Betis are undergoing quite a big transformation. There have been lots of comings and goings in terms of playing personnel this summer, while new boss Quique Setién is also hoping to instigate radical changes in their approach. He favours an attacking, passing game that brought significant success in his last job at Las Palmas. It’d be wrong to judge them on a defeat at Camp Nou last weekend and we should get a better feel for where they are at here.
Celta are often quite easy to get at when they play away and they did concede 3 times at home to Real Sociedad in their opening fixture. Therefore we should see a more attacking set-up from Betis here and new signing Sergio Leon should have much more support up top.
Overall though it’s the Galicians that still have more all-round quality and are the more settled side. They were winning 2-1 with just 10 minutes to go last weekend so it was threatening to be a very good opening day for new boss Juan Carlos Unzué, before a late collapse. He was at one point thought to be in the running for the Barcelona job, which is testament to his qualities and much like his predecessor in Vigo, he also favours an attacking approach.
New signing Maxi Gomez bagged both Celta goals in that match to make it a debut to remember and the young Uruguayan looks quite a handful up top. Backing Maxi Gomez to score anytime at 12/5 could be worth a bet here.
Including pre-season, both teams have scored in 11 of Celta’s last 12 matches and you can back Both Teams to Score at 3/4, which looks good with both coaches likely to be targeting maximum points.
The bookies make Betis the slight favourites but they really are a work in progress and it could take time before we start to see the best of them. Celta may have a new coach but they are the more settled team and backing Celta to Win at 2/1 also looks to offer value.
Head To Head
Betis won 1-0 in Vigo in April. Prior to that there’d been 3 straight score draws. Both teams have scored in 5 of the last 6 meetings with 4 of those games also producing red cards.
Real Betis vs Celta Vigo Stats
Betis have won just 2 of their last 10 home league games, losing 4 of the last 7. Both teams have scored in Celta’s last 5 competitive games.
Real Betis Team News
Javi Garcia could step into a holding midfield role. New signing Cristian Tello is also a contender on the left-wing but not many changes are expected.
Celta Vigo Team News
Forward John Guidetti is the only absentee for Celta. Maxi Gomez should keep his place having netted a brace on his debut. Watch Live stream free Click Here | Link 2#
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