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Real Betis continue their pre-season schedule as they take on Saudi outfit Al-Ittihad in a friendly at the Estadio Benito Villamarín on Saturday. Both sides head into the weekend off the back of disappointing defeats and will be looking to bounce back.
Real Betis were left disappointed on Wednesday as they fell to a 3-2 friendly loss against English powerhouse Manchester United at the Snapdragon Stadium.
Before that, Manuel Pellegrini’s men kicked off their pre-season games with an emphatic 5-1 victory over Austria Salzburg on July 20, seven days before suffering a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool.
Real Betis have come into pre-season following a decent 2023-24 campaign as they secured a seventh-placed finish in La Liga to secure a spot in the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers.
Elsewhere, it was another bad day at the office for Al-Ittihad's new head coach Laurent Blanc as the Saudi outfit fell to a 3-1 loss against Farense on Wednesday.
The Tigers have suffered defeat in their three pre-season matches so far, losing to Elche, Sevilla and France while conceding six goals and scoring just once.
With the new Saudi Professional League campaign fast approaching, Al-Ittihad will look to pick up the pace in the off-season as they aim to improve on last season’s fifth-placed finish.
Real Betis vs Al-Ittihad Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first-ever meeting between Toluca and Chicago, who will be looking to begin their head-to-head record on a positive note.
- With Wednesday’s defeat, Real Betis have now lost back-to-back games for the first time since losing four on the bounce back in March.
- Al-Ittihad are on a run of four consecutive defeats, conceding 10 goals and scoring three since a 4-1 victory over Damac on May 23.
- Real Betis have won just one of their last six matches across all competitions while losing three and claiming two draws since mid-May.
Real Betis vs Al-Ittihad Prediction
Al-Ittihad have lost each of their three warm-up games and are in four another stern challenge against a solid Real Betis side.
Coming off two narrow losses, the Spanish side will look to pick up a positive result here and we are backing them to come away with the win.
Prediction: Real Betis 3-1 Al-Ittihad
Real Betis vs Al-Ittihad Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Real Betis to win
Tip 2: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have been fewer than five bookings in seven of Al-Ittihad’s last eight games)
Tip 3: Over 10.5 corners - No (There have also been fewer than 11 corner kicks in the Tigers’ last five outings)
