Betis vs Barcelona Prediction, 5/7/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 5/4/2022

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Game: Betis vs Barcelona

Date: Saturday, May 7, 2022

Location: Estadio Benito Villamarín in Seville, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Betis (+133) Barcelona (-392)

Borja Iglesias and Real Betis (17-6-10, 5th in La Liga) host Barcelona (18-9-6, 2nd in La Liga) at Estadio Benito Villamarín on Saturday. The goalies expected to start will be Claudio Bravo for Real Betis and Marc-Andre ter Stegen for Barcelona. Real Betis are priced +133 while the Blaugrana are at -392. The over/under opens at 2.5.

Betis stepped onto the pitch against Getafe in their most recent match and got the draw with a final of 0-0. Betis tried 6 dribbles in this game and completed 3 of those dribbles for a rate of 50.0%. When discussing the passing game, they finished this match with a 95.0% passes received percentage by connecting on 529 of the 557 pass attempts last match.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, Betis ended this match at a 50.0% clip by landing 4 shots on target of 8 total shots. Betis is averaging 1.62 g/90 (55 total goals) and have 39 assists in all games for the season.

Borja Iglesias is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Betis. Iglesias has been given a starting assignment in 126 matchups during his pro soccer career and has 0.50 goals per 90 mins. The forward who is from Spain has totaled 62 goals in 11,222 mins. He has totaled 11 assists while earning 21 yellow cards in his career.

One more player who could decide who wins is Willian Jose, the forward born in Brazil. He has helped on a goal 26 times in his career and he has scored 80 goals. Jose has earned 17,055 mins during 196 starting assignments and has been given a total of 34 yellow cards. He currently averages 0.42 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Betis is Claudio Bravo. Bravo has seen the pitch for a total of 32,595 minutes and has accumulated 1,084 stops in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.1 (411 total goals surrendered) and he is the owner of a save % of 72.8%. The goalkeeper born in Chile has had 1,487 shots attempted against him in 362 starting assignments. Bravo (180-83-98 mark in his career) has recorded 129 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 35.6% clean sheet percentage.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Barcelona got the victory with a final of 2-1 against Mallorca. Barcelona ended the game with a 81.8% successful dribble percentage by completing 9 out of the 11 dribbles they tried. They finished the contest by completing 614 of the 648 attempted passes for a rate of 94.8%. Barcelona connected on 5 shots tried out of their 17 shots tried which had them sitting at a 29.4% clip when they last took the field. Having earned a total of 63 goals and 48 assists in all competitions, Barcelona has an average of 1.85 goals and 1.41 assists per 90 minutes.

Ousmane Dembele should provide a lift for Barcelona. He sports an average of 0.34 goals per 90 and has been given a starting assignment in 111 matches so far in his pro soccer career. The forward from France has accumulated 9,865 professional minutes and has scored 37 goals. He has earned 17 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted on a goal 41 times. Be sure to watch out for Frenkie De Jong, the midfielder born in the Netherlands. He has totaled 20 goals so far in his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 28 times. Jong has been given 18 yellow cards in 15,632 minutes played (178 starts). His G/90 average in his career is 0.12.

Marc-Andre Ter Stegen will reside in front of the goal for Barcelona. Stegen has totaled 122 clean sheets while defending 1,233 shots attempted against him in 28,878 mins in his career. He has a save percentage of 75.5 and his shutout rate is currently 38.0%. He has allowed 0.98 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a record of 196-70-55. In his pro soccer career, Stegen has surrendered 316 goals while totaling 932 saves in 321 starting assignments.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Barcelona (-392)

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