On the 26th of August, in this week 3 match, Real Betis will host Osasuna in a clash of these two evenly matched La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 3rd placed Real Betis is fresh off their 2-1 win against Mallorca. Borja Iglesias scored the first goal for Real Betis in the 9th minute on a penalty kick, then Vedat Muriqi tied it up for Mallorca in the 56th minute on a feed from Lee Kang-In. Real Betis is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Osasuna recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Cádiz. Chimy Ávila scored the first goal for Osasuna in the 37th minute on a penalty, then Kike added another in the 78th minute on a penalty In the end, Cádiz was frustrated by Osasuna’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Osasuna ended the match with the shutout victory. Osasuna is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Real Betis won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Pablo Ibanez Lumbreras and Chimy Ávila have been the hottest scorers for Osasuna in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. In the last 5 matches, both Juanmi and Borja Iglesias are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Real Betis and look to continue their dominance.
Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti’s Real Betis squad will be without Canales and Víctor Ruíz, while Rubén García is unavailable to play for Jagoba Arrasate Elustondo’s team.