Elche vs Betis Prediction, 4/4/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/31/2021

Game: Elche vs Betis

Date: Sunday, April 4, 2021

Location: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in Alicante, Spain

TV: beIN Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Elche (+317) Betis (-112)

Cristian Tello and Real Betis (14-3-11, 6th in La Liga) travel to Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero on Sunday where they'll take on Elche (5-10-13, 17th in La Liga). The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Edgar Badia for Elche and Joel Robles for Real Betis. Elche are priced +317 while the Green and Whites are at -112. The total is set at 2.5.

Elche took the field against Getafe in their most recent game and wrapped it up with a draw by a score of 1-1. In the passing game, they ended with a 67.3% received passes percentage by connecting on 208 of the 309 passing attempts in their last game. Elche tried 16 dribbles in this game and successfully completed 9 of those tries for a percentage of 56.3%. In relation to shooting accuracy, Elche walked away from the pitch at a 33.3% rate by landing 2 SoT out of 6 total shots. Elche sports an average of 0.89 goals per 90 (25 goals in total) and have tallied 18 assists in all contests for the season.

Josan Fernandez is a player who should impact this matchup for Elche. He has totaled 12 assists while earning 6 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career. Josan has started 72 games so far in his pro soccer career and he has earned 0.12 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder from Spain has totaled 8 goals scored in 5,894 professional minutes. Someone else who should impact this match is Pere Milla, the forward who represents Spain. Milla has played 7,296 mins during 81 starts and has been handed 17 yellow cards. He has helped a teammate on a goal 8 times during his career while he has scored 16 goals. He is averaging 0.20 goals per 90 minutes thus far in his career.

The guy defending the goal for Elche is Edgar Badia. Badia has seen the field for 16,740 minutes and has earned 477 stops during his soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.1 (203 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 77.2%. The goalkeeper hailing from Spain has had 627 shots tried at him in 186 starting assignments. Badia (55-64-67 mark during his soccer career) has accumulated 59 clean sheets, which has earned him a 31.7% clean sheet percentage.

In their last game, Betis earned three points by winning 2-0 against Levante. Betis finished with a 82.4% successful dribble rate by completing 14 out of the 17 dribbles they pursued. They wrapped up this outing by converting 474 out of their 513 passing attempts for a percentage of 92.4%. Betis had 6 shots attempted out of the team's 15 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 40.0% clip in their last outing. With a total of 38 goals and 28 assists in all competitions, Betis has an average of 1.36 goals and 1.00 assist per 90 min.

Cristian Tello will be someone to watch for Betis. He has an average of 0.30 goals per 90 and has had a starting assignment in 137 outings during his soccer career. The forward hailing from Spain has totaled 14,157 mins while scoring 47 goals. He has totaled 12 yellow card cautions so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 39 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Sergio Canales, the forward representing Spain. He has scored 39 goals during his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 37 different times. Canales has earned himself 36 yellow card warnings in 18,991 professional minutes played (210 career starts). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.18.

Joel Robles will look after the net for Betis. Robles has 32 shutouts and defended 491 shots tried against him in 10,754 mins throughout his career. He holds a save percentage of 68.2 and his shutout rate is 27.1%. He has given up 1.46 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 46-28-47. So far in his career, Robles has surrendered 174 goals while earning 334 saves in 118 starting assignments.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Betis (-112)

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