Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
All eyes will be on Estadio de la Ceramica when Villarreal and Real Betis go head to head in the La Liga round 23. The Yellow Submarine are enjoying a very successful season, but they need to keep on improving their game if they are to represent Spain in the Champions League next season. Villarreal have been sharing the spoils a lot with their rivals of late, but we believe that the time has come for the hosts to return to winning ways in La Liga.
Gerard Moreno, who scored a brace in the 2-2 draw with Elche, will be the man to keep an eye on in the home team, while Francis Coquelin, who was forced to leave the pitch after 25 minutes at the weekend, is unlikely to feature against Real Betis. Los Beticos, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 3-2 loss to Barca, and given their shaky defence, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the Yellow Submarine.
Highlighted Player (Ramiro Funes Mori):
Argentina isn’t known to produce great talents in defence but Ramiro Jose Funes Mori is an exception. The 25-year-old started his football career in the United States with FC Dallas. He won an MLS talent competition to get into their youth team but it was less than a year before he moved back to Argentina.
Mori joined River Plate as a youth player in 2008 and progressed to their senior team within three years. The young defender is nothing short of a club legend at River Plate having won six titles with the team. More than the titles and his performances, it was his performances in important games that is still vividly remembered.
His iconic goal against Boca Juniors is still part of the folklore. Mori joined English Premier League club Everton in 2015 and soon established himself as a regular there. Mori represented Argentina seven times and yet to score in national colors.
Highlighted Team (Betis):
Real Betis Balompie, better known as Real Betis, is a Spanish football club from the city Sevilla and is currently active in the Primera Division. The club hosts its home games in Estadio Benito Villamarin which holds a capacity of 57 000 spectators. The club colors of the club from Andalucia are green and white.
Real Betis is known for its rivalry with Sevilla CF. The Sevilla derby is one of the biggest in Spanish football.The most famous nickname of Real Betis is Verdiblanco’s which literally mean Greenandwhite.
The club from Sevilla had its biggest succes in 1935 where the club managed to win the Primera Division fort heir first and last time. In 1977 and 2005 Real Betis won the Copa del Rey. The biggest succes in Europe was in season 1977/1978 and 1997/1998 where the club got knocked out in the quarter final.
Famous players that ever wore the green white kit are: Denilson, Ricardo Oliveira, Finidi George, Gerrie Muhren and Ricardo.