Betis vs Villarreal Prediction, 12/13/2020 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 12/9/2020

Game: Betis vs Villarreal

Date: Sunday, December 13, 2020

Location: Estadio Benito Villamarín in Seville, Spain

TV: beIN Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Betis (+170) Villarreal (+128)

Samuel Chukwueze and Villarreal (5-6-1, 3rd in La Liga) go to Estadio Benito Villamarín on Sunday where they'll take on Real Betis (5-0-7, 8th in La Liga). The starting goaltenders will be Joel Robles for Real Betis and Sergio Asenjo for Villarreal. Real Betis are priced +170 while the Submarino Amarillos are at +128. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Betis faced off with Osasuna in their last game and notched a win by a score of 2-0. In regard to passing, they finished this match with a 75.2% received passes rate by converting 328 out of their 436 passing targets in their last game. Betis attempted 6 dribbles in this game and completed 1 of those dribbles for a percentage of 16.7%. Concerning shot accuracy, Betis finished at a 35.7% clip by hitting 5 shots on target of 14 total shots. Betis averages 1.17 g/90 (14 goals in total) and are sitting with 12 assists in all matches for the year.

Cristian Tello is a guy who should impact this matchup for Betis. Tello has started 136 matches thus far in his career and he accounts for 0.31 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing Spain has tallied 47 goals in 13,841 minutes played. He has totaled 37 assists while earning 12 yellow cards during his soccer career. Another guy who should impact this match is William Carvalho, the midfielder representing Angola. He has helped a teammate on a goal 16 times in his career and he has scored 15 total goals. Carvalho has played 18,913 minutes during 214 career starts and has been handed a total of 51 yellow card cautions. He is averaging 0.07 goals per 90 mins so far in his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Betis is Joel Robles. Robles has played for a total of 9,584 mins and is sitting with 305 stops so far in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.47 (157 total goals surrendered) and his save percentage is .685. The goalkeeper from Spain has had 448 shots tried at him in 105 starts. Robles (39-26-43 record during his soccer career) has tallied 28 clean sheets, which has earned him a 26.7% shutout rate.

For their last match, Villarreal were able to avoid a loss with a score of 0-0 against Elche. They wrapped up this outing by converting 499 of the 563 attempted passes earning a rate of 88.6%. Villarreal earned a 69.6% successful dribble rate by connecting on 16 out of the 23 dribbles they attempted. Villarreal landed 3 shots on target out of the team's 12 shots attempted which had them at a 25.0% clip in their last match. With a total of 15 goals and 7 assists in all their matches, Villarreal is averaging 1.25 goals and 0.58 assists per 90 minutes.

Samuel Chukwueze will need to provide a spark for Villarreal. He currently averages 0.19 goals per 90 and has started 45 matches during his soccer career. The forward hailing from Nigeria has totaled 4,303 minutes and has earned 9 goals. He has totaled 4 yellow card cautions thus far in his career and has helped on a goal 5 times. Be sure to watch out for Gerard Moreno, the forward representing Spain. He has earned 90 goals so far in his pro soccer career while helping on a goal 22 times. Moreno has been handed a total of 26 yellow card cautions in 19,087 mins (214 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.42.

Sergio Asenjo will reside in front of the goal for Villarreal. Asenjo has racked up 87 shutouts while defending 1,124 shots against him in 23,857 mins throughout his career. He sports a save percentage of .730 and his clean sheet rate sits at 32.6%. He has surrendered 1.19 goals per 90 mins and he has a record of 103-72-91. During his career, Asenjo has surrendered 316 goals and has totaled 826 stops in 267 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Betis (+170)

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