Week 19 brings us a match on Jan 2nd where Real Betis plays host to Celta de Vigo in a clash of these two extremely mismatched La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 3rd placed Real Betis, recorded a 2-3 loss against Athletic Club. Williams scored the first goal for Athletic Club in the 2nd minute, but Juanmi got the equalizer for Real Betis in the 6th minute , but luckily for Athletic Club it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Real Betis should be reasonably happy with their performance, while celta de Vigo is fresh off their 3-1 win against Espanyol. Santi Mina struck first for Celta de Vigo in the 3rd minute, then Iago Aspas added another in the 47th minute on a feed from Denis Suárez. Celta de Vigo is looking for direction having earned 13 points 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.
Celta de Vigo’s most prolific scorer has been Santi Mina. The Spanish attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Real Betis’s most prolific scorer has been Juanmi. He has netted three goals over the last five matches
Andrés Guardado, Guido Rodríguez, Francis and Paul Edgar Akouokou are unavailable to play for Real Betis, while Okay Yokuşlu and Kevin Vázquez are unavailable to play for Eduardo Germán Coudet’s team.