LiontipsBetis vs Barcelona. Prediction and Betting Tips for Supercopa Espana
Command Analysis
Current holder of Copa del Rey, Real Betis will play against the 13-time holder of the competition, Barcelona, in a second semi-final of Spanish Super Cup. Teams will face each other at King Fahd International Stadium. Last weekend, Betis secured a victory in La Liga, beating Rayo Vallecano (2:1).
After 16 La Liga games Beticos have eight victories and four draws, delivering 28 points and a 4th position in the standings. Team achieved that result, scoring just 19 goals.
Manuel Pellegrini has high hopes about Supercopa, claiming that «Betis are going to beat Barcelona in Arabia». Team surely has the ability to beat Barcelona in Super Cup, because teams are evenly successful in cup competitions.
Akouokou, Camarasa, Cruz and Sabaly will miss the upcoming game.
Last week, Barcelona surprised their fans with a sub-par performance in Copa del Rey, beating a modest Intercity side only in extra-time (4:3 a.e.t.). Before that, team also dropped points in a game against Espanyol (1:1). However, a hard-fought victory over Atletico (1:0) in the most recent match lifted Catalan side to a top position - 13 victories and two draws delivered 41 points.
Team is simply brilliant on defense throughout the current season, allowing just six goals so far. Xavi is happy with the return of Robert Lewandowski, who missed the game against Atletico through suspension. Barca didn't lose a single game with Lewandowski scoring, so Catalan side will need his finishing in order to improve their performance - they suffered five of seven latest Super Cup matches.
Roberto, Kessie and Araujo might miss the upcoming game.
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 1:2
Nominal visitors have won 3 of 4 latest head-to-head matches
СтавкаCorners: total under 9,5
This bet played in 3 of 5 latest matches of the nominal hosts
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In 3 of 4 latest head-to-head matches goals were scored in both halves
СтавкаPenalty: no
In 3 of 5 latest matches of Barcelona no penalties were given
Tip and bets
Betis are unlikely to put up a serious competition to one of the best La Liga teams. It is more of a commercial game, but Barca earned no trophies in the previous season, so they are desperate to get at least something this time. We are expecting a full dominance from the visitors.
Our prediction - Asian handicap (-1) on Barcelona
Betis will probably just park the bus and hope for the best, but Seville side is unlikely to withstand against Xavi's men, who have some world class players in the line-up.
Our second bet is on Barcelona to win by one goal
