Espanyol vs Betis Prediction, 1/21/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 1/17/2023

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Game: Espanyol vs Betis

Date: Saturday, January 21, 2023

Location: RCDE Stadium in Barcelona, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Espanyol (+185) Betis (+160)

RCDE Stadium is where Betis (8-4-4) will play Espanyol (3-8-6) on Saturday. Real Betis are priced at +160 while Espanyol are priced +185. The betting total comes in at 2.75. The starting goalkeepers are Benjamin Lecomte Espanyol and Rui Silva Betis.

The Budgerigars were ranked 13th for goals expected with 18.9, and the squad's xGA were sitting at 21.3. Espanyol relinquished 26 goals while giving up 1.53 G/90, and opponents had 74 shots on target against them. Their differential on goals was sitting at -5 with the help of 21 goals scored and 26 goals allowed. They had a total of 2 clean sheets, which had them at a rate of 11.8 during the previous year. Espanyol accumulated 49 saves and had a save percentage of 64.9 During the previous year. Espanyol earned 41 yellow cards in the prior season and 5 red cards. For the prior year, the team averaged 1.00 points per match (17 points) and also were 13th in the league with 11 assists.

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Betis accounted for 19 goals and their expected goals for the prior year was sitting at 19.8. Their goals against per 90 min was sitting at 0.81 in addition to 46 saves, and they compiled 7 clean sheets. Last year, Real Betis had a save rate of 79.7 (59 SoTA), and also were ranked 5th in soccer with 28 pts. Betis sat at 7th in goals allowed with 13, and their goal differential sat at 6. Betis compiled a clean sheet percentage of 43.8 over the course of last year and also 36 yellow cards. The Green and Whites averaged 1.8 pts per match while totaling 10 assists and 8 red cards.

The man who will protect the net for Espanyol is Benjamin Lecomte. Lecomte (85-84-89 mark in his career) has tallied 69 shutouts, which gives him a 26.7% clean sheet rate. The goalkeeper born in France has faced 1,127 shots sent his way in 258 career starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.27 (329 total goals conceded) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .725. Lecomte has seen the field a total of 23,292 mins and has earned 817 saves thus far in his career.

Rui Silva will be looking after the net for Betis. He has surrendered 1.27 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a record of 68-38-66. Silva has racked up 55 clean sheets while defending 549 shots tried against him in 15,595 career mins. During his professional soccer career, Silva has given up 221 goals and has tallied 362 saves in 172 starts. He has earned a save percentage of .659 and his clean sheet rate is currently 32.0%.

Javi Puado is one member of the side you are going to want to keep your eye on for Espanyol. Puado has been a starter in 59 matchups thus far in his career and accounts for 0.32 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing Spain has 19 goals in 5,403 minutes played. He has totaled 13 assists while accumulating 7 yellow card cautions so far in his career.

Betis features a difference maker in Borja Iglesias, who has been known to frustrate defenses. The forward hailing from Spain has been on the pitch for 10,945 professional minutes and has scored 61 goals. He sports an average of 0.50 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 124 games thus far in his career. He has 17 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 13 times.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Espanyol (+185)

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