Atletico Madrid Vs Real Betis
Saturday 11 July 2020 – 21:00 Kick-Off
Spanish La Liga
Pick: Atletico Madrid -1 Asian Handicap
Odds: 4/5
Bookmaker: Bet365
(All betting odds correct at time of writing: 8 July 2020)
Preview: It seems only a matter of time before Atletico Madrid mathematically make sure of a top-four finish. A win at Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday, against a capable but inconsistent Real Betis, would be another stride towards fulfilling their objective.
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Atletico Madrid Preview – Fourth successive home win incoming at the Wanda?
Draw number fifteen of this protracted season in Spain for Atletico Madrid (3rd – W16 D15 L4). A feat – if we can even go as far as calling it that – which only Valladolid can match, with the teams out on their own in this aspect. The latest coming at a Celta Vigo side in reasonably good form, it should be noted, while it certainly wasn’t short on endeavour as Atleti huffed and puffed in an effort to secure all three points.
Ultimately, Los Colchoneroes were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw at Balaidos. Hardly a fair outcome on the balance of play (xG CEL 0.31 – 1.12 ATL). A second successive away stalemate for Diego Simeone’s men, who have fared much better at the Wanda Metropolitano, winning all three encounters with Alaves (2-1), Valladolid (1-0) and Mallorca (3-0) since La Liga received the green light to resume early last month.
Victory this weekend would mark four successive home wins in La Liga for the first time in over a year, since April 2019, whilst also extending their unbeaten league run having won seven and drawn six of thirteen prior fixtures. It would also be another step towards wrapping up a top-four finish, with Atletico suddenly looking more comfortable in third, crucially six points better off than Villarreal in fifth.
Real Betis Preview – Is a second away win of the season truly beyond them?
A pressure relieving win at their Estadio Benito Villamarina for Real Betis (14th – W9 D11 L14), who can finally breathe easier after surpassing 40 points for the season with a 3-0 victory over Osasuna on Wednesday. With four rounds still be played and an 11-point cushion over the relegation places, it means only an epic capitulation would see them fail to turn out for a sixth successive term in La Liga next season.
Considering the significant squad investment made in recent transfer windows, the club would have been expecting a better return than merely scraping survival. Nonetheless, everyone can feel more relaxed about the final few games, which could be to the benefit of a squad that has undoubtedly played within itself so far this season. Especially since La Liga resumed in the second week of June.
Betis would only win for the second time in eight outings since the restart, with none of those coming from four away outings at Sevilla (2-0), Athletic Bilbao (1-0), Levante (4-2) or Celta Vigo (1-1). Not exactly conducive for a positive result away to this in-form Atletico Madrid side who would inflict a 2-1 defeat on them in December. Furthermore, Los Verdiblancos posses one of the poorest away records in all of La Liga in 2019-20 (W1 D7 L9).
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Atletico Madrid Vs Real Betis Betting Advice
Wins on the road have been few and far between for Real Betis this season. In fact, Los Verdiblancos would win only once on their travels this whole season, with that coming against a Mallorca side currently third from bottom. Their form since the restart has also been poor on the main, winning two of eight (W2 D2 L4) and claiming one point from four away fixtures. So this looks a huge ask for them at the Wanda Metropolitano.
Atletico Madrid Vs Real Betis – Key Facts
- No team in Spain’s top division is currently on a longer unbeaten run than Atletico Madrid, who are currently 13 unbeaten (W7 D6) since a 1-0 loss away to Real Madrid in February.
- Ten consecutive away games in La Liga without a win for Real Betis (D5 L5), since recording a 2-1 victory in Mallorca at the end of November.
- Atletico Madrid, 2-1 winners in Betis on Matchday 18 of this season, last tasted defeat in the league at home to Real Betis in 2011, winning five of six subsequent meetings.
Atletico Madrid still haven’t sewn up a Champions League place but will be keen to do so, with victory here a big step towards achieving that. Victory would make it four in a row at home whilst stretching their unbeaten league run to fourteen, so it really is difficult predicting anything other than another successful – and probably routine – La Liga outing for Diego Simeone’s men.
Best Betting Odds – Atletico Madrid Vs Real Betis
Atletico Madrid – 19/40 (Betway)
Draw – 7/2 (Unibet)
Real Betis – 8/1 (Betfair)
