Granada vs Betis Prediction, 12/20/2020 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 12/17/2020

Game: Granada vs Betis

Date: Sunday, December 20, 2020

Location: Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes in Granada, Spain

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Granada (+162) Betis (+180)

William Carvalho and Real Betis (5-1-7, 10th in La Liga) are headed to Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes on Sunday where they'll meet Granada (5-3-4, 7th in La Liga). The starting goalkeepers are Rui Silva for Granada and Joel Robles for Real Betis. Real Betis are priced at +180 while the Nazaríes are at +162. The total opens at 2.25.

Granada stepped onto the pitch against Elche in their most recent match and went home with a win by a final score of 1-0. Granada attempted 14 dribbles in this outing and were successful in 5 of those attempts for a rate of 35.7%. In regard to passing, they finished this match with a 78.1% passes received percentage by completing 214 out of their 274 pass targets in their last match. Concerning shot accuracy, Granada finished the game at a 35.7% rate by putting 5 SoT out of 14 shots. Granada sports an average of 1.25 g/90 (15 goals in total) and have tallied 11 assists in all matches for the season.

Yangel Herrera is a player who should be able to impact this match for Granada. Herrera has had a starting assignment in 104 matches during his pro soccer career and tallies 0.08 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder who is from Venezuela has recorded 8 goals scored in 9,089 professional minutes played. He has accounted for 7 assists while tallying 45 yellow cards during his soccer career. Someone else who should impact this match is Darwin Machis, the forward representing Venezuela. He has helped a teammate on a goal 26 times during his career and he has scored 41 goals. Machis has been on the field for 12,029 minutes during 129 career starting assignments and has been handed a total of 30 yellow card warnings. He currently averages 0.31 goals per 90 during his career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Granada will be Rui Silva. Silva (53-33-51 mark in his career) has recorded 45 clean sheets, which gives him a 32.8% shutout rate. The keeper born in Portugal has had 413 shots attempted at him in 137 career starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.24 (172 goals allowed) and he has earned a save percentage of .666. Silva has seen the field for a total of 12,445 mins and has accumulated 270 saves during his soccer career.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Betis finished locked up with a final of 1-1 against Villarreal. They finished the match by completing 384 out of their 464 attempted passes for a percentage of 82.8%. Betis finished with a 100.0% successful dribble percentage by converting 7 of the 7 dribbles they pursued. Betis landed 5 shots attempted out of 11 shots attempted earning them a 45.5% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having accumulated 15 goals and 12 assists in all their games, Betis is averaging 1.15 goals and 0.92 assists per 90 minutes.

William Carvalho should be able to be counted on for Betis. He scores 0.07 goals per 90 and has started 215 matches during his soccer career. The midfielder born in Angola has played 19,003 professional minutes while he has scored 15 goals. He has collected 51 yellow cards during his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 16 times. Be sure to watch out for Cristian Tello, the forward representing Spain. Tello has been given 12 yellow card cautions in 13,886 professional minutes (136 starts). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.30. He has 47 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 37 different times.

Joel Robles will be residing in front of the goal for Betis. Robles has recorded 28 clean sheets and has defended 450 shots against him in 9,674 career mins. He sports a save percentage of .684 and his clean sheet rate is 26.4%. He has surrendered 1.47 goals per 90 while holding a record of 39-27-43. In his career, Robles has allowed 158 goals while tallying 306 saves in 106 starts.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Betis (+180)

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