In a mid week match on Wed Feb 1st, in week 17, Real Betis will host Barcelona in a meeting 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 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Real Betis recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Getafe. Borja Iglesias struck first for Real Betis in the 86th minute on a penalty kick, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Getafe couldn’t manage to score, and Real Betis took the shutout win. Real Betis is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Barcelona is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Girona. Pedro Gonzalez Lopez struck first for Barcelona in the 61st minute on a feed from Jordi Alba, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Girona was frustrated by Barcelona’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Barcelona ended the match with the shutout victory. Barcelona looks to continue their winning ways, having won 8 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Barcelona is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Robert Lewandowski and Ousmane Dembélé each having 2 goals in their last 5. Both Nabil Fekir and Willian José have been the hottest scorers for Real Betis in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.