Real Betis vs Elche - prediction, team news, lineups

Real Betis volition beryllium looking to fortify their grip connected 5th spot successful La Liga erstwhile they big Elche CF astatine the Estadio de La Cartuja connected Tuesday evening.

Manuel Pellegrini’s broadside are chasing a historical instrumentality to the Champions League with 3 games remaining, portion Elche get successful Seville sitting 13th successful the array and looking to physique connected an encouraging caller tally of results.

Match preview

Real Betis person been 1 of La Liga’s more accordant sides this season, with 53 points from 13 wins, 15 draws and 7 defeats crossed 35 league matches to beryllium 5th successful the division.

Their location grounds has been peculiarly resilient, with 8 victories, six draws and 3 defeats astatine the Estadio de La Cartuja, and Pellegrini volition beryllium counting connected that location vantage to spot his broadside done connected Tuesday evening. 

Recent league signifier has been dependable alternatively than spectacular, with Betis amassing 2 wins and 3 draws from their past 5 La Liga outings without suffering a defeat.

Their astir caller outing, however, was a root of frustration, with Betis squandering a two-goal pb to gully 2-2 astatine Real Sociedad.

That dropped constituent means the unit remains firmly connected Betis heading into Tuesday’s fixture, with 5th spot carrying tremendous value this play pursuing Spain’s confirmation of a bonus 5th Champions League berth.

Pellegrini has guided Betis into either the Europa League oregon the Conference League successful each of the past 5 campaigns, but the imaginable of Champions League shot for the archetypal clip successful 2 decades volition supply each the information his players request with 3 matches remaining.

Betis clasp a four-point vantage implicit sixth-placed Celta Vigo, and portion that cushion offers immoderate comfort, the cognition that Celta won astatine Atletico Madrid past clip retired means determination is nary country for complacency successful the last weeks of the season.

Elche CF, meanwhile, get successful Seville having endured a hard run overall, sitting 13th successful the array with 39 points from 9 wins, 12 draws and 14 defeats - a grounds that places them comfortably wide of the relegation zone.

Their distant signifier has been a important weakness passim the season, with conscionable 1 triumph connected the roadworthy from 17 attempts, alongside 4 draws and 12 defeats.

There are, however, signs that Eder Sarabia’s broadside are uncovering immoderate signifier astatine the close time, having won 3 and drawn 1 of their past 5 La Liga fixtures to suggest a squad that has rediscovered immoderate assurance heading into the last weeks of the campaign.

Their astir caller outing ended successful a 1-1 location gully with Deportivo Alaves, with Alvaro Rodriguez uncovering the equaliser successful the 72nd infinitesimal to salvage a point.

The head-to-head grounds favours the hosts, with Betis having won 3 of the past 5 meetings betwixt the sides, compared to 1 gully and 1 triumph for Elche - and the astir caller brushwood ended successful a 2-1 location triumph for Pellegrini’s side.

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Team News

Aitor Ruibal is suspended for Tuesday’s fixture aft receiving a reddish paper successful the erstwhile match, ruling him retired of what is 1 of the astir important games of Betis’s season.

Angel Ortiz is doubtful with a musculus injury, portion Marc Bartra remains sidelined with a ft occupation and is not expected to diagnostic astatine the Estadio de La Cartuja.

Abde Ezzalzouli is expected to clasp his spot successful the starting lineup aft scoring successful each of his past 2 consecutive league outings, with his nonstop moving and quality to agelong absorption defences making him a cardinal fig successful Betis’s attacking play.

Elche volition beryllium without Yago Santiago, who is sidelined with a genu injury, portion Adam Boayar besides misses retired with a musculus problem.

Rafa Mir is simply a uncertainty with a hamstring wounded and faces a precocious fittingness trial up of Tuesday’s fixture, which could change Sarabia’s attacking options for the travel to Seville.

Andre Silva is expected to pb the enactment for the visitors and remains 1 of Elche’s superior attacking outlets, with Alvaro Rodriguez acceptable to supply enactment alongside him, having contributed six goals successful La Liga this season.

Real Betis imaginable starting lineup:

Valles; Bellerin, Llorente, Gomez, Rodriguez; Fornals, Roca, Altimira; Antony, Hernandez, Ezzalzouli

Elche imaginable starting lineup:

Dituro; Bigas, Affengruber, Chust; Valera Villar, Aguado, Febas, Morente; Rodriguez, Silva

We say: Real Betis 2-1 Elche

Betis’s superior prime and the tremendous information of chasing Champions League shot for the archetypal clip successful 2 decades should beryllium capable to spot them done present successful beforehand of location fans.

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