Betis at Espanyol 1/24/19 - Copa del Rey Picks & Predictions

By: Paul |

Last Updated: 08/08/2019 at 1:21 PM ET

Two of La Liga’s lesser known teams, Betis and Espanyol, will lock horns on Thursday in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey. Espanyol will be playing host in this first leg but the truth is that they have not been very good this season. Betis have been the better team throughout the whole season but both teams have been struggling in recent months.

Espanyol fought really hard in the previous round of the Copa del Rey where they were up against Villarreal. Their opponents scored two late goals to pull even in a 2-2 draw on the road, but Espanyol beat their opponents by 1-3 at home in the second leg and forced their way through. However, that was just their second win in their last eight matches in all competitions (2-5-1), having kept just a single clean sheet in that span. Espanyol have been really good at home so far, winning eight of their 11 matches in all competitions.
Betis finally managed to put an end to their five-match win-less streak last week when they beat Girona by 2-3 at home. Their opponents had temporarily overturned the lead in their favor but Betis eventually scored a late goal to grab all three points. They are now sitting 7th in the La Liga with 29 points, just two behind Getafe and the top-six spots that grant entrance to the European competitions next season. They have been quite competitive on the road so far in the season (5-4-5) but have won just once in their last five (1-2-2).

Betis recorded a nice win from behind in this venue when the two teams met for the La Liga in mid-December. But that was just their second win in this venue in the last decade (2-5-3). Espanyol get some nice boost at home and they know that they have to take whatever advantage they can.

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