Betis looking to continue their run of form
Betis Sevilla are playing an absolutely impressive season in La Liga. Currently, the Andalusians are ahead of teams like Atletico, Barcelona or Villarreal and the very strong series so far should continue. The short Christmas break should have been used to recharge the tanks.
Before the Betis Sevilla vs Celta Vigo match, the betting odds show that the home side go into the game as favourites. The individual class is also higher apart from the good season and form. But: The last game before the short break was lost.
Despite this, things are looking good, the hosts are very settled and look stable. A win to start the new year would confirm their European Cup hopes. Kick-off at the Estadio Benito Villamarin is at 18:30 on Sunday.
Betis Sevilla – Statistics & current form
It was already clear before the season that Betis Sevilla have a good squad. With Manuel Pellegrini, there is also a coach available who brings a lot of experience. The signs were good, but the current performances are quite impressive and even better than what was predicted before the season. The Andalusians are currently in third place and dream of the Champions League.
Compared to other teams that had to struggle with major covid outbreaks after the short Christmas break, things are still relatively relaxed at Betis. So the personnel situation is good, the team is prepared. Ahead of the Betis Sevilla v Celta Vigo match, the odds also point to a fairly clear favouritism for the hosts.
How much the rhythm has suffered from the short break remains to be seen. What is clear, however, is that not too much should be lost in around two weeks. The form before the break was more than just good, even if the last game at Athletic was lost with 2:3. Before that, in fact, there were four wins in a row, including against rivals like Real Sociedad or FC Barcelona.
Betis Sevilla: The offensive is convincing
Betis Sevilla is particularly strong on the offensive. Ten times this team has scored twice or more. Juanmi is his team’s top scorer with eleven goals, but there are also other reliable goal scorers, including Willian José. The team also stands out for being difficult to predict, moreover, the record at home and away is very good, in the home games the hosts have also shown themselves very strong with a goal average of more than 2 so far.
The hosts have the second best attack in the entire league, only Real Madrid have scored more goals. The Andalusians fire more than 14 shots on goal per game, which is significantly more than the average in the league. Sometimes the offensive playfulness is also at the expense of the defence, because 21 goals conceded are a bit too many. Seven teams in Spain’s top league are better here.
Recently, however, there were a few games, including the 1:0 against Barcelona, in which the defence functioned better. So here, too, a positive trend can be seen. Overall, many factors suggest that the hosts will play a good role in this match as well. Therefore, before the Betis Sevilla vs. Celta Vigo match, our tip is that the Andalusians will win at home.
Predicted Betis Sevilla line-up:
Silva – Bellerin, Bartra, Victor Ruiz, Miranda – Carvalho, Rodriguez, Fekir, Canales, Juanmi – Willian José
Last matches played by Betis Sevilla:
LaLiga
12/19 2021 – Athletic Bilbao 3 – 2 Real Betis
Copa del Rey
12/16 2021 – CF Talavera de la Reina 2 – 4 Real Betis
LaLiga
12/12 2021 – Real Betis 4 – 0 San Sebastian
Europa League Grp. G
12/09 2021 – Celtic Glasgow 3 – 2 Real Betis
LaLiga
12/04 2021 – Barcelona 0 – 1 Real Betis
Celta Vigo – Statistics & current form
The situation is somewhat different for Celta Vigo. The visitors are in 14th place in the league and have played a mixed season so far. One factor that always stands out is the dependence on the two strikers Aspas and Mina. Both have scored a combined 14 goals, but Celta Vigo have only scored 20 in total.
This means that the visitors are to be taken out of the game if their two attackers are taken out of the game. Now both of them have a lot of quality after all, but in some games that is a problem. Just before the Christmas break, both scored in the 3-1 win over Espanyol that gave the Galicians some breathing space in their fight against relegation. Five points clear of the first relegation place is currently the state of play.
Celta Vigo: Only rare spectacles
Eduardo Coudet, the team’s coach, must try to get the most out of the squad in the coming weeks in order to get through a difficult period with games against Betis, Real Sociedad and Sevilla. The head coach will and must rely on the defence, which has worked well in many games. With 22 goals conceded, they have conceded only one more than the hosts, who are very high up the table.
Six games to nil show that Celta Vigo have defensive qualities on a good day. This also helps to conceal the fact that in some games the offensive is not going so well. This also leads to the fact that before the Betis Sevilla vs. Celta Vigo match, our value tip is that not both teams will score.
Spectacle is therefore not the order of the day when the visitors play. Especially not away from home, where only 16 goals have been scored so far. After all, Celta Vigo have a better record away than at home, are hard to beat.
Predicted line-up of Celta Vigo:
Blanco – Mallo, Aidoo, Araujo, Galan – Tapia, Beltran, Cervi, Mendez – Aspas, Mina
Last matches played by Celta Vigo:
LaLiga
12/17 2021 – Celta Vigo 3 – 1 Espanyol
Copa del Rey
12/14 2021 – FC Andorra 1 – 2 Celta Vigo
LaLiga
12/10 2021 – Mallorca 0 – 0 Celta Vigo
12/05 2021 – Celta Vigo 1 – 2 Valencia
Copa del Rey
11/30 2021 – Ebro 0 – 5 Celta Vigo
Betis Sevilla – Celta Vigo Direct Comparison / H2H Balance
Betis Sevilla are ahead in the direct comparison between the two teams. 32 wins for the Andalusians are compared to 24 won duels for the Galicians. Betis also won both games in pre-season, before which the hosts twice took four points.
Betis Sevilla – Celta Vigo Tip
Betis Sevilla are on a cloud of success and that should continue in the New Year. The dream of the European Cup, maybe even the Champions League, is alive. The team is stable and is also the favourite in this match.
Opponents Celta Vigo will be hoping to be stable defensively and then pinpricks. Whether that will be enough remains to be seen. Before the match Betis Sevilla vs. Celta Vigo, our tip is that the hosts will take the three points.
