Betis-Espanyol is a match on the 29th day of La Liga and is played Saturday at 6:30pm: likely lineups, predictions, TV and streaming.
After two defeats in a row, can we talk about a crisis? Perhaps yes, in the Betis household, since Pellegrini’s team in general has not been experiencing easy days in the last period.
The standings up there in front for the Andalusians have shortened significantly, although Villarreal, fifth and with a Europa League spot right now, is not that far away. A win would certainly be needed for the green-and-white team against an Espanyol team that, however, is really thirsty for points since it occupies the second-last position in the standings and would therefore be relegated at the moment. But Betis really cannot afford to make mistakes anymore. It has done it too many times in recent outings and even Pellegrini admitted it in the press conference. The three points are obligatorily needed, and against a team fighting for salvation it should not even need who knows what kind of effort. It would be enough, for the hosts, to put aside a little the fears of the last few weeks to face this match with the right concentration. Easy with words, a little less so with deeds.
Well, turning to the Catalan team, we can say that it is the one in the most crisis in the Spanish league. Five defeats in a row for Espanyol, which got dragged into the red zone. A bad period. One that could continue. Indeed, that will continue for sure.
Espanyol’s Sergi Gomez (Lapresse)
The prediction
An important opportunity for Betis to put its bad moment behind it. Pellegini’s team can and must win against an Espanyol that does not give the impression that it can rise again at a time like this. Challenge that in short should give three points to the home lineup.
The probable formations of Betis-Espanyol
- BETIS (4-2-3-1): Rui Silva; Guardado, Gonzalez, Luiz Felipe, Juan Miranda; Rodriguez, William Carvalho, Canales; Joaquin, Borja Iglesias, Ayoze Perez.
- ESPANYOL (4-4-2): Pacheco; Sanchez, Montes, Cabrera, Oscar Gil; Exposito, Bare, Sergi Darder; Puado, Joselu, Braithwaite.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 3-1
