Prediction La Liga - Real Betis vs Sevilla

La Liga - Real Betis vs Sevilla
Match Time: 29-04-2024 03:00 Monday (GMT+8)
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Real Betis

Real Betis lost four straight league matches between March 3 and March 31, which dented their European ambitions, but the response has been impressive, with Manuel Pellegrini's side posting back-to-back wins over Celta Vigo and Valencia ahead of the Seville derby.

The Green and Whites are currently seventh in the table, which would see them qualify for the 2024-25 Conference League playoffs, but they are only one point ahead of eighth-placed Valencia.

Sixth, and a spot in the group stage of the Europa League once again, is also within reach, with the Seville outfit only three points off Real Sociedad, so there is plenty to fight for in the latter stages of the season.

Pellegrini's team have again been solid at home this term, picking up 30 points from 16 matches in front of their own supporters, suffering only two defeats in the process.

Real Betis have incredibly not managed to overcome Sevilla in La Liga since September 2018, though, and each of their last three meetings at this level of football have finished all square.

Sevilla

Sevilla are on a 10-game unbeaten run against Real Betis in La Liga, including three straight wins in the Seville derby between March 2021 and February 2022.

Los Nervionenses have again underperformed this season, but they are bidding to finish another disappointing campaign on a positive note, and their recent form has been impressive.

Indeed, Quique Sanchez Flores's side have recorded three straight wins over Getafe, Las Palmas and Mallorca to rise into 12th position in the table, boasting 37 points from their 32 matches.

Sevilla are only three points behind 10th-placed Getafe, so a top-half spot is more than achievable, but it does appear that they will miss out on European football next season, which will go down as a huge disappointment.

Last term's 12th-placed finish proved to be their worst final spot at this level since being relegated at the end of the 1999-2000 campaign, so an improvement on that would be a step in the right direction, with the club then looking to challenge for a return to Europe for the 2025-26 campaign.

Prediction: Real Betis 1-1 Sevilla