals at home compared to eleven on their travels. However, at the other end of the pitch, things look decidedly more positive. Athletic have the seventh-best defensive record in the division even though they currently sit in fourteenth spot overall.

Furthermore, three of the away outfit’s last four contests ended with under 2.5 goals scored in each. Similarly, 100% of the hosts last two games ended under the same number of goals. With proceedings expected to be cagey when the teams face off on December 22^nd, backing under 2.5 goals to go in is the right way to go. After careful research, we found the most lucrative odds for part two of our Spanish football betting predictions at Sunbets.