Real Betis started this season with three consecutive La Liga wins before losing 2:1 to Real Madrid in the first leg. In addition, the team has a series of three victories in a row. The “white-greens” made a hat-trick in the league, beating Almeria, Valladolid and Elche. All this gives a chance to achieve the fourth victory in a row, but for this it is necessary to defeat the current champion. There is a serious loss, before the end of the season. Nabiel Fekir left the team, who has a knee injury. His departure marked their 3:2 win against Elche and his absence will be felt keenly against Madrid, which the Beticos have only beaten once in their last eight home matches. For 23 rounds the hosts have 12 victories and four peaceful outcomes, which corresponds to 40 points and the fifth position in the standings. Fekir, Canales and Cruz, who has a hip injury, cannot play.
Real Madrid’s 1:0 loss to Barcelona in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey in the middle of the week against Barcelona was another blow to their already slim hopes of a six-time record this season, as they fell behind their rivals by seven points in the league clubs in the last matchday.. The guests do not have a single series of three games without a win and in order to maintain this record, the “creamy” need to achieve maximum superiority in this duel. There are some troubling statistics that Los Blancos have alternated between wins by 0 and losses by one goal on the road, which Carlo Ancelotti should take note of. For 23 rounds, the whites have 16 victories and four peaceful outcomes, which correspond to 52 points and the second position in the standings. Alaba, Mendy and Modric, who have too many cards, will not enter the football field.
