Betis vs Atletico Madrid Prediction, 8/20/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 8/15/2023

Game: Betis vs Atletico Madrid

Date: Sunday, August 20, 2023

Location: Estadio Benito Villamarín in Seville, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Betis (+275) Atletico Madrid (+104)

Betis (16-8-12 last year) will try to beat Atletico Madrid (22-7-7 last season) at Estadio Benito Villamarín on Sunday. Atletico Madrid are priced at +104 while Real Betis are priced +275. The over/under comes in at 2.5. The expected starting goalies are Rui Silva Betis and Jan Oblak Atletico Madrid.

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The Green and Whites had a ranking of 7th concerning expected goals having 48.6, and their xGA were 47.8. Betis surrendered 39 goals while relinquishing 1.08 goals per 90, and opposing clubs earned 140 SoT on them. This team's differential on goals was at 4 with the help of 43 goals put in the net and 39 goals surrendered. They had 13 clean sheets, which put them at a percentage of 36.1 last season. Betis recorded 102 SVs and they also earned a SV% of 74.3 in the previous season. Betis were sitting with 78 yellow card warnings last season and 15 red cards. For the prior season, this squad finished with an average of 1.56 pts per fixture (56 pts) and also ranked 16th in soccer with 23 assists.

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Atletico Madrid had 66 goals and the squad's goals expected last year was 59.8. The club's goals against per 90 minutes was sitting at 0.83 in addition to 86 saves, and they recorded 13 shut outs. Last year, Madrid had a save percentage of 77.6 (116 SoT against), and they also were ranked 3rd in La Liga with 73 pts. Atletico Madrid ranked 3rd concerning goals relinquished having 30, and the team's goal differential was at 36. Atletico Madrid held a shut out rate of 36.1 over the course of last year in addition to 88 yellow card warnings. The Red and Whites held an average of 2.0 points per match while totaling 47 assists and 7 red cards.

The guy who will defend the goal for Betis is Rui Silva. Silva (84-44-78 mark in his career) has earned 66 shutouts, which gives him a 32.0% clean sheet rate. The goalkeeper born in Portugal has had 697 shots attempted against him in 206 starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.26 (263 total goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of 68.4. Silva has been on the field for a total of 18,729 mins and is sitting with 458 saves so far in his career.

Jan Oblak is expected to look after the net for Atletico Madrid. He has conceded 0.80 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a mark of 203-82-68. Oblak has totaled 167 clean sheets and has defended 1,113 shots against him in 31,739 mins throughout his career. So far in his pro soccer career, Oblak has allowed 283 goals and has racked up 840 stops in 354 starts. He has a save % of 76.5 and his clean sheet rate is 47.2%.

Borja Iglesias is a player who can make a difference on the pitch for Betis. Iglesias has had a starting assignment in 158 matchups in his career and scores 0.51 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from Spain has totaled 78 goals scored in 13,839 minutes played. He has 14 assists while earning 24 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career.

Atletico Madrid features an attacker in Antoine Griezmann, who defenders will be preparing for in this game. He has totaled 67 yellow card warnings during his soccer career and has assisted on a goal 76 times. The forward representing France has been on the pitch for 37,769 minutes while scoring 180 goals. He currently averages 0.43 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 441 matches during his pro soccer career.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Betis (+275)

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