In this week 27 match on Mar 6th, Real Betis and Atlético Madrid will play a match in Sevilla in a meeting of these two evenly matched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. 3rd placed Real Betis is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Sevilla. Ivan Rakitić struck first for Sevilla in the 24th minute from the penalty spot, then Munir added another in the 41st minute on a feed from Bono. Real Betis is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Atlético Madrid is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Celta de Vigo. Renan Lodi scored the first goal for Atlético Madrid in the 36th minute, then Renan Lodi added another in the 60th minute on a feed from Geoffrey Kondogbia In the end, Celta de Vigo was frustrated by Atlético Madrid’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Atlético Madrid ended the match with the shutout victory. Atlético Madrid is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio Wanda Metropolitano, Atlético Madrid won by a score of 3 to 0. Yannick Carrasco struck first for Atlético Madrid in the 26th minute on a feed from Ángel Correa, then Germán Pezzella added another on an own goal in the 63rd minute In the end, Real Betis couldn’t muster any offence and Atlético Madrid ran away with the shutout win.
Atlético Madrid’s top weapon lately has been Ángel Correa, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches. Both Nabil Fekir and Willian José have been the hottest scorers for Real Betis in the last five each having scored 2 goals each
Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti’s Real Betis squad will be without Diego Lainez, Juanmi, Juan Miranda, Guido Rodríguez, Francis and Rodrigo Sanchez Rodriguez, while Diego Pablo Simeone’s Atlético Madrid squad will be without Daniel Wass and Koke.