On Friday Jan 21st, in week 22, Real Betis will travel to Cornella de Llobregat to battle Espanyol in a La Liga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Espanyol sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Mallorca. Takefusa Kubo scored the first goal for Mallorca in the 32nd minute, then Abdón Prats added another in the 60th minute. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Espanyol should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 3rd placed Real Betis, recorded a 2-1 win against Sevilla. Alejandro Gómez struck first for Sevilla in the 35th minute, but Nabil Fekir got the equalizer for Real Betis in the 39th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 73rd minute on a goal by Canales to cap off a wild match. Real Betis is on a hot streak lately, with only 2 loss in their last 10 matches.
Real Betis and Espanyol last played eachother at the Estadio Benito Villamarín on the 19th of September. Real Betis and Espanyol battled to a 2-2 draw in front of just over 30000. Aleix Vidal struck first for Espanyol in the 16th minute on a feed from Raúl de Tomás, then Willian José tied it up for Real Betis in the 41st minute .
Nabil Fekir has been the most prolific scorer on Real Betis in his last five matches with 3 goals. Both Raúl de Tomás and Javi Puado have been the hottest scorers for Espanyol in the last five each having scored 2 goals each
Yangel Herrera, Vadillo, Darder, David López, Diego López, Fernando Calero and Adrià Pedrosa are unavailable to play for Vicente Moreno Peris’s team, while Real Betis will be without Joaquín, Willian José, Juan Miranda and Akouokou.