In this week 23 match, on Sunday Feb 6th, Real Betis hosts Villarreal in a clash of these two closely matched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. 3rd placed Real Betis is fresh off their 4-1 win against Espanyol. Raúl de Tomás struck first for Espanyol in the 14th minute, but Borja Iglesias got the equalizer for Real Betis in the 31st minute But luckily in the 36th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Guido Rodríguez. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Real Betis should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 7th placed Villarreal, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Mallorca. Franco Russo scored the first goal for Villarreal on an own goal in the 12th minute, then Manu Trigueros added another in the 34th minute In the end, Mallorca was frustrated by Villarreal’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Villarreal ended the match with the shutout victory. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Villarreal should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Villarreal was victorious by a score of 2 to 0 in front of almost 17000 jubilant fans. Arnaut Danjuma struck first for Villarreal in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Francis Coquelin, then Arnaut Danjuma added another in the 69th minute on a feed from Moi Gómez In the end, Real Betis couldn’t muster any offence and Villarreal ran away with the shutout win.
For Villarreal, their top scorers are Gerard Moreno and Pau Torres, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Real Betis is fortunate enough to have Borja Iglesias in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 5 goals
Real Betis will be without Akouokou, while Villarreal will be without Juan Foyth, Arnaut Danjuma, Paco Alcácer and Rubén Peña.