Betis – Eintracht Frankfurt : Preview & Prediction
Sevilla have not been at their best in recent days and have been chasing a win since February 20. Relegated to fifth in La Liga after a 1-3 home defeat to Atletico Madrid on Sunday, the Sevillian club had just lost the derby at Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan (2-1) and qualified for the King’s Cup final after beating Rayo Vallecano (2-1 and 1-1). The Betis defence has conceded 11 goals in its last 7 games and is showing signs of weakness. Eintracht Frankfurt, 10th in the Bundesliga, hit the ground running at the weekend with an easy 4-1 win at Hertha Berlin. The German club travels well and has always scored on its last trips to Fenerbahce (1-1), M’Gladbach (3-2), Augsburg (1-1), Stuttgart (3-2). The only time Frankfurt did not score in their last six away games was in Cologne (1-0) on 19 February despite numerous chances. Unbeaten in the Europa League (3 wins and 3 draws), Glasner’s team has been attractive away from Deutsche Bank Park where they won at Antwerp (1-0) and in Piraeus against Olympiakos (2-1) and then shared the points at Fenerbahce (1-1). With 10 goals scored in their 6 European matches, Eintracht Frankfurt are formidable offensively and they have the ability to score in Andalusia in the first leg of the Round of 16.
Betis’ defence has been on a tear in recent weeks, conceding 6 goals in their last 3 games.
The Andalusian club conceded 3 goals at home to Atletico Madrid (1-3) on Sunday.
Eintracht Frankfurt won easily 4-1 at Hertha Berlin.
The German club’s only head-to-head win in 2017 was a 3-0 victory in a friendly.
Frankfurt have scored at least one goal in nine of their last ten away games in official competition.
With Betis’ defence struggling at the moment (Bellerin, Miranda, Montoya and Moreno absent), German club Frankfurt should take advantage of Andalusian defensive lapses and score at least one goal in Benito Villamarin.
Betis – Eintracht Frankfurt : Betting Tips
Betis – Win Odds: 2.25
