Barcelona vs Real Betis: After Barça’s Unbeaten Record Stopped

– Barcelona is trying to get back to winning ways when they host Real Betis in the La Liga follow-up match at Camp Nou, Sunday (30/4/2023) at 02.00 WIB. Barca must be wary of their recent performance.

surprisingly, Blaugrana defeated 2-1 against Rayo Vallecano in the midweek match. Luckily the defeat did not affect Barca’s position at the top of the standings. Because Real Madrid also lost to Girona so they are still at odds with 11 points.

But that doesn’t mean things are fine. Indeed, the title of champion is in sight. But of course Xavi Hernandez must be aware of his team’s performance if he wants to win the title. Especially on the front line, which only scored 2 goals in its last 5 matches.

Moreover, the team they faced could not be taken lightly. Betis is not an easy opponent to beat thanks to a strong defense. Betis is the seventh least conceded team with a total of 33 conceded this season.

In addition to a formidable defense, Betis also has a goal-hungry striker, Borja Iglesias.
This 30-year-old striker is certainly the player Barcelona is most wary of. This season, Iglesias has scored 12 goals and is on the list of top scorers in La Liga.

Manuel Pellegrini’s team is also still in the hunt for the top 4. Currently Real Betis sits in fifth place with 49 points from 31 matches. They are six points adrift of Real Sociedad with seven games left to play this season.

Then what are the chances of the two teams? Barcelona have a good head to head record against Betis. The Catalan giants won four of the last five meetings. Besides that Barcelona scored at least two goals in the last 5 matches against Betis.

But what is clear, Barcelona’s long unbeaten streak in the league has ended amid Rayo Vallecano. This certainly makes the morale of the players drop a little. Will they be able to rise? Or vice versa, Real Betis makes Los Cules suffer even more!

Predicted line-up

Barcelona: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Jules Kounde, Ronald Araujo, Marcos Alonso, Alejandro Balde, Sergio Busquets, Frenkie De Jong, Pedri, Gavi, Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski

Real Betis: Rui Silva, Abner, Edgar Gonzalez, Luiz Felipe, Juan Miranda, William Carvalho, Andres Guardado, Sergio Canales, Ayoze Perez, Juanmi, Borja Iglesias