Real Madrid at Betis 2/18/18 - La Liga Picks & Predictions

Real Madrid were not taken by surprise against Paris Saint Germain in the Champions League, and managed to take a strong advantage ahead of the second leg on the road. They will now have to return to domestic duties this Sunday, when they will be hosted by the ever-dangerous Betis.

Betis (10-10-3) were engaged in a really competitive match against Deportivo la Coruna last week, where they managed to win by a slim 1-0 on the road. That was their second consecutive win, and fourth in their last six (4-2-0). Betis are now sitting at the 9th spot of the La Liga with 33 points, a safe 15-point distance ahead of the relegation zone, and just four points behind the top-6 spots that grant entrance to the European competitions next season. They have been hit-or-miss so far at home (6-4-2), where they have won just two of their last eight matches in all competitions (2-4-2). Real Madrid (12-4-6) are coming off a really stron overturn win against the visiting Paris Saint Germain on Wednesday, when the two teams met in the round of 16 of the Champions League. They saw their opponents take an early lead, but Real Madrid managed to overturn the lead in their favor, and now have the upper hand regarding the qualification. Last week in the La Liga they destroyed Real Sociedad by a massive 2-5 at home, and are now undefeated in their last four (3-0-1). They are now sitting at the 4th spot of the La Liga with 42 points, one point behind Valencia and a whole ten points behind the 2nd Atletico Madrid. They have been really good on the road (5-1-4), where they have only lost to Girona.