Real Betis vs Real Oviedo - prediction, team news, lineups

Two teams with thing to combat for successful the last stages of the La Liga run volition fastener horns connected Sunday evening, with Real Betis welcoming Real Oviedo.

Real Betis are presently 5th successful the La Liga table, six points up of sixth-placed Getafe, portion Oviedo are bottom, 7 points from the information of 17th.

Match preview

Real Betis are successful rod presumption to decorativeness 5th successful Spain's apical formation this play and unafraid Europa League qualification for the 2026-27 campaign, but they are facing unit from the likes of Getafe and Celta Vigo, who are conscionable six points down them.

Manuel Pellegrini's broadside disappointingly fell abbreviated successful the Europa League this term, losing to Braga successful the quarter-finals, but their effect to that has been strong, beating Girona and past drafting with Real Madrid to marque it 4 points from their past 2 matches.

Real Betis lone really person the 10th-best location grounds successful La Liga this season, picking up 27 points from 16 matches, but they volition beryllium welcoming an Oviedo outfit that person been beaten successful 10 of their 16 league fixtures connected their travels.

The Seville outfit are unbeaten against Oviedo successful each competitions since January 1993, portion they person not mislaid to the Blues successful the league since April 1991.

That said, the past 2 meetings betwixt Real Betis and Oviedo person finished level, including a 1-1 successful their reverse clash successful January of this year.

Oviedo merit a batch of praise for their caller revival, winning 3 of their past six league matches to springiness themselves a accidental of moving retired of the relegation zone.

However, it does look that the Blues person yet fixed themselves excessively overmuch to do, with different teams astir them besides picking up points, and the spread to 17th-placed Mallorca is present 7 points with lone 5 games near to play.

Guillermo Almada's broadside volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 2-1 location decision to Elche, but they did triumph their past distant match, beating Celta Vigo 3-0 connected April 12.

The Blues tin instrumentality plentifulness of bosom from their performances and results successful caller weeks, but their issues successful the archetypal fractional of the play and earlier this twelvemonth are yet expected to pb to them being relegated backmost to the Segunda Division.

A triumph present could enactment arsenic a precocious springboard, though, up of their last 4 matches of the run against Getafe, Real Madrid, Alaves and Mallorca.

Real Betis La Liga form:

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Real Oviedo La Liga form:

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Team News

Real Betis volition beryllium without the services of 2 players done wounded connected Sunday, with Marc Bartra and Angel Ortiz unavailable for selection, but Junior Firpo has been passed fit.

Diego Llorente is apt to beryllium the subordinate to payment from Bartra's absence, portion Giovani Lo Celso and Cucho Hernandez could beryllium introduced into the broadside aft starting connected the seat against Real Madrid past clip out.

Antony volition again diagnostic down the close for the hosts, with Isco apt to proceed his betterment from a semipermanent ankle wounded disconnected the seat successful the 2nd period.

As for Oviedo, Brandon Domingues volition miss retired owed to injury, portion Leander Dendoncker volition acquisition a precocious fittingness trial earlier his availability is determined.

Federico Vinas has scored 9 times successful La Liga this play and volition proceed done the middle, portion determination volition besides beryllium a spot successful the broadside for Ilyas Chaira.

Eric Bailly was an unused substitute successful the team's clash with Elche past clip out, but the erstwhile Manchester United defender could present beryllium introduced into the side.

Real Betis imaginable starting lineup:

Valles; Bellerin, Llorente, Natan, Rodriguez; Amrabat, Lo Celso; Antony, Fornals, Ezzalzouli; Hernandez

Real Oviedo imaginable starting lineup:

Escandell; Vidal, Bailly, Calvo, Lopez; Fonseca, Sibo; Chaira, Reina, Fernandez; Vinas

We say: Real Betis 2-1 Real Oviedo

Oviedo are susceptible of making this a hard lucifer for Real Betis, and we are expecting it to beryllium adjacent successful presumption of the scoreline, but the location side's prime successful the last 3rd of the tract should let them to unafraid each 3 points.

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