Real Sociedad vs Betis Prediction & Betting Tips (17 December)

Real Sociedad, 6th and holder of the last European place, is neck and neck in the standings with Betis Sevilla, 7th, 3 points behind the Basque club. Real Sociedad, by securing a draw at Inter Milan 0-0 this December 12 during the 6th and final day of the group stage of the Champions League, officially finished in 1st place in its group . This big performance comes a few days after 2 important victories at Andratx 0-1 in the 1/32 final of the Copa del Rey and at Villarreal 0-3 in the league. The Basque club has not lost since November 4, a month and a half, and has an unbeaten run of 8 matches, 5 wins and 3 draws.

Betis Sevilla experienced great disillusionment as the Andalusian club advanced to the Europa Conference League after their failure against Rangers at Benito Villamarin 2-3 while the Spanish team occupied 1st place before this last day of the groups. Betis collapsed during the last two days with 2 losses in Prague 1-0 and ahead of Rangers 2-3. Manuel Pellegrini's players have only won 1 match in their last 5 outings with 2 draws in the last two days of La Liga at Almeria 0-0 and ahead of Real Madrid 1-1.

For a club with such pedigree and ambition, Real Sociedad possess a truly awful defensive record of late, failing to keep a clean sheet in eight consecutive LaLiga matches, as well as managing just two shutouts in 20 top-flight fixtures. As for Betis, they have both scored and conceded in six of their last eight games at this elite level.