Betis vs Villarreal prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2022-09-10 19:00.
Real Betis got their transfer business completed in mid-August and appear to be all the better for it, having recently secured their fourth win from five matches across all competitions courtesy of a 2-0 midweek win in Helsinki. The return of midfielder William Carvalho to the lineup during the week was most welcomed by manager Manuel Pellegrini, who attributed their only loss of this season (2-1 away to defending champions Real Madrid) to the absence of both Carvalho and Nabil Fekir.
In fact, Real Madrid and fellow giants Barcelona are the only two clubs to have defeated Betis in competitive football since their Copa del Rey final triumph (W7, D2, L2 in all tournaments), which includes four wins from four starts as favourites when playing in Seville. Villarreal are one nut that has been tough to crack however, as Betis have lost four of their last six La Liga (LL) H2Hs across all venues (W1, D1).
The Yellow Submarine are gathering some terrifying speed and continued their undefeated start to 2022/23 across all competitions with a hard-fought 4-3 Europa Conference League defeat of Lech Poznań. Whilst the win was far from comfortable, and brought to an end four consecutive clean sheets both at home and abroad, their ability to score four goals once again despite the maximum 11 changes to the starting XI is testament to their depth and to Unai Emery’s tactics.
The scare against Lech could spark some even sharper football from Villarreal domestically after Emery conceded that his midweek squad dropped in intensity at various periods throughout the game. These matches are certainly the kind of situation where, with a poor record of W3, D2, L6 as travelling favourites in their previous league campaign, Villarreal need to improve if they are to return to the Champions League.
Players to watch: Betis striker Borja Iglesias will be trying to score in a third consecutive LL home fixture, whilst Villarreal defender Pau Torres has been on the scoresheet in two of the four most recent H2Hs.
Hot streak: All 18 managerial meetings between Manuel Pellegrini and Emery have been decided by a margin of two or fewer goals.