Sevilla – Real Betis

In the Seville derby, the visitors will be closer to victory.

Before the last round, any visitor to the official website of the main Spanish football division could witness the number of news about the upcoming Seville derby. That is, not just on the eve of the derby, but a week in advance. Although the last matchday of the championship was not devoid of remarkable matches, such as Barcelona vs Athletic, this is all due to the fact that in Spain this derby is in the top 3 on the national arena alongside "El Clásico" and the Madrid derby. Moreover, it is based on hatred and opposing views, perhaps even more than the others. Firstly, at the beginning of the last century, there was only Sevilla, and when a conflict occurred at the club, Betis "splintered off" from it. Since then, the history of the relationship between the clubs has reached the point where they even lost matches to see their eternal opponents relegated from the country's top division. Currently, the matches between Sevilla and Betis are also characterized by a huge number of yellow and red cards in a fierce and uncompromising struggle. The fact that the visiting team last won this confrontation in 2021 speaks for itself. Betting companies have determined the visiting team as the favorite for the upcoming match, offering odds of 2.34 for their victory. Sevilla is not going through its best times. From the club that repeatedly won the second most prestigious European competition, only memories remain. After Unai Emery's departure ten years ago, the club has had seven different coaches. This has led to Sevilla finishing in the lower half of the league table for the last three seasons. In the current championship, the team is in eleventh place, having gained half as many points after thirteen rounds as the leading Real Madrid. Betis is in a much better position. Last year, they played in the UEFA Conference League final, where they lost to Chelsea. Now the "people's" Seville team is again in the European competition zone and, unlike their upcoming opponent, loses very rarely. Betis suffered their last defeat in the league a month ago, losing to the on-form Atlético Madrid. There are no grounds to believe that Betis will lose such an important match, suffering only their third defeat in the Spanish season.