Sevilla winger Vitolo. (Photo : Getty Images)
Reeling squad Real Betis (6-10-6, 24 points) is scheduled to meet title contenders Sevilla FC (15-4-4, 49 points) in a 2016-2017 La Liga season match on Saturday, Feb. 25 at their home field of Benito Villamarín Stadium.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 10:15 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Real Betis has been reeling right now with a five-game winless slide which includes two losses and three draws. The team slid to the 14th place in the overall standings, eight points above the bottom three relegation zone and a long 15 points below the final Europa League qualifying berth currently held by Villarreal.
Los Verdiblancos is coming off an embarrassing 1-4 defeat at the hands of bottom three team Granada on the road at the Los Cármenes Stadium last Friday, as per Yahoo Sports.
Granada netted three first half goals, courtesy of Mehdi Carcela-González, Adrian Ramos, and Andreas Pereira in the 18th, 28th, and 33rd minutes respectively, to take a 3-0 lead at the break. Ramos scored his second goal in the 64th to extend the hosts' lead to 4-0.
Two minutes later, Pereira and Betis midfielder Matias Nahuel were booked with a red card each for violent conduct, making it a 10-on-10 match from then on.
Brazilian midfielder Petros then netted a consolation goal for head coach Victor Sanchez's squad in the 75th minute for Betis to avoid a shutout loss.
Meanwhile, Sevilla won for the second straight time after blanking middling team Eibar, 2-0, at their home ground of Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium last Saturday, Daily Mail Online reported.
Pablo Sarabia broke the game's deadlock in the 30th minute while Vitolo netted the team's second goal in injury time as head coach Jorge Sampaoli's side gained their 15th win of the season.
The Sevillistas remained at third place in the standings, two points behind the second-running team and defending champions FC Barcelona and three points below league leaders Real Madrid.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 3-0 romp by Sevilla.
Real Betis starting lineup (5-3-2 formation): Adan; Piccinini, Mandi, Donk, Tosca, Durmisi; Pardo, dos Santos, Martin; Castro, Alegria
Sevilla starting lineup (5-3-2 formation): Rico; Sarabia, Mercado, Rami, Lenglet, Escudero; Nasri, N'Zonzi, Vazquez; Ben Yedder, Jovetic
