On Tuesday night, Real Betis and Getafe go head-to-head at the Benito Villamarin in a game that could be massive in both teams' La Liga campaigns.
The Andalusians are in decent league form, as a 0-0 draw against Sevilla in the derby last time out means that Manuel Pellegrini's team is unbeaten in three matches in La Liga.
✊✊✊Crucial week. We need you all on Wednesday at home for #RealBetisGetafe.Let's do this! pic.twitter.com/RqRrG61lzn— Real Betis Balompié (@RealBetis_en) May 22, 2023
✊✊✊Crucial week. We need you all on Wednesday at home for #RealBetisGetafe.Let's do this! pic.twitter.com/RqRrG61lzn
The draw ended a mini two-game winning run in the Spanish top flight.
The recent improved form has kept Betis in sixth place in the table, five points clear of seventh-place Athletic Club in the race for a top-six finish in La Liga.
Los Verdiblancos don’t have the best of home records of late in the Spanish top flight, although they have been difficult to beat at the Benito Villamarin, losing just one of their last seven home games in La Liga.
The visitors are in the thick of the La Liga relegation zone after just one win in their previous nine matches. A 1-1 draw against bottom-of-the-table Elche last time out in the Spanish top-flight continued a poor recent run of league form for Getafe.
The poor recent run has seen Getafe fall to 18th place in the table, but only courtesy of an inferior head-to-head record to 17th place Real Valladolid.
The pair also meet in the last game of the season.
The Elche game was another low-scoring encounter for the visitors, as eight of their previous ten matches in La Liga have produced under 2.5 goals.
Getafe have been woeful travellers of late, as they are winless in their previous 11 matches away from home in La Liga, having suffered seven losses in the poor run.
Forebet predicts that Real Betis will record a victory in a low-scoring encounter to boost their top six chances and dent Getafe’s survival hopes.