On Dec 19th, Real Betis and Athletic Club will play a match in Bilbao in a meeting of these two mismatched La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Athletic Club sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Sevilla. Thomas Delaney scored the first goal for Sevilla in the 38th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Athletic Club was frustrated by Sevilla’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sevilla ended the match with the shutout victory. Athletic Club is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while real Betis is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Real Sociedad. Álex Moreno struck first for Real Betis in the 14th minute, then Juanmi added another in the 57th minute on a feed from Álex Moreno In the end, Real Sociedad couldn’t muster any offence and Real Betis ran away with the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Real Betis should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Athletic Club and Real Betis last played eachother at the Estadio Benito Villamarín on Feb 4th. Athletic Club won by a score of 1 to 1. Juanmi scored the first goal for Real Betis in the 84th minute, then Raúl García tied it up for Athletic Club in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Íñigo Martínez .
Real Betis is fortunate enough to have Juanmi in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored five goals. Athletic Club is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Luis Maximiano and Raúl García each only have 1 goal in their last five.