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Valladolid vs Betis Prediction, 5/2/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/26/2021

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Game: Valladolid vs Betis

Date: Sunday, May 2, 2021

Location: Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla in Valladolid, Spain

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Valladolid (+206) Betis (+134)

Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla is the venue where Shon Weissman and Valladolid (5-14-13, 18th in La Liga) will play Real Betis (14-8-11, 6th in La Liga) on Sunday. The starting goalkeepers are Jordi Masip for Valladolid and Claudio Bravo for Real Betis. The line on this game has Valladolid coming in at +206 and the Green and Whites are at +134. The total has been set at 2.5.

Valladolid played Cadiz in their last matchup and wrapped it up with a draw by a score of 1-1. In the passing game, they earned a 80.1% rate by completing 350 out of their 437 pass targets in their last outing. Valladolid attempted 12 dribbles in this contest and completed 8 of the tries for a rate of 66.7%. In regard to shooting accuracy, Valladolid wrapped this game up at a 46.2% clip by putting 6 shots on target of 13 total shots. Valladolid has an average of 0.91 goals per 90 (29 total goals) and have tallied 16 assists in all competitions this season.

Shon Weissman is a player who can be a difference maker for Valladolid. Weissman has had a starting assignment in 49 games so far in his career while he scores 0.72 goals per 90 minutes. The forward born in Israel has 34 goals scored in 4,278 mins played. He has totaled 6 assists while accumulating 7 yellow card warnings in his career. Another player who could decide the outcome is Maranhao, the forward who represents Brazil. Maranhao has been on the field for 4,017 minutes in 44 starting assignments and has been given 5 yellow card cautions. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 3 times during his soccer career while scoring 15 goals. He currently averages 0.34 goals per 90 so far in his career.

The guy protecting the net for Valladolid is Jordi Masip. Masip (73-62-75 mark in his career) has 49 shutouts, which has earned him a 23.3% clean sheet rate. The goalkeeper born in Spain has had 837 shots tried against him in 210 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.3 (267 goals allowed) and he has a save % of 71.0%. Masip has defended the goal for 18,900 mins and has 584 saves so far in his career.

The last time they took the pitch, Betis went home with a draw by a final score of 0-0 against Real Madrid. Betis finished with a 62.5% successful dribble percentage by completing 5 of the 8 dribbles they attempted. They finished the contest by converting 410 out of their 483 passes they attempted for a rate of 84.9%. Betis converted 3 shots attempted out of their 7 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 42.9% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having earned a total of 42 goals and 31 assists for all their matches, Betis averages 1.27 goals and 0.94 assists per 90.

Sergio Canales will need to be on top of his game for Betis. He scores 0.19 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 215 matches in his pro soccer career. The forward from Spain has been on the field for 19,437 minutes and has scored 40 goals. He has 36 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 37 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Borja Iglesias, the forward who is from Spain. Iglesias has been handed 17 yellow cards in 9,448 minutes played (105 career starts). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.47. He has earned 49 goals in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 11 different times.

Claudio Bravo will be residing in front of the goal for Betis. Bravo has accumulated 122 shutouts while defending 1,419 shots tried against him in 30,704 mins throughout his career. He has a save % of 72.9 and his clean sheet rate sits at 35.8%. He has surrendered 1.13 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a record of 169-77-94. In his career, Bravo has conceded 387 goals while totaling 1,035 saves in 341 starting assignments.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Betis (+134)

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