Real Madrid vs Betis Prediction, 9/4/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 8/30/2022

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Game: Real Madrid vs Betis

Date: Sunday, September 4, 2022

Location: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Real Madrid (-225) Betis (+500)

The Green and Whites (3-0-0) are hitting the road to Estadio Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday where they will play the Meringues (3-0-0). The Meringues open at -225 while Real Betis are priced +500. The over/under has been set at 2.75. The starting goaltenders will be Thibaut Courtois Real Madrid and Rui Silva Betis.

Real Madrid compiled 9 SVs and also held a save rate of 81.8 for the prior year. Their differential on goals was at 6 by means of 9 goals put in the net and also 3 goals given up. Last campaign, this club averaged 3.00 points per match (9 points) and they also were 2nd in La Liga with 6 assists. The Meringues were ranked 1st when it comes to xG with 5.8, and their expected goals against sat at 1.9. Real Madrid had a total of 3 yellow card warnings over the course of last year. Real Madrid allowed 3 goals while giving up 1.00 goals per 90 min, and the opposition compiled 11 SoT against them. They didn't earn a clean sheet in the previous season.

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Betis accounted for 6 goals and their xG in the previous season was at 5.6. The team's goals against per 90 was at 0.33 in addition to 10 saves, and they accounted for 2 shut outs. Last year, Real Betis had a save rate of 90.9 (11 SoTA), and they also sat at 1st in the league with 9 points. Betis had a rank of 3rd concerning goals given up with 1, and the squad's goal differential was 5. Betis recorded a clean sheet percentage of 66.7 in the prior season and also 11 yellow cards. The Green and Whites put together an average of 3.0 points per contest while accounting for 3 assists and 1 red card.

The man defending the goal for Real Madrid is Thibaut Courtois. Courtois has seen the field for 34,014 minutes and has earned 878 stops so far in his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 0.91 (343 total goals surrendered) and he has earned a save percentage of .729. The keeper from Belgium has faced 1,205 shots attempted against him in 380 career starts. Courtois (230-80-67 mark in his career) has totaled 165 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 43.4% shutout percentage.

Rui Silva will be looking after the net for Betis. Silva has totaled 51 clean sheets while seeing 509 shots against him in 14,605 career minutes. He is the owner of a save % of .654 and his clean sheet rate sits at 31.7%. He has allowed 1.29 goals per 90 minutes and he has a record of 63-36-62. In his career, Silva has conceded 210 goals while tallying 333 saves in 161 starts.

Karim Benzema is one member of the squad who can help decide the match for Real Madrid. Benzema has been a starter in 404 contests so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 0.62 G/90. The forward representing France has recorded 238 goals scored in 34,634 mins played. He has accounted for 105 assists while accumulating 11 yellow card warnings so far in his career.

Betis features a difference maker in Borja Iglesias, who should keep defenses up at night. He has accounted for 17 yellow card warnings so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 11 times. The forward from Spain has totaled 10,086 professional minutes while scoring 57 goals. He is averaging 0.51 G/90 and has been a starter in 113 outings thus far in his career.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Real Madrid (-225)

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