Betis vs Valencia Prediction, 4/18/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/12/2021

Game: Betis vs Valencia

Date: Sunday, April 18, 2021

Location: Estadio El Sadar in Pamplona, Spain

TV: beIN Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Betis (-110) Valencia (+320)

Manu Vallejo and Valencia (8-10-12, 13th in La Liga) travel to Estadio El Sadar on Sunday where they'll take on Real Betis (14-5-11, 6th in La Liga). The men protecting the net will be Claudio Bravo for Real Betis and Jaume Domenech for Valencia. Real Betis are priced -110 while the Ches are at +320. The over/under is set at 2.75.

Betis took the field against Atlético Madrid in their last game and got the draw with a final of 1-1. Betis attempted 18 dribbles in this contest and converted 15 of those tries for a rate of 83.3%. In sharing the ball, they ended the game with a 86.4% rate by completing 488 out of their 565 targeted passes last contest. In regard to shooting accuracy, Betis walked away from the pitch at a 50.0% rate by hitting 4 shots on target of 8 total shots. Betis sports an average of 1.33 goals per 90 (40 goals in total) and have accounted for 29 assists in all contests for the year.

Cristian Tello is a guy who can be a difference maker for Betis. Tello has been in the starting lineup in 138 games during his soccer career and has 0.30 goals per 90. The forward hailing from Spain has earned 48 goals scored in 14,247 mins. He has totaled 39 assists while earning 12 yellow cards so far in his career. Another player who should impact this match is Sergio Canales, the forward who represents Spain. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 37 times in his career while scoring 39 total goals. Canales has 19,171 minutes during 212 starts and has been given a total of 36 yellow card cautions. He is currently averaging 0.18 goals per 90 mins so far in his career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Betis is Claudio Bravo. Bravo has defended the goal for a total of 30,434 minutes and is sitting with 1,025 saves thus far in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.1 (385 total goals conceded) and his save percentage is 72.8%. The goalkeeper hailing from Chile has had 1,408 shots sent in his direction in 338 starting assignments. Bravo (169-74-94 record in his career) has tallied 120 shutouts, which gives him a 35.5% shutout percentage.

The last time they took the field, Valencia weren't able to secure a win with a final of 2-2 against Real Sociedad. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 240 out of their 308 passes they attempted earning a percentage of 77.9%. Valencia ended the game with a 44.4% successful dribble rate by completing 4 out of the 9 dribbles they attempted. Valencia converted 2 shots attempted out of 9 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 22.2% rate in their last outing. With 35 goals and 25 assists in all their matches, Valencia has an average of 1.17 goals and 0.83 assists per 90 minutes.

Manu Vallejo should be able to be counted on for Valencia. He scores 0.34 G/90 and has started 42 matches so far in his career. The forward who is from Spain has been on the pitch for 3,920 professional minutes while he has scored 15 goals. He has accumulated 4 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted on a goal 3 times. You should also keep an eye on Carlos Soler, the midfielder hailing from Spain. He has earned 15 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 16 times. Soler has earned himself 25 yellow card cautions in 10,741 mins (121 career starts). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.13.

Jaume Domenech will reside in front of the goal for Valencia. Domenech has totaled 18 shutouts while seeing 318 shots tried against him in 6,184 mins throughout his career. He has earned a save percentage of 73.9 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 26.5%. He has given up 1.27 goals per 90 minutes while earning a record of 22-22-24. In his career, Domenech has allowed 87 goals while earning 235 saves in 68 starting assignments.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Valencia (+320)

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