Betis Sevilla vs Eibar are the teams that open the eighth round of La Liga. Their match is scheduled for Friday, October 4, 2019, on Estadio Benito Villamarin.

Betis, a team with great defensive problems

Betis has wanted more from this season and, in the summer, named Rubi the head coach, the one who promoted Huesca and managed to take Espanyol to Europe. He started the team building, but fails to solve the defensive problems. After the first seven games is the team with the most goals scored in La Liga, 15. Rubi uses a line of four defenders, with two central defenders, but lacks that defensive midfielder, who will bring the necessary extra. William Carvalho is used in this position, but he has not yet adapted to the demands of the coach. After seven stages, Betis is ranked 15th, well below the possibilities of this team. Offensively it is not bad, but it does not manage, through the goals scored, to cover the big defensive problems. Nabil Fekir and Francis Guerrero returned to training. Loren Moron has scored five times this season. We are also waiting for Borja Iglesias to adapt to the new requirements as soon as possible.

Eibar is in a good period

Eibar is going through the best period since the new season began. He has won seven of the eight points, counted in the ranking, in the last three stages. He managed two victories at home and an equal in the move from Levante. The signal was given since that meeting with Atletico, in Madrid, when he led 2-0. In the end he lost that meeting by 2-3, but another attitude of the players was observed. After seven stages, Eibar ranks 11th in the standings with eight points. We must not forget that the guest team is a team that wins most of the points in the matches played at home. And this season he only brought two points from the trips from Osasuna and Levante. He lost to Mallorca (1-2) and Atletico Madrid (2-3). Fabian Orellana is the goalscorer of the team with two goals scored.

Betis vs Eibar Picks

Betis has a very strong offensive line, consisting of Loren Moron and Borja Iglesias. It is an advantage in front of a formation that will not have on the ground or the usual (Emrich) and that finds it more difficult the opponent’s gate. The hosts increased with each meeting played at home, in the last game, the one with Levante scoring three times. Despite the defensive problems, Betis has the strength to win this match.

Our Prediction: 1

Odds: 2.00