Atlético Madrid vs Betis Prediction, 10/31/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/29/2021

Game: Atlético Madrid vs Betis

Date: Sunday, October 31, 2021

Location: Estadio Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Atlético Madrid (-205) Betis (+552)

Estadio Wanda Metropolitano is the venue where Luis Suarez and Atlético Madrid (5-4-1, 6th in La Liga) will take on Real Betis (6-3-2, 4th in La Liga) on Sunday. The expected starting goalkeepers will be Jan Oblak for Atlético Madrid and Claudio Bravo for Real Betis. Atlético Madrid are priced -205 while the Green and Whites are at +552. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Atlético Madrid played Real Sociedad in their last game and earned a one point draw by a score of 2-2. Atlético Madrid attempted 10 dribbles in this matchup and successfully completed 4 of those dribbles for a percentage of 40.0%. When discussing the passing game, they finished this match with a 85.3% received passes rate by completing 481 out of their 564 targeted passes in their last match.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Atlético Madrid finished at a 18.8% rate by hitting 3 shots on target of 16 total shots. Atlético Madrid sports an average of 1.40 goals per 90 minutes (14 goals in total) and have accumulated 11 assists in all matches for the season.

Luis Suarez is a guy who should impact this matchup for Atlético Madrid. Suarez has been a starter in 454 contests so far in his career and he tallies 0.75 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from Uruguay has 333 goals scored in 40,172 mins played. He has totaled 146 assists while accumulating 96 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career.

Another player who should impact this match is Joao Felix, the forward born in Portugal. He has helped on a goal 14 times during his soccer career while he has scored 28 goals. Felix has been on the field for 5,344 mins during 59 starting assignments and has been given 17 yellow cards. He has an average of 0.47 goals per 90 minutes for his pro soccer career.

The man who will protect the net for Atlético Madrid will be Jan Oblak. Oblak (170-73-54 record in his career) has tallied 147 clean sheets, which gives him a 49.3% shutout percentage. The goalie born in Slovenia has had 931 shots attempted against him in 298 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 0.8 (230 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save % of 77.0%. Oblak has been on the field for a total of 26,727 mins and has tallied 722 stops so far in his career.

The last time they took the field, Betis earned three points by winning 4-1 against Valencia. They finished the match by connecting on 336 out of their 421 attempted passes for a percentage of 79.8%. Betis ended the game with a 37.5% successful dribble rate by converting 3 of the 8 dribbles they tried. Betis converted 8 shots tried out of their 12 shots tried which had them sitting at a 66.7% clip when they last took the field. With a total of 18 goals and 13 assists in all competitions, Betis averages 1.64 goals and 1.18 assists per 90 minutes.

Borja Iglesias should provide a spark for Betis. He averages 0.49 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 115 outings during his soccer career. The forward hailing from Spain has totaled 10,315 mins while scoring 56 goals. He has 18 yellow cards during his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 11 times. You should also watch out for Sergio Canales, the forward who is from Spain. Canales has earned himself 37 yellow card cautions in 20,420 minutes (227 starts). His G/90 average during his soccer career is 0.18. He has scored 41 goals in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 40 times.

Claudio Bravo will be looking after the goal for Betis. Bravo has 124 shutouts and has seen 1,446 shots attempted against him in 31,604 career minutes. He has earned a save % of 72.8 and his shutout rate is 35.3%. He has conceded 1.13 goals per 90 minutes and he has a record of 176-80-94. In his career, Bravo has allowed 398 goals and has accounted for 1,052 saves in 351 starting assignments.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Betis (+552)

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