The Matchday 24 clash in La Liga between Betis and Real Sociedad will take place on February 16 at the Benito Villamarin Stadium in Seville. Betis vs. Real Sociedad: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Betis
The Seville team has slipped into the lower half of the league table. This is due to winning only two of their last 12 league matches (5 draws and 5 losses), with both victories coming away from home. Manuel Pellegrini's side could have won on the road in the last round as well but fell to Celta (2-3), despite leading 2-0. Betis is now only 7 points clear of the relegation zone.
Defender Romain Perraud will miss the match due to an accumulation of yellow cards.
- Both teams have scored in 6 of Betis's last 8 La Liga matches.
- Betis has conceded in 11 of their last 12 league games.
- At least two goals have been scored in 15 of Betis's last 17 home matches in La Liga.
Predicted lineup for Betis (4-2-3-1)
Adrian Castillo – Ángel Ortiz, Nathan, Romain Perraud, Diego Llorente – Marc Roca, João Cardoso – Jesús Rodríguez, Anthony Mateus, Isco – Cédric Bakambu.
Real Sociedad
In the last round, San Sebastian hosted Espanyol and defeated one of the league's bottom teams 2-1. Before that, the team suffered three consecutive La Liga losses, something that hadn't happened in over three years. The Basques have moved up to seventh place and are four points behind the top six. Notably, the average number of goals in their matches this season is just 1.74 (only Valladolid has a lower average at 1.52).
- The club has failed to win 5 of their last 7 La Liga matches (1 draw and 4 losses).
- At least one team has failed to score in 12 of Real Sociedad's last 14 La Liga matches.
- No more than two goals have been scored in 11 of the Basques' last 14 league games.
Predicted lineup for Real Sociedad (4-4-2)
Alejandro Remiro – Nayef Aguerd, Aritz Elustondo, Javi Lopez, Jon Aramburu – Martin Zubimendi, Pablo Marín Tejada, Luka Sučić, Sergio Gomez – Sheraldo Becker, Orri Oskarsson.
Referee
Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
Matches – 11 (La Liga, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 80;
Average yellow cards per match – 7.3;
Red cards shown – 4;
Average fouls per match – 23;
Penalties – 27%.
Betis vs. Real Sociedad: Match Prediction
Both teams are consistently fighting for European competition spots, but this season they've experienced a downturn, evident in their league positions. They are not impressive in terms of scoring, particularly Real Sociedad, who have only scored 20 goals. Only three clubs have scored fewer in the current league season. It's worth noting that the Basques' away matches are the least productive in La Liga, with an average of 1.36 goals scored.
I think the upcoming match will not be particularly thrilling. This has been the case in their last six head-to-head meetings in La Liga, with one team winning 2-0 three times and the other three encounters ending in a goalless draw. Additionally, no more than two goals have been scored in 13 of Real Sociedad's last 15 away league matches. Therefore, my prediction is Total under 2.5 goals.
* The starting lineup for each team is based on their last match in this tournament.
