Betis have at long last awoken from their slumber !
A
win at Rubin in the Europa League set up a double header with
neighbours and deadly rivals Sevilla in the european competition and
that seemed to inspire them. A point at highflying Villarreal in the
league followed, by all three at home to Getafe last week and then, most
eyecatching of all, a 2-0 win over Sevilla in the first leg on
Thursday. More than a little momentum and that eight point gap to
survival and the promised land of 17th spot, no longer looks quite so
far from their grasp.
Three points here would also close the gap on Elche to eight points and have the additional bonus of bringing one more team into the mix.
Three points here would also close the gap on Elche to eight points and have the additional bonus of bringing one more team into the mix.
Real have yet to win on the road
this season, but that tends to matter less once we are into must win
territory and if they can win in Russia and at Sevilla ,a trip to Elche
who have won only 5 of 14 at home and who were playing second tier
football last season, whilst Betis were challenging for a european
place, should hold few fears.
It is a very quick
turnaround, especially given that it is an early kick off, but I suspect
Real WANT to be playing right now and if they win, would probably like
another game tomorrow.
In the last three seasons,
teams have needed between 37 and 44 points to survive in La Liga, in the
two years that 37 were enough, after 27 rounds the team in 17th had 26
points, exactly the same as Valladoilid have now. That would mean that
19 points is probably the minimum that Real need to survive, that is six
wins and a draw from 11 starts, a tall order given that they have only
won four all season. But easier to manage once you are playing well and
if Real knew for certain that would be enough, I think it would be cause
for celebration. However, they are probably going to have to win at
least twice on the road and looking at the remaining matches, I would
argue that this was one they would surely target, not least because it
would keep the momentum up.
Elche are without left Edu Albacar (17-3-1...........just two wins in 10 starts without him).
1.5 units Real Betis level ball 2.31 asian line/Ibramarket.Elche are without left Edu Albacar (17-3-1...........just two wins in 10 starts without him).
Good Luck.
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