The Spanish sides have been on fire in the Champions League this season with all five matches ending in victories and Betis doing their part by edging Porto three goals to two at home. That win came at a huge cost though as the team left everything on the pitch and now face a tricky home tie against Feyenoord in a weeks time. With six points already in the bag from two games the clash against the Dutch side is massive for their playoff hopes so resting key men against Barcelona in the league makes plenty of sense. In Nigeria we dey see this kind of situation all the time where clubs sacrifice one game to protect their bigger targets.
Team Form
- Barcelona have won all ten games this season and scored a crazy forty three goals while keeping things tight at the back too.
- Only Athletic Bilbao managed to concede less than three against the Blaugrana so far showing how hard it is to stop them.
- Betis on the other hand are in their first Champions League run in twenty five years with two wins from two but look tired after the midweek heroics.
Tactical Analysis
- Betis will likely field a weakened side against Barcelona to save energy for Feyenoord and avoid any fresh injuries to their stars.
- Barcelona handled Galatasaray well in Turkey despite a tough first half and switched to cruise control in the final thirty minutes for a four one win.
- Hansi Flick side is a goal machine that no one has found a way to slow down with their attacking patterns looking unstoppable right now.
Looking at head to head records and current form it is clear Barcelona hold all the aces here especially with Betis set to rotate their squad heavily. The visitors have that extra quality in depth and can switch through the gears whenever they want while the home side might struggle to even hold a draw in their best shape. This La Liga clash could turn into a high scoring affair if Barcelona click early and start exploiting the spaces left by a tired Betis defense.
Betting Proposal
After checking all the angles and team news the smart play is to back the visitors to win by two goals or more on the road. Barcelona win with handicap 2 minus one point five at odds of two point zero two looks like the value bet for this one as the Catalan giants show no signs of slowing down anytime soon.
