Mallorca vs Real Betis preview

May 19, 2013
By: Nemanja Lazarevic

Betis vs MallorcaBottom-placed Mallorca will be all but relegated unless they can defeat Real Betis, while los Verdiblancos look to secure the final Europa League berth with three points from Iberostar Estadi.

After exceeding expectations over the last couple of years, the Islanders finally found themselves in the danger zone, which is where they deserve to be.

The team failed to prove they have what it takes to avoid the drop and with just three games to go they are in a very difficult situation.

Mallorca sit five points adrift of safety at the moment, which means no even three straight victories will guarantee them La Liga survival.

Gregorio Manzano’s men have no choice but to try and start a winning run against Real Betis, with home win paying 2.62 (13/8) at William Hill.

The 2-1 defeat to Athletic Bilbao not only damaged team’s survival hopes, but also saw them stay without two more players ahead of the Betis clash.

Andreu Fontas and Ximo are both suspended after they were sent off at San Mames, while Pedro Bigas, Antonio Lopez and Joao Victor remain sidelined.

Probable starting line-up (4-3-3): Aouate – Hutton, Geromel, Nunes, Kevin – Jose Mari, Tissone, Pina – Victor, Hemed, Dos Santos.

In spite of some impressive showings this season, Real Betis ultimately failed to mount a serious top 4 challenge, but they are slowly closing in on Europa League qualification.

Home win over Celta Vigo helped los Verdiblancos remain five points clear of their rivals and with both Sevilla and Getafe losing on Saturday, they will seal European qualification with three points at Iberostar Estadi.

With the hosts in all sorts of problems at the moment, there may be some value in odds of 2.80 (9/5) offered at Coral on away win.

Real Betis have seen a small dip in form of late, but they should feel confident after return to winning ways against Celta, while the pressure will clearly be on their opponents.

Nosa Igiebor and Damien Perquis miss out through injury, while Mario Alvarez and Jorge Molina face fitness tests.

It may be important to note that Real Betis have won just one of last eight matches on the travels, although they had been pretty impressive on the road in the first part of the season.

Probable starting line-up (4-2-3-1): Adrian – Chica, Amaya, Mario, Nacho – Perez, Benat – Pabon, Sevilla, Juan Carlos – Castro.

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