Eibar vs Betis Prediction, 5/13/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 5/10/2021

Game: Eibar vs Betis

Date: Thursday, May 13, 2021

Location: Ipurúa Municipal Stadium in Eibar, Spain

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Eibar (+166) Betis (+163)

Sergio Canales and Real Betis (14-9-11, 7th in La Liga) are headed to Ipurúa Municipal Stadium on Thursday where they'll meet Eibar (6-11-18, 20th in La Liga). The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Marko Dmitrovic for Eibar and Claudio Bravo for Real Betis. Eibar are priced +166 while the Green and Whites are at +163. The O/U is set at 2.25.

Eibar faced Alaves in their last match and took home the win by a score of 3-0. Eibar attempted 16 dribbles in this contest and were successful in 7 of those attempts for a rate of 43.8%. In regard to passing, they finished this match with a 61.4% rate by connecting on 215 of the 350 pass attempts in their last game. Regarding shot accuracy, Eibar finished the game at a 25.0% clip by hitting 4 shots on target of 16 total shots. Eibar averages 0.77 goals per 90 min (27 total goals) and have accounted for 18 assists in all contests for this campaign.

Kike is a guy who can be a difference maker for Eibar. He has totaled 21 assists while tallying 33 yellow cards during his pro soccer career. Kike has been a starter in 226 games so far in his career while scoring 0.36 goals per 90 minutes. The forward representing Spain has 80 goals in 19,896 minutes played. Another guy who could decide the outcome is Esteban Burgos, the defender representing Argentina. Burgos has been on the pitch for 10,259 mins in 113 career starting assignments and has earned himself 42 yellow card cautions. He has helped a teammate on a goal 2 times during his pro soccer career while he has scored 12 goals. He is averaging 0.11 goals per 90 so far in his career.

The guy protecting the net for Eibar will be Marko Dmitrovic. Dmitrovic has seen the pitch for a total of 20,050 mins and has tallied 512 stops during his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.3 (278 total goals given up) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 66.4%. The keeper born in Serbia has seen 773 shots tried against him in 223 career starting assignments. Dmitrovic (70-55-97 mark during his career) has totaled 66 shutouts, which leaves him with a 29.6% shutout rate.

For their last game, Betis finished locked up with a final of 1-1 against Valladolid. Betis finished with a 61.5% successful dribble percentage by completing 8 out of the 13 dribbles they attempted. They finished the match by converting 430 of the 493 passing attempts earning a rate of 87.2%. Betis converted 3 shots tried out of 11 shots tried which gave them a 27.3% clip in their last game. Having earned a total of 43 goals and 32 assists in all their matches, Betis sports an average of 1.26 goals and 0.94 assists per 90.

Sergio Canales will need to be on top of his game for Betis. He is averaging 0.18 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 216 contests so far in his career. The forward representing Spain has played 19,527 minutes while scoring 40 goals. He has totaled 36 yellow cards during his career and has helped on a goal 37 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Borja Iglesias, the forward born in Spain. Iglesias has been handed a total of 17 yellow cards in 9,531 professional minutes played (106 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average thus far in his career is 0.46. He has 49 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 11 different times.

Claudio Bravo will be residing in front of the net for Betis. Bravo has accumulated 122 clean sheets while defending 1,421 shots attempted against him in 30,794 career minutes. He holds a save % of 72.9 and his shutout rate is currently at 35.7%. He has allowed 1.13 goals per 90 mins while holding a mark of 169-78-94. Thus far in his career, Bravo has allowed 388 goals and has tallied 1,036 saves in 342 starts.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Betis (+163)

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