Sevilla vs Betis Prediction, 5/21/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 5/15/2023

Game: Sevilla vs Betis

Date: Sunday, May 21, 2023

Location: Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán in Seville, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Sevilla (+116) Betis (+242)

Sevilla (13-8-13) will try to beat Betis (15-7-11) at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán on Sunday. Real Betis are priced at +242 and Sevilla are priced +116. The over/under has been set at 2.5. The expected starting goaltenders will be Bono Sevilla and Rui Silva Betis.

The Palanganas ranked 9th in the category of xG with 43.0, and their expected goals against were at 49.8. Sevilla allowed 49 goals while surrendering 1.44 goals per 90, and the opposition finished with 146 SoT against them. This team's goal differential was -5 with 44 goals tallied in addition to 49 goals given up. They compiled 8 shut outs, which had them sitting at a % of 23.5 last year. Sevilla tallied 99 SVs and they also held a save% of 67.8 over the course of the prior season. Sevilla were sitting with 111 yellow card warnings in the previous season in addition to 11 red cards. Over the course of the prior season, the club put together an average of 1.38 pts per match (47 points) and they also sat at 8th in La Liga with 29 assists.

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Betis accumulated 40 goals and the team's goals expected in the prior season was sitting at 45.9. The team's goals against/90 min was at 1.12 in addition to 94 saves, and they earned 12 shut outs. On the campaign, Real Betis had a save rate of 73.8 (130 shots on target against), and also sat at 6th in the league with 52 pts. Betis ranked 8th in relation to goals relinquished having 37, and their goal difference was 3. Betis compiled a clean sheet % of 36.4 in the prior season and 71 yellow cards. The Green and Whites put together an average of 1.6 points per contest while tallying 21 assists and 13 red cards.

The man protecting the net for Sevilla is Bono. Bounou has played for 18,854 minutes and has accumulated 627 stops in his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.17 (245 total goals surrendered) and his save % is .737. The goalkeeper hailing from Morocco has faced 851 shots tried against him in 211 career starting assignments. Bounou (92-55-64 mark in his career) has accumulated 72 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 34.1% shutout percentage.

Rui Silva will reside in front of the goal for Betis. During his career, Silva has conceded 241 goals and has accumulated 396 saves in 184 starting assignments. He has conceded 1.29 goals per 90 mins while earning a mark of 72-40-72. He holds a save % of .658 and his clean sheet rate sits at 31.5%. Silva has tallied 58 clean sheets while he has seen 602 shots tried against him in 16,675 minutes throughout his career.

Rafa Mir is one guy who has a chance to score for Sevilla. Mir has had a starting assignment in 76 outings in his pro soccer career and he scores 0.45 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from Spain has totaled 34 goals scored in 6,873 mins played. He has totaled 5 assists while tallying 11 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career.

Betis is being led by Borja Iglesias, who pesters opposing defenses. He has 18 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has helped on a goal 14 times. The forward from Spain has totaled 11,934 professional minutes while scoring 65 goals. He sports an average of 0.49 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 136 contests so far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Betis (+242)

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