La Liga preview and odds: Real Betis vs Granada

Published on: 05/03/2016

La Liga preview and odds: Real Betis vs Granada

March 06, 2016 12:00pm - Estadio Benito Villamarin

La Liga

Two of the leagues relegation-threatened sides will go head-to-head on Sunday morning as 13th-ranked Real Betis welcome 18th-ranked Granada to Estadio Benito Villamarin.

Betis unbeaten in five

A run of five games without defeat has lifted Real Betis close to the middle of the Spanish first division table. However, the club from Seville remain just five points clear of the drop zone.

They have lost just one of their last seven games at home, having won one and drawn the other five. They come into this game on the back of an impressive 3-0 win away to Espanyol.

Perfect start for new Granada boss

Since Jose Manuel Gonzalez replaced the popular Jose Ramon Sandoval as Granada boss three weeks ago, he has guided the club to two wins in two games. He will hoping to maintain his 100% win rate when his side makes the relatively short journey to Seville to face their Andalucian rivals on Sunday.

In their last game, Granada cruised to an impressive 2-0 win at home to relegation rivals Sporting de Gijon. Prior to that they overcame Deportivo by a single goal in Galicia.

Team news

The home side will be without Martin Montoya, Foued Kadir, Heiko Westermann and Cristiano Piccini.

Meanwhile, the visitors will have to make do without Javi Marquez.

Recent form (League)

Real Betis: WDDDW

Granada: WWLLL

Betting odds and tips

Both teams seem to be finding some form at the right time. However, Betis have only managed to win two games at home this season and might be heading for yet another draw on Sunday.

The Draw is available at 12/5 with Bet365.

By Neil Morris

Published on: 05/03/2016

Any odds displayed within this preview were correct at the time of publishing (05/03/2016 13:24:24) but are subject to change.