Espanyol vs Betis prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-10-04 16:30.
[p]A stumbling Espanyol side host an in-form Real Betis in La Liga, with both teams looking to get ahead as they’re locked on 12 points apiece.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Espanyol’s electric start to their top-flight campaign where they earned ten points in their first four games (W3, D1) has since stalled, as they now find themselves in the midst of a three-match winless league run (D2, L1). Although their momentum has waned a little, just one defeat from their opening seven matches still stands as their lowest amount of losses at this point of a top-flight campaign since 1997/98. Espanyol’s quest to snap their current downturn in form seemingly takes a huge boost by returning home, where the Parakeets are undefeated in their last five matches (W4, D1).[/p]
[p]Betis’ season has followed a completely different trajectory to Espanyol, as they started their La Liga venture with one win in their opening five games (D3, L1), only to come good with 3-1 and 2-0 home wins over Real Sociedad and Osasuna since. The good times continued to roll in midweek European action when they beat Ludogorets on their travels to end a streak of three draws on the road. There’s a slice of history on offer for them here too, as after scoring in each of their last 26 La Liga games, a goal in this clash would secure their second-longest scoring streak in Spanish top-flight history.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]The recent H2H record shows one way traffic in favour of Betis, who have lost just one of their last 13 encounters with Espanyol (W8, D4), winning the last three in La Liga.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Espanyol have scored a first-half goal in just two of their last 11 La Liga matches. [/p]
[p]Eight of Espanyol’s last 12 home matches produced under 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Sixteen of Betis’ last 18 La Liga fixtures saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Betis manager Manuel Pellegrini has lost just three of his 23 encounters with Espanyol (W14, D6).[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Only against Sevilla (six) has Espanyol’s Kike GarcĂa scored more than the five career La Liga goals he’s managed against Betis – he netted a hat-trick in his last H2H against Betis while playing for AlavĂ©s last season. Betis’ Giovani Lo Celso scored home and away against Espanyol last season, and his European goal in midweek means four of his last six club goals have now come away from home.[/p]
[p]Leandro Cabrera missed Espanyol’s last game, while Betis remain without long-term absentees Isco and Marc Bartra. [/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The recent momentum is with the away side, so backing Betis to score first seems a good bet given they’ve done so in their last four games.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]