In a mid week match in week 15, on Thursday Dec 29th, Real Betis will host Athletic Club at Estadio Benito Villamarín in a La Liga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. Real Betis is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Valencia. André Almeida struck first for Valencia in the 63rd minute, then Hugo Guillamon Sanmartin added another in the 81st minute on a penalty shot In the end, Real Betis was frustrated by Valencia’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Valencia ended the match with the shutout victory. Real Betis is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while athletic Club sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Sestao River. Raúl García struck first for Athletic Club in the 32nd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sestao River couldn’t manage to score, and Athletic Club took the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Athletic Club should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Feb 4th, Real Betis hosted Athletic Club in their last match together. Athletic Club won by a score of 1 to 1. Juanmi struck first for Real Betis in the 84th minute, then in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time, Íñigo Martínez sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Raúl García .
For Athletic Club, their top scorers are Gorka Guruzeta and Raúl García, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Aitor Ruibal has been the most effective weapon for Real Betis lately. The Spanish attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches
Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti’s squad will be without Joaquín, Edgar González and Juanmi, while Ernesto Valverde Tejedor’s Athletic Club squad will be without Dani García.