Real Betis v Leganes

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Real Betis suffered a 2-0 defeat away from home at Real Madrid just before the international break but a chance to re-group along with returning to the more familiar surroundings of their Estadio Benito Villamarín gives the hosts a chance to redeem themselves after producing a slow and sluggish start to the new La Liga season, while Leganes also slipped to defeat last time out, losing 1-0 at home to Mallorca.

Real Betis ended last season's La Liga campaign with two draws and a loss and the hosts have seemingly picked up where they left off in this new season as Manuel Pellegrini's charges have again drawn twice and lost once so far in this new term.

Points picked up in draws with Girona and Alaves were followed by the aforementioned defeat on the road at Real Madrid but the wider picture shows Real Betis have lost just twice in their last 11 league matches in the domestic top flight along with posting four wins in the process.

Home advantage should play a decisive part in this upcoming fixture though as Real Betis have been handed just three losses in their previous 21 games at their Estadio Benito Villamarín whilst picking up nine wins along the way, so Real Betis will be confident that they can collect their first win of the new season here on Friday night.

Leganes secured automatic promotion from La Liga 2 at the end of last season by topping the division by a slim margin of two points ahead of runners-up Real Valladolid who also joined them, and the visitors have produced an encouraging start to life in the domestic top flight this season as well.

Despite being handed a disappointing 1-0 defeat on home soil to Mallorca just before the international break, Leganes had previously picked up points in draws with Osasuna and Real Valladolid which were either side of a morale-boosting 2-1 home win against Las Palmas.

It's been four seasons since Leganes last appeared in the Spanish top flight and their primary objective this term will be to maintain their top flight status and manager Borja Jiménez and his players will be hopeful that they can continue their solid work on the road as well.

Indeed, the newcomers have suffered just one defeat in their last 13 outings on their travels and this gives Leganes a chance of getting something out of this Friday night encounter at Estadio Benito Villamarín.

Real Betis v Leganes Verdict

Previous history between Real Betis and Leganes suggests the hosts have the edge though ahead of this Friday night tussle at the Estadio Benito Villamarín as Real Betis have won each of the last four meetings on home soil against their visitors.

Therefore, our main bet will be Real Betis win @ 1.70

Other side bets worth considering:

Real Betis win & Under 2.5 goals @ 3.40

Correct Score: Real Betis 1-0 @ 7.00