Atl. Madrid vs Betis prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2023-04-01 19:00.
Twice champions under Diego Simeone, AtlĂ©tico Madrid will open up a nine-point cushion inside La Ligaâs (LL) top-four if they can notch up a fourth successive win against fellow Champions League hopefuls Real Betis. The head coach has never failed to lead the Rojiblancos there in ten previous full seasons at the helm, and with just one loss in 12 LL games, their place amongst Europeâs elite looks safe once again.
With the Argentineâs charges also netting nine goals across their last two home matches alone, itâs difficult to see past yet another win for them. And if that proves to be the case, anyone with a goal-time coupon will certainly be eyeing up the 23rd minute for a possible breakthrough, with AtlĂ©tico scoring in it three times across their last four home wins!
While unlikely it seems in the face of a free-scoring Atlético side, a Real Betis victory would undeniably blow the race for fourth place wide open. And with the Verdiblancos now free from Europa League distractions, nothing can yet be considered out of the question, especially with Betis going unbeaten in four LL road trips ahead of kick-off (W3, D1).
While the Verdiblancos also had enough stamina to net inside the final half-hour in each win, Betisâ appalling all-time record against squads led out by Diego Simeone (W1, D5, L16) is hard to ignore. Much of that can be attributed to nine blanks registered across Betisâ ten prior away H2Hs against AtlĂ©tico in the Simeone era, hinting at an unhappy start to April.
Players to watch: Two of those aforementioned â23rd-minuteâ goals for AtlĂ©tico came via Antoine Griezmann, who netted a double in Octoberâs reverse fixture (W 2-1), Albeit on home turf for Espanyol in May 2019, Borja Iglesias did likewise during his only prior goalscoring clash with AtlĂ©tico. He also accounts for two of Betisâ last four LL away strikes.
Hot stat: The away side on the day has failed to score in a majority (six) of the last ten LL H2Hs.