Real Madrid vs Real Betis – La Liga – Preview

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Sreya

Real Madrid vs Real Betis – Real Madrid hosts Real Betis at Santiago Bernabeu on 20th September, Wednesday in a crucial La Liga fixture.

Two consecutive draws against Valencia and Levante preceding their 3-1 win against Real Sociedad last week have left Zinedine Zidane’s side four points off the top, already trailing Barcelona in spite of the La Liga being only a few weeks into the new season.

Real Betis are placed twelfth in the league standings with two wins and two losses so far – their 2-1 win against Deportivo La Coruna being a significant home win.

Team News

Karim Benzema, Mateo Kovacic and Theo Hernandez are sidelined through injuries for Real Madrid while the visitors will be without the injured Alin Tosca and Joel Campbell.

Jesus Vallejo and Toni Kroos will face late fitness tests but are unlikely to be risked.

Real Madrid Possible Starting Lineup: Keylor Navas, Daniel Carvajal, Sergio Ramos, Nacho, Marcelo, Isco, Casemiro, Luka Modric, Gareth Bale, Borja Mayoral, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Real Betis Possible Starting Lineup: Antonio Adan, Rafa Navarro, Jordi Amat, Aissa Mandi, Riza Durmisi, Victor Camarasa, Javi Garcia, Andres Guardado, Joaquin, Antonio Sanabria, Nahuel Leiva.

“Against Betis, we will try to play with intensity from the beginning to the end. We’re very concerned about the intensity because if we put it in, we can cause any team problems.

It’s the start of the season and I know that Betis play good football, along the lines of the philosophy of the coach. They’ve got good players and we’re expecting a difficult match.”

– Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Real Madrid vs Real Betis H2H Stats, Real Madrid have won four and drawn one of their previous five matches against Real Betis.Real Madrid are undefeated in 25 of their last 26 home matches in the La Liga, while Real Betis have failed to win 9 of their last 10 away

Real Madrid are undefeated in 25 of their last 26 home matches in the La Liga, while Real Betis have failed to win 9 of their last 10 away matches in the league.

A 3-0 win for Real Madrid is the most likely result tonight.