Girona vs Betis prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-04-20 19:00.
[p]After a third-place finish last season, it’s a surprise to see Girona in the thick of a relegation battle with seven games remaining. They start this round five points above the drop zone and without a win in their last nine La Liga outings (D3, L6), and one more failure to win would equal their club record for their longest winless run in the top flight. [/p]
[p]The visit of Real Betis perhaps isn’t good timing then, as Girona have only won one of the nine La Liga H2H meetings (D3, L5), although that was in this corresponding fixture last season. Their negative H2H run hasn’t been helped by a failure to ever keep a clean sheet against Betis, and that surely puts Girona boss MĂchel at risk of making unwanted history, as never before has he overseen four successive defeats in La Liga since taking charge.[/p]
[p]It was job done in midweek for Betis, whose 1-1 draw away to Jagiellonia Białystok secured them a 3-1 aggregate victory which booked their spot in the UEFA Conference League semi-finals. Betis are still battling hard to finish in the European spots in La Liga too, but with a yawning nine-point pre-round gap to the top four, it’s likely to be a fifth or sixth-place finish for Betis.[/p]
[p]That might not be a huge issue as it’s been confirmed that a fifth-place finish in La Liga will be worthy of a Champions League spot next season. Betis’ quest to reel in Villarreal in fifth would certainly be aided by a fourth win from their last five La Liga visits to Girona (L1), but the fact they’ve only won one of their six away league games (D2, L3) this season against sides starting this round 13th or lower offers a huge note of caution. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Girona will be hoping Yáser Asprilla can get on the scoresheet for a second week running, given all three of his scoring appearances this season ended in 2-1 wins for the home side on the day. In-form Real Betis forward Cucho Hernández has scored two goals in his last four La Liga matches, the same number as in his previous 27 appearances in the competition.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Girona have only scored one goal before half-time across their last nine La Liga games.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Chris Wilson[/i][/p]