H2H: Atlético Madrid vs Real Betis – Prediction (La Liga

H2H: Atlético Madrid vs Real Betis – Comparison.

With the first goal of the game in Atlético’s last league fixture, Luis Suárez also became the first Atlético player to score in two separate LL matches this season. Similarly, Cristian Tello is the only Betis player to score in two LL games and net a match opener in 2020/21. Betis have taken the most corner kicks in eight of their last nine LL matches (W3, L6).

Atlético Madrid Insights.

Returning to league action after a 4-0 hammering at Bayern midweek, Atlético Madrid improved their 2020/21 La Liga (LL) win rate as a favourite to 50% with a HT/FT double at Celta Vigo last round, notching up three consecutive clean sheets in LL competition in the process (W1, D2). Their last home game was the 13th of 21 LL home fixtures since the beginning of 2019/20 to feature two or fewer goals, which sets this contest up for yet another low scoring H2H affair. All but one of the last eight H2H LL meetings, including the last four hosted by Atlético, have produced under 2.5 goals (average 1.25 per game).

Real Betis Insights.

Real Betis are yet to defeat any club that’s sitting above them in the table at the beginning of the round, with two of their three defeats coming by a three-goal margin. The visitors continue to struggle to exceed expectations on the road, now having failed to win all 17 LL trips as a travelling outsider (D7, L10) since the beginning of the 2019/20 season. Having failed to score in six of their last 11 LL away games, and after failing to score in their last four LL trips to Atlético, Betis are unlikely to challenge the aforementioned pattern of few H2H goals. Such scoring woes have been particularly prominent in the first 45 minutes as of those 11 previously mentioned away games, Betis’ most recent win at Valencia was the only occasion in which they recorded a first-half goal.