Fifth and sixth place are occupied by the two teams before this round, with Athletic being fifth due to a better goal difference. The hosts have won their last three matches at home from all tournaments and generally rarely lose at home. This season it happened once after a 0:1 loss to Atletico Madrid. Before that, more than a year ago Athletic had not lost at home and Real Madrid had inflicted their last defeat here. So now it is clear that Betis is in for a tough visit.
Betis surprised Atletico Madrid in the last round and won 1-0 at home against them. They also surprised Osasuna before that as an away team with 2-1. However, this remains the only away win for Betis this season in the championship, as well as the only one with over 2.5 goals. Another interesting fact is that Betis has lost 10 of their last 11 away matches against Athletic Bilbao.
Prediction: Athletic Bilbao to win, under 2.5 goalsAt home, Athletic rarely allows losses, while Betis is not convincing away, although they won their first away victory in their last visit in La Liga. However, I would definitely choose Athletic as the winner here, if there is one, and the match may not be very high-scoring, judging mainly by Betis' matches so far.
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