Betis vs Real Madrid Prediction, 3/5/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 2/28/2023

Game: Betis vs Real Madrid

Date: Sunday, March 5, 2023

Location: Estadio Benito Villamarín in Seville, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Betis (+330) Real Madrid (-125)

The Meringues (16-4-3) are headed to Estadio Benito Villamarín on Sunday where they will try to beat the Green and Whites (12-4-7). Real Betis opens at +330 while Real Madrid are priced -125. The total is set at 2.5. The expected starting goaltenders are Rui Silva Betis and Thibaut Courtois Real Madrid.

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Betis compiled 60 saves and they earned a SV percentage of 72.9 over the course of last season. The team's goal differential sat at 7 as a result of 32 goals put in the net and also 25 goals allowed. For the previous campaign, this squad averaged 1.74 pts per fixture (40 pts) and also ranked 14th in La Liga with 15 assists. The Green and Whites were 3rd in the category of goals expected having 35.5, and the squad's xGA were 29.0. Betis compiled 52 yellow card warnings during the previous year in addition to 10 red cards. Betis surrendered 25 goals while allowing 1.09 goals per 90, and the opposition amassed 85 SoT on them. They tallied 8 clean sheets, which put them at a % of 34.8 in the prior season.

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Last season, the Meringues had a save % of 80.6 (72 SoT against), and also were ranked 2nd in the league with 52 pts. The Meringues averaged 2.3 points per fixture while earning 33 assists and 1 red card. Real Madrid tallied 47 goals and the squad's xG over the course of the prior season was sitting at 48.6. Real Madrid compiled a shut out percentage of 34.8 in the prior season and 42 yellow cards. Their goals against/90 min sat at 0.78 with 55 saves, and they earned 8 clean sheets. Real Madrid sat at 2nd in goals relinquished with 18, and the squad's goal differential was at 29.

The guy defending the goal for Betis will be Rui Silva. Silva (70-38-68 mark during his soccer career) has 56 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 31.8% clean sheet rate. The goalkeeper born in Portugal has had 568 shots tried against him in 176 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.28 (229 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .657. Silva has defended the goal a total of 15,955 minutes and has 373 saves in his career.

Thibaut Courtois will be residing in front of the goal for Real Madrid. He has surrendered 0.91 goals per 90 minutes while earning a record of 239-83-69. Courtois has accumulated 170 clean sheets while seeing 1,253 shots tried against him in 35,274 mins in his career. During his career, Courtois has allowed 355 goals and has accounted for 913 saves in 394 starts. He has a save % of .729 and his shutout rate is 43.1%.

Borja Iglesias is one guy who has a chance to score for Betis. He has totaled 14 assists while tallying 17 yellow cards during his career. The forward hailing from Spain has totaled 63 goals scored in 11,381 professional minutes played. Iglesias has been a starter in 129 games so far in his career and he scores 0.50 goals per 90 minutes.

Real Madrid has an attacker in Marco Asensio, who can cause havoc on the pitch. He is averaging 0.20 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 158 games in his pro soccer career. The forward from Spain has been on the field for 14,513 mins while scoring 33 goals. He has tallied 18 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted on a goal 35 times.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Real Madrid (-125)

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