The Seville derby is a special occasion with much at stake in the second derby of the season in Andalusia.
The match between Real Betis and Sevilla will occur on April 28th at the Estadio Benito Villamarín.
Match Preview
Real Betis starts this match week in 7th place with 48 points, while Sevilla sits in 12th place with 37 points.
Real Betis comes into the game after a 2-1 victory at Valencia last weekend in La Liga.
Leading 1-0 at halftime, they conceded the equalizer in the 66th minute but managed to score again in the 77th minute to secure three crucial points and climb above Valencia in the table.
This win was their second consecutive victory following a 2-1 home win over Celta Vigo, breaking a streak of four straight defeats in the league.
Statistics indicate that Real Betis has been unbeaten in 15 of their last 17 home La Liga games. While undefeated in 4 of their 5 most recent home league matches, they have only won 2 of those fixtures.
Both teams have scored in 5 of Real Betis’s last 6 La Liga home games, including each of their last 3 home league matches.
Sevilla heads to the Estadio Benito Villamarín after a 2-1 home win against Mallorca last weekend in La Liga.
Despite a goalless first half, Sevilla took the lead in the 61st minute and doubled it 14 minutes later. Although Mallorca pulled one back in the 95th minute, it did not affect the result.
This victory marked Sevilla’s third consecutive win, all in La Liga, following wins over Getafe and Las Palmas away.
Recent trends show Sevilla’s unbeaten run in 5 of their last 6 away La Liga matches, winning 3 of those 6 games, with the only defeat coming against Real Madrid.
Sevilla has scored in each of their last 3 La Liga away games and has seen under 2.5 goals in 4 of their last 5 away league matches.
Team News & Updates:
Real Betis will miss Hector Bellerin and Ezequiel Ávila due to injury, with doubts over Isco, Sokratis, Assane Diao, Johnny and Marc Bartra.
Sevilla will be without Adrià Pedrosa, Djibril Sow and Nemanja Gudelj due to injury.
Prediction & Analysis:
Anticipation runs high for a fiercely contested Seville derby, with both teams poised to make their mark.
While expectations lean towards both teams finding the net, the possibility of under 2.5 goals looms, suggesting a tightly contested affair possibly culminating in a 1-1 draw.
- Real Betis 1-1 Sevilla
