Real Madrid finish successful La Liga campaign against top-five hopefuls Betis
RMA still on top, as the welcome Betis to Santiago Bernabeu – Friday – 9:00pm GMT. 2022-05-20 21:00:00
Leaders RMA are currently four places higher than their rivals Betis, when the two sides meet, they will sit in first and fifth positions respectively.
League leaders R Madrid will seek to win every game, this match is no exception
Carlo Ancelotti’s men were held to a disappointing draw against Cádiz in their last fixture, he will be keen to improve on that in this game.
Also, League leaders RMA keep finding ways to win, having secured 10 victories in their last 13 matches is astonishing this season, to sit within the reach of a Champion’s League place. With 26 wins, 4 losses and 7 draws for a total of 85 points so far this season, they have secured the top spot in the LaLiga having won 26 games, drawn seven fixtures, and lost four meetings.
RMA have won 13 games, drawn four meetings, and lost one game of their 18 League matches at home this season.
R Madrid will want to keep the pressure on their rivals as they sit at the top of the table, a win will take them to 88 points and keep their momentum going forward.
Good atacking and defensive team
It’s an easy statement to make, but to win you simply have to score more goals than your opponent. RMA have been consistently applying this principle, whilst remaining defensively solid as a unit this season, with 31 goals in their previous games. RMA will be pleased to have a good goal scoring record so far this season (80). This has been largely down to the key attacking players: Karim Benzema (10), Marco Asensio (5), and Vinicius Junior (5).
Carlo Ancelotti could be missing up to six of their players through injury or illness for the game on Friday.
Real Betis’ LaLiga season, has so far seen them gain 64 points, going into this game
Betis will hope to increase their wins in a row, having secured a 2-0 victory over Granada in their last match.
Also, Betis keep finding ways to win, having secured nine victories in their last 17 fixtures is astonishing this season. Their position is fifth in the League and they have 64 points, that is, 19W, 11L and 7D having won 19 fixtures, drawn seven games, and lost 11 meetings.
Betis’ away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to RMA. In the 18 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won nine matches, drawn five games, and lost four meetings.
A win in this fixture would take Real Betis’s points to 67 in the League.
Good Attacking Performance
Betis have a good scoring record this season, with 62 netted so far (59 from open play and three penalties). Their stand out attacking players have been Borja Iglesias (7), Juanmi (5), and Sergio Canales (3). Betis have conceded 40 goals.
Manuel Pellegrini will be forced to make changes to the plans for his squad, as injury or illness has depleted him of four of his Betis players.
R Madrid v Real Betis – Head-to-Heads.
Regarding their historical duels previous encounters between these two teams havetended to favour the local team when it comes to wins.RMA have recorded 26 victories and 15 draws. In addition, the two sides have been unable to break the dead-lock on four occasions out of the last six fixtures, resulting in draws. The last time they played each other in this competition Real Betis delivered a 0-1 away win.
Players to watch
For RMA, Karim Benzema has netted10 goals in 37 League matches this season, while Borja Iglesias is one of the top performing players after having scoredseven goals in 37 League games this LaLiga Season for Betis.
Other standout players for RMA are Marco Asensio and Vinicius Junior with five goals and five goals respectively and for Betis are Borja Iglesias and Juanmi with seven goals each.
