Betis vs Getafe prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-09-17 17:00.
[p]It took more than 70 minutes for Real Betis to break Leganés’ resistance before the hosts went on to defeat the newly-promoted outfit 2-0 to secure their first league win of the season (D2, L1). The Green and Whites will hope that victory throws off the shackles, as they had scored only once domestically in 2024/25 prior to that encounter. [/p]
[p]They’ve got the perfect chance to prove that in manager Manuel Pellegrini’s 489th La Liga match in charge, making him the foreign coach to lead the most games in the competition’s history. Betis can now mark his landmark day by posting consecutive home league wins for the first time since November 2023, but an indifferent recent seven-match record (W2, D3, L2) at Estadio Benito VillamarĂn against Getafe casts doubts over those aspirations.[/p]
[p]This is perhaps the right time to face Getafe though, as they find themselves in the relegation zone after a 1-0 defeat to Sevilla at the weekend, which followed a three-draw sequence to start their league campaign. That most recent outing marked a third consecutive scoring blank for Getafe, but there was better intent on the pitch against Sevilla, with four shots on target, a marked improvement on just one on target across the last two games.[/p]
[p]Concerns also run deep when examining Getafe’s away form, as José Bordalás’ side have failed to score in six of their last eight league trips (W1, D2, L5). The visitors are likely to keep it a close affair though, having conceded no more than one goal in seven of those eight games, while four of the defeats were 1-0.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: A strike at the weekend means that Betis’ Vitor Roque has now been the last scorer of the match with his three goals in La Liga, each time tasting victory. Getafe will hope for a positive contribution from Luis Milla, who assisted their only goal of this campaign so far, as well as their winner in a 1-0 H2H victory at this venue in May 2023.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Just two of the last nine H2Hs have seen both teams score.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Sridhar B[/i][/p]