Betis vs Villarreal: prediction for the La Liga fixture

Betis put up a strong performance in Copa del Rey, they eliminated Sevilla (2:1) from the competition, after that they recorded an away victory over Real Sociedad (4:0). Team also put up a decent performance in the Europa League, but lost a top spot to Bayer. 

After 22 rounds of La Liga The White-Greens have 12 victories and four draws, which brought 40 points and a 3rd spot, behind their local rivals, Sevilla. In two most recent matches team recorded victories over Alaves (4:0) and Espanyol (4:1). 

Bravo, Montoya and Akouokou won't feature in the match. 

In the last round of the Champions League group stage Villarreal edged a victory over Atalanta and earned a play-off spot. Team had a disappointing Spanish Cup campaign, which ended with a third round defeat for the Yellow Submarine, team was eliminated by a modest Gijon side. 

After 22 rounds of La Liga Valencians have eight victories and eight draws, which brought 32 points and a 7th spot in the standings. After a defeat to Elche (0:1) visitors recorded an away victory over Mallorca (3:0). 

Paco, Foyth, Coquelin, Pena, Aurier, Mandi and Diawon't feature in the match.