It's Europa League time and the hopeful contenders are Real Betis and Eintracht Frankfurt

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Competition: Europe Europa League
Competition: Wed 09.March
Match begins: 17:45 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Benito Villamarín (60721 seats)

The first of two encounters in the Europa League Round of 16, as the hometeam Real Betis will try to edge Eintracht Frankfurt in their own ballpark.

These teams have little in common geographically as Eintracht Frankfurt have to travel 2200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

It's no vacation for neither Betis nor Eintracht Frankfurt as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Real Betis form and stats

7-2-5 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga numbers at home for Real Betis so far this season. 4W-2D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa League for Real Betis.

Real Betis's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-3 versus Atletico Madrid. Midfielder Joaquín was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.65 (out of ten) in that game. Joaquín hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 23 successful passes (of 26 total).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Real Betis have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won seven times, drawn five and lost one.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Betis, as the La Liga home game vs Athletic Club is only four days away.

The Real Betis fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 26 goals in 14 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Real Betis have conceded 18 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Eintracht Frankfurt form and stats

Eintracht Frankfurt's mission in Europa League last season failed in the 8th finals.

The visitors are W6-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Bundesliga. When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 3W-3D-0L. This is both home and away.

It's the second away game in a row for Eintracht, but there's smiles all around after the 4-1 victory versus Hertha BSC last time out. Midfield player Knauff was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.1/10. Knauff scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 6 of 7 times.

A loss against Bayern München was the result prior to that, in a Bundesliga home game.

Eintracht Frankfurt are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, two draws and three defeats. From a total of nine matches.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Bochum in just four days.

The travelling fans enjoy Eintracht's attacking play in away games, having scored 23 goals in 13 league matches away. As for defending, Eintracht Frankfurt rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 21 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Real BetisJ. Jiménez López
J. Jiménez López
12 goals
Real BetisB. Iglesias Quintas
B. Iglesias Quintas
7 goals
Real BetisW. da Silva
W. da Silva
7 goals

Real Betis missing players

Eintracht Frankfurt missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Real Betis Eintracht Frankfurt
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   14 25
16 6   Won W   9 13
3 2   Drew D   2 4
6 3   Lost L   3 8
57 19   Scored S   24 41
28 11   Conceded C   16 33
96% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
92% 91%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 80%
72% 55%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 52%
48% 36%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 32%
24% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   29% 24%
56% 45%   BTTS BTTS   64% 64%
36% 36%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 16%
12% 27%   Failed to Score F T   14% 20%
 
5 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   5.4 6
6 5.7   Corners against (avg) C A   4.6 4.5
2 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.6
2 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
14.4 15   Shots (avg) S (   11.6 12.9
5.7 4.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.3 4.4
40% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   40% 38%
 
10.4 9.1   Shots against (avg) S A   13.6 12.8
3.8 3.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.9 4.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 27 19 6 2 56 21 14 10 4 0 32 9 13 9 2 2 24 12 35 63
2 Sevilla 27 15 10 2 39 18 13 10 3 0 28 11 14 5 7 2 11 7 21 55
3 Barcelona 26 13 9 4 48 29 12 8 2 2 27 13 14 5 7 2 21 16 19 48
4 Atletico Madrid 27 14 6 7 50 35 13 8 3 2 23 12 14 6 3 5 27 23 15 48
5 Real Betis 27 14 4 9 49 35 14 7 2 5 26 18 13 7 2 4 23 17 14 46
6 Real Sociedad 27 12 8 7 28 29 13 7 4 2 10 6 14 5 4 5 18 23 -1 44
7 Villarreal 27 11 9 7 47 26 14 8 4 2 34 14 13 3 5 5 13 12 21 42
8 Athletic Club 26 9 10 7 29 25 12 6 2 4 19 13 14 3 8 3 10 12 4 37
9 Valencia 27 9 9 9 41 43 14 5 6 3 22 18 13 4 3 6 19 25 -2 36
10 Celta de Vigo 27 9 8 10 33 31 14 5 3 6 20 19 13 4 5 4 13 12 2 35
11 Osasuna 27 9 8 10 26 31 14 3 6 5 11 19 13 6 2 5 15 12 -5 35
12 Espanyol 27 8 8 11 33 40 14 7 4 3 21 16 13 1 4 8 12 24 -7 32
13 Rayo Vallecano 26 9 4 13 28 32 13 8 2 3 20 9 13 1 2 10 8 23 -4 31
14 Elche 27 7 8 12 29 39 13 5 5 3 16 14 14 2 3 9 13 25 -10 29
15 Getafe 27 6 9 12 26 32 13 6 3 4 19 13 14 0 6 8 7 19 -6 27
16 Mallorca 27 6 8 13 26 45 14 4 6 4 13 14 13 2 2 9 13 31 -19 26
17 Granada 27 5 10 12 28 43 13 4 4 5 17 21 14 1 6 7 11 22 -15 25
18 Cadiz 27 4 12 11 23 39 14 1 8 5 11 18 13 3 4 6 12 21 -16 24
19 Deportivo Alaves 27 5 7 15 21 44 14 4 4 6 10 15 13 1 3 9 11 29 -23 22
20 Levante 26 3 9 14 28 51 13 2 6 5 16 21 13 1 3 9 12 30 -23 18
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 25 19 2 4 76 27 13 10 1 2 38 12 12 9 1 2 38 15 49 59
2 Borussia Dortmund 24 16 2 6 64 37 12 10 0 2 39 18 12 6 2 4 25 19 27 50
3 Bayer Leverkusen 25 13 6 6 64 40 12 7 2 3 33 19 13 6 4 3 31 21 24 45
4 Hoffenheim 25 13 4 8 48 36 12 8 2 2 27 13 13 5 2 6 21 23 12 43
5 RB Leipzig 25 12 5 8 51 29 13 9 1 3 35 15 12 3 4 5 16 14 22 41
6 Freiburg 25 11 8 6 40 27 12 6 4 2 21 12 13 5 4 4 19 15 13 41
7 Union Berlin 25 10 7 8 32 33 12 7 3 2 17 13 13 3 4 6 15 20 -1 37
8 Köln 25 9 9 7 36 39 13 7 3 3 20 16 12 2 6 4 16 23 -3 36
9 Mainz 05 24 10 4 10 35 29 12 8 3 1 24 7 12 2 1 9 11 22 6 34
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 25 9 7 9 37 37 12 3 4 5 14 16 13 6 3 4 23 21 0 34
11 Bochum 25 9 5 11 27 35 13 7 3 3 19 12 12 2 2 8 8 23 -8 32
12 Wolfsburg 25 9 4 12 27 37 13 5 2 6 14 17 12 4 2 6 13 20 -10 31
13 Borussia M'gladbach 25 7 6 12 34 51 12 5 3 4 21 21 13 2 3 8 13 30 -17 27
14 Augsburg 25 6 8 11 27 41 12 4 4 4 17 19 13 2 4 7 10 22 -14 26
15 Arminia Bielefeld 25 5 10 10 22 33 13 2 7 4 12 17 12 3 3 6 10 16 -11 25
16 Hertha BSC 25 6 5 14 26 58 13 4 3 6 17 27 12 2 2 8 9 31 -32 23
17 Stuttgart 25 5 7 13 31 47 13 4 3 6 22 26 12 1 4 7 9 21 -16 22
18 Greuther Furth 25 3 5 17 23 64 12 3 4 5 12 18 13 0 1 12 11 46 -41 14

Real Betis:
Eintracht Frankfurt:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 25 19 2 4 76 27 13 10 1 2 38 12 12 9 1 2 38 15 49 59
2 Borussia Dortmund 24 16 2 6 64 37 12 10 0 2 39 18 12 6 2 4 25 19 27 50
3 Bayer Leverkusen 25 13 6 6 64 40 12 7 2 3 33 19 13 6 4 3 31 21 24 45
4 Hoffenheim 25 13 4 8 48 36 12 8 2 2 27 13 13 5 2 6 21 23 12 43
5 RB Leipzig 25 12 5 8 51 29 13 9 1 3 35 15 12 3 4 5 16 14 22 41
6 Freiburg 25 11 8 6 40 27 12 6 4 2 21 12 13 5 4 4 19 15 13 41
7 Union Berlin 25 10 7 8 32 33 12 7 3 2 17 13 13 3 4 6 15 20 -1 37
8 Köln 25 9 9 7 36 39 13 7 3 3 20 16 12 2 6 4 16 23 -3 36
9 Mainz 05 24 10 4 10 35 29 12 8 3 1 24 7 12 2 1 9 11 22 6 34
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 25 9 7 9 37 37 12 3 4 5 14 16 13 6 3 4 23 21 0 34
11 Bochum 25 9 5 11 27 35 13 7 3 3 19 12 12 2 2 8 8 23 -8 32
12 Wolfsburg 25 9 4 12 27 37 13 5 2 6 14 17 12 4 2 6 13 20 -10 31
13 Borussia M'gladbach 25 7 6 12 34 51 12 5 3 4 21 21 13 2 3 8 13 30 -17 27
14 Augsburg 25 6 8 11 27 41 12 4 4 4 17 19 13 2 4 7 10 22 -14 26
15 Arminia Bielefeld 25 5 10 10 22 33 13 2 7 4 12 17 12 3 3 6 10 16 -11 25
16 Hertha BSC 25 6 5 14 26 58 13 4 3 6 17 27 12 2 2 8 9 31 -32 23
17 Stuttgart 25 5 7 13 31 47 13 4 3 6 22 26 12 1 4 7 9 21 -16 22
18 Greuther Furth 25 3 5 17 23 64 12 3 4 5 12 18 13 0 1 12 11 46 -41 14

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The UEFA Europa League, abbreviated as UEL and commonly referred to as just the Europa League, is an annual football club competition organised by UEFA. It is the second-tier competition for football clubs in Europa, beneath the UEFA Champions League in value and importance. Teams qualify through their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. Some teams qualify from the Champions League; more precisely the teams who are knocked out in the playoff qualifying round and the third-place finishers of the group stage. The winner of the Europa League qualifies for the Champions League in their next competitive season.