Spain La Liga Santander - Real Betis vs Valencia - Preview and Free Picks



Real Betis welcomes Red Hot Valencia for a battle of European hopefuls with a bunch of goals expected.

                                        Spain   La Liga Santander

                                       15825 Real Betis - 15826 Valencia

                                        Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville

                                              10-14-2017 - 2:45  pm ET

Sunday play will resume in Spain, as Match Day 2 of Round 8 will attempt to replicate the excitement that was provided by Saturday's slate of games that saw the likes of Athletic Bilbao, Sevilla, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona all take to the pitch in highly entertaining games.

The Sunday prime time game in La Liga Santander will feature new look Real Betis that have seen a resurgence in play under new head man Quique Setien who has brought his attacking style of play from Las Palmas that provided him with steady success over the past few years, the Beticos welcome red hot Valencia who have also transitioned into a new regime with great success, going undefeated to start the season and looking to continue their winning ways when they travel west for their early season clash of European hopefuls.

Real Betis enter Sunday's match up with a overall record of 4-1-2, good for 13 points and 6th in the La Liga table.

Betis also possess a perfect home record of 3-0-0, to go along with a remarkable +6 goal differential.

Setien has incorporated an attacking  4-3-3 formation that has been highly entertaining, with multiple attacking options at all times Forward's Antonio Sanabria and Sergio León have mostly benefited netting 8 combined goals, along with Betis legend Joaquin netting 3 of his own.

Real Betis have punished their competition at the Estadio Benito Villamarín, averaging an astounding 2.7 goals per match in their last 3 home league games.

The Betis defense has also been impressive, holding their opponents to an average of 0.7 goals per match in their last 3 league home games.

Valencia have also been a part of a restructuring program, Los Che brought in former Villareal manager Marcelino to turn around the teams fortunes. The early returns have been even more successful than most could have anticipated, recording a record of 4-3-0, good for 5th in the league table with 15 points.

Marcelino has also brought a more attacking, free flowing style of play with his 4-4-2 formation that features Italian striker Zaza and his Brazilian counter part Rodrigo tallying a total of 10 goals to start the season.

Valencia have been an offensive machine on the road, averaging 2 goals per match in their last 3 road games.

The Valencia defense has been an issue, conceding 1.67 goals per match in their last 3 road games.

 

                                                             Prediction:

This match up has all the makings of a goal extravaganza, with each team revising their style of play the results have been exceptional which has lead to each team scoring an average of 2 goals per game through their first 7 matches, and exceeding 2.5 total goals in 5 of their last 6 combined games.

Both squads should have the ability to get several shots on goal, and with the attacking quality that is assembled on each sides front lines, I anticipate multiple goals being converted from the final third in this match up of 5th and 6th place teams looking to keep pace with the perennial powers of La Liga.

                                                                 Plays:

                                      Over 1 -135 / 1.74 - Total 1st Half Goal

                                  Over 2.75 -125 / 1.8 - Total Full Game Goals

                             Real Betis - Team Total Over 1.5 +105 / 2.05 Goals

                              Valencia - Team Total Over 1.5 +110 / 2.10 Goals

                                                     

                                                       Best Of To Luck All

                                                         

                                                         


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