Spain Round 26

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Betis vs Real Madrid Preview:

Possible starting lineups:

Betis:
Adrian; Sabaly, Bartra, Llorente, Rodriguez; Cardoso, Altimira; Antony, Isco, J Rodriguez; Hernandez

Real Madrid:
Courtois; Vazquez, Asencio, Rudiger, Mendy; Tchouameni, Modric, Valverde; Rodrygo, Mbappe, Vinicius

Betis will welcome the reigning champions Real Madrid to Estadio Benito Villamarin on Saturday evening. The points from this match are important for both sides. Betis are currently sharing the sixth place with Rayo Vallecano and Mallorca as all three sides have 35 points. Betis will like to end the season as higher as possible. Coach Manuel Pellegrini is doing an excellent job and the fans are satisfied. Some of them are dreaming about Champions League football, but it won't be easy. The current form is good, they won the last two matches in La Liga. Winning 3:0 against Real Sociedad and 2:1 away at Getafe increased the players confidence. On-loan Manchester United winger Antony is the player that make the difference. Antony has scored three goals and registered two assists in five appearances since his arrival in January. What is even better, Antony is available for this match after his red card against Getafe last weekend was controversially overturned. However, Pellegrini has some injury issues. Pablo Fornals, Hector Bellerin and William Carvalho are definitely sidelined, while Abde Ezzalzouli, Marc Roca and Giovani Lo Celso are rated as doubtful.

Reaal Madrid are sharing the top of La Liga with Barcelona as both teams have 54 points. Atletico Madrid is just one place and one point behind, so all three teams are looking for the title. There are 13 rounds to be played until the end, so everything is open. Real had been poor in February and dropped seven points. But there is a reason and that's the injury situation, particularly in defense. Real lost 1:0 to Espanyol and drew against Atletico Madrid at Bernabeu and Osasuna in Pamplona. In the meantime Los Blancos outplayed Manchester City in the Champions League, beating them 3:2 in England and then 3:1 in the Spanish Capital. Ancelotti's men were also successful in Copa del Rey semifinal where beat Real Sociedad 1:0 away in the first leg. The players confidence is very high at the moment and they will go for victory here. Ancelotti has some injury and suspension worries ahead of this match. Jude Bellingham will again miss out through suspension, while Jesus Vallejo and Dani Ceballos have joined long-term injury victims Dani Carvajal and Eder Militao on the sidelines. Kylian Mbappe didn't play against Real Sociedad due to a dental issue, but should be ready for the trip to Sevilla. Thibaut Courtois and Federico Valverde were rested last time out. Luka Modric could benefit from Ceballos injury.

Betis vs Real Madrid Prediction:

Betis are in good form, they won 3:0 against Real Sociedad and 2:1 away at Getafe. The players confidence is higher and they are not afraid of Real Madrid. Antony is playing good after left Manchester United and he had five goals to his name as Betis player. The Brazilian has scored three goals and registered two assists in five appearances. And I believe Real defenders can't stop him. On the other side Real have fantastic players like Mbappe and Vinicius Junior. It is almost impossible to prevent them from netting.

Betis vs Real Madrid Pick: Both teams to score - Yes @ 1.53 with Pinnacle