Villarreal vs Real Betis Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th December 2024

Struggling Real Betis are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Villarreal on Sunday at Estadio de la Ceramica. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

Villarreal are placed fiveth with 26 points after 15 matches. Real Betis occupy a position as 11th in the league on 21 points.

Villarreal took down Real Betis in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario on Sunday.

Villarreal step into their next home match this coming Sunday having scored a nice average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 16 goals, while also allowing 17 goals against. That is an average of 1.7 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet one times in those matches.

Real Betis managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded 14 goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded 1.4 goals an average per game.

Real Betis were knocked out cold when Villarreal took a 3-2 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 2-1 defeat, Real Betis handed out in the game before.

Villarreal vs Real Betis Prediction

Villarreal Form

A single point is all Villarreal can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 2-2 draw with Girona, before getting trounced 1-0 against Pontevedra while Athletic Club won 2-0. Villarreal claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 14 and conceded 12 goals.

Real Betis Form

Real Betis collected a single win and a draw in their past three outings, in which they were first defeated 2-0 against Real Sociedad. They followed up, drawing 2-2 with Barcelona, before winning 0-1 against CS Petrocub. Real Betis claimed just one win from the last six away games in the LaLiga. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by ten goals to six.

Villarreal need the support of their home crowd at Estadio de la Ceramica after suffering defeat twice in recent matches. We fancy them to rise to the occasion and claim a win.

Villarreal scored 14 goals and conceded six in their last seven games against teams from the bottom half of the LaLiga table. They collected 17 points and five victories. Real Betis fought their way to one wins and five points from their last five games against teams inside the top six. They were on target four times in these matches, but also let in seven goals. Villarreal are looking at a record of seven wins, five draws and three defeats in the LaLiga this season. Real Betis are looking at five wins, six draws and five defeats in the LaLiga.

Villarreal vs Real Betis Squads

Villarreal Squad

Garcia will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Real Betis from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Diego Conde (0/15), Iker Alvarez (0/0), Luiz Junior (0/1), Alfonso Pedraza (0/0), Arnau Sola (0/0), Eric Bailly (0/8), Juan Bernat (0/8), Juan Foyth (0/0), Kiko (0/14), Logan Costa (1/12), Raul Albiol (0/13), Sergi Cardona (1/14), Willy Kambwala (0/1), Alejandro Baena (3/14), Dani Requena (0/0), Daniel Parejo (2/15), Denis Suarez (0/6), Pape Gueye (0/13), Ramon Terrats (0/10), Santi Comesana (2/15), Ayoze Perez (7/10), Gerard Moreno (1/5), Ilias Akhomach (1/11), Nicolas Pepe (1/11), Thierno Barry (4/14), Yeremi Pino (0/13).

Real Betis Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Real Betis players that the manager Manuel Pellegrini will choose from for the upcoming game:

Adrian (0/0), Francisco Vieites (0/1), Rui Silva (0/15), Diego Llorente (0/15), Hector Bellerin (0/7), Marc Bartra (2/9), Natan (0/12), Ricardo Rodriguez (0/6), Romain Perraud (0/15), Youssouf Sabaly (0/10), Carlos Guirao (0/2), Giovani Lo Celso (6/10), Isco (0/0), Johnny Cardoso (0/9), Marc Roca (0/9), Mateo Flores (0/3), Pablo Fornals (1/13), Sergi Altimira (0/13), William Carvalho (0/4), Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (1/16), Aitor Ruibal (0/13), Assane Diao (1/8), Cedric Bakambu (0/9), Ezequiel Avila (2/14), Iker Losada (0/10), Jesus Rodriguez (0/0), Juanmi (0/8), Vitor Roque (3/13).

Villarreal vs Real Betis Team News

Villarreal might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Real Betis. Alfonso Pedraza, Santi Comesana, Daniel Parejo and Pape Gueye can't be called up by the Villarreal-manager, with both serving a ban.

Villarreal vs Real Betis Lineups

Villarreal vs Real Betis H2H

Villarreal beat Real Betis by 3-2 in their most recent match, while Real Betis claimed a 2-1 win in the match prior to that. Villarreal were a little more successful than Real Betis in recent meetings, and go into their next encounter with a 5-2-3 advantage. Naturally, betting on Villarreal has more often than not proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 3/4.

Villarreal vs Real Betis Results

Both teams to score paid out six times in the previous ten matches between home side Villarreal and Real Betis. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 8/13.

Villarreal vs Real Betis Betting Tips

Santi Comesana is showing good form for Villarreal, scoring one goals in their last six matches. Marc Bartra scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Villarreal won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Estadio de la Ceramica. They drew four and lost two as well, while Real Betis won four of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost five. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Villarreal managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the games at Estadio de la Ceramica, Real Betis kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 away games.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet four times in the last ten encounters between Villarreal and Real Betis as under 2.5 goals happened four times. Villarreal scored an average of 1.8 goals a game, with Real Betis averaging one goal in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Villarreal’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Real Betis, who scored two times on average in these matches.