Real Betis vs Eintracht Frankfurt betting tips: Europa League preview, predictions and odds

By Ben Gray Published: March 7, 2022 11:09 am

Real Betis Seville

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Eintracht Frankfurt

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Borre, Rafael
Lammers, Sam

78'

Kamada, Daichi
Lenz, Christopher

Jose, Willian
Iglesias, Borja

77'

Ruibal, Aitor
Tello, Cristian

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Hinteregger, Martin

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Lindstrom, Jesper
Hauge, Jens

Carvalho, William
Miranda, Juan

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Juanmi
Joaquin

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Kamada, Daichi

Fekir, Nabil

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Sow, Djibril

Fekir, Nabil

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Kostic, Filip

Starting lineup

Bravo, Claudio25

Sabaly, Youssouf23

Pezzella, German16

Gonzalez, Edgar3

Ruibal, Aitor24

Canales, Sergio10

Rodriguez, Guido21

Fekir, Nabil8

Carvalho, William14

Juanmi7

Jose, Willian12

1Trapp, Kevin

13Hinteregger, Martin

2N`Dicka, Evan

35Tuta

36Knauff, Ansgar

6Jakic, Kristijan

8Sow, Djibril

10Kostic, Filip

19Borre, Rafael

15Kamada, Daichi

29Lindstrom, Jesper

Substitutes

Silva, Rui13

Robles, Joel1

Miranda, Juan33

Ruiz, Victor6

Bartra, Marc5

Rodri28

Lainez, Diego20

Joaquin17

Tello, Cristian11

Iglesias, Borja9

31Grahl, Jens

47Horz, Jannik

25Lenz, Christopher

24Da Costa, Danny

22Chandler, Timothy

18Toure, Almamy

23Hauge, Jens

20Hasebe, Makoto

17Rode, Sebastian

7Hrustic, Ajdin

27Barkok, Aymen

9Lammers, Sam

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Real Betis have lost just two of their last 14 European home matches and have never lost to a German club on home turf. Frankfurt have won two of four trips to Spain, beating Atlético Madrid in 1975 and Deportivo La Coruña 18 years later.

Both teams to score is 8/13.

Draw and both teams to score is 10/3.

Juanmi is 11/2 to break the deadlock and 8/5 to add to his 16 goals this season.

Rafael Santos Borré is 15/2 to open the scoring and 11/5 to net anytime.

Real Betis to draw 1-1 with Eintracht Frankfurt- 6/1!

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Match preview

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 20: Eintracht Frankfurt fans prior to the UEFA Europa League round of 32 first leg match between Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Salzburg at Commerzbank Arena on February 20, 2020 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Will Real Betis stay on track to reach this season’s UEFA Europa League Final, a showpiece event taking place in their own city no less?

So far in this competition, los Verdiblancos have finished second in Group G, below Bayer Leverkusen but above Celtic and Ferencváros.

This saw Béticos compete in the first knockout round where they, just about, saw off Russian champions Zenit Saint Petersburg.

All five goals came in the first half of the first leg with Guido Rodríguez, Willian José and Andrés Guardado on target in a 3-2 away victory.

Now, Betis are one step away from matching their best-ever performance in Europe which, to date, is reaching to the Cup Winners’ Cup quarters in 1978 and 1998.

Already this season, Manuel Pellegrini has led the club to a first Copa del Rey Final in 17 years, overcoming Rayo Vallecano last mid-week.

However, on Sunday night, they dropped out of La Liga’s top four places for the first time since November, losing 3-1 at home to Atlético Madrid.

That was their 16th match in just 63 days and, with this two-legged tie coming up, the relentless schedule continues for los Verdiblancos.

Eintracht Frankfurt in contrast are returning to UEFA competition here having gone straight through to the round of 16 by winning their group.

Die Adler won three and draw three in Group D so topped the pile, above Olympiacos, Fenerbahçe and Royal Antwerp.

As recently as 2019, Frankfurt reached their first European semi-final for 39 years, beating Marseille, Lazio, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter and Benfica en route.

However, they missed out on a place in Baku courtesy of a penalty shootout defea to eventual Europa League winners Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Inspired by this, the Eagles are looking to go one better although, in the Bundesliga, they’re currently down in tenth place.

Oliver Glasner’s side did hammered Hertha BSC 4-1 on Saturday but, before this, had amassed just four points from the last 24 available.

As a result, they’re seven points below the guaranteed European positions.

Thus, will Real Betis make home advantage count at Estadio Benito Villamarín?

Real Betis team news

MALLORCA, SPAIN – AUGUST 14: Juanmi Jimenez of Betis celebrates after scoring his team’s first goal during the La Liga Santader match between RCD Mallorca and Real Betis at Estadi de Son Moix on August 14, 2021 in Mallorca, Spain. (Photo by Cristian Trujillo/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)

As mentioned, Manuel Pellegrini’s side have been playing relentless matches in recent months, meaning he’ll have to continue to rotate his squad.

40 year old Joaquín started a league game for the first time this season against Atlético and, despite his age, continues to be excellent.

However, he’s unlikely to be in the XI for this one too, with Juanmi returning alongside Nabil Fekir and Sergio Canales as the attacking trio.

Borja Iglesias got the winning goal in last Thursday’s Copa del Rey semi-final having netted three times during the Europa League group stages.

Despite this, Willian José has been first-choice centre-forward in recent weeks and that’s likely to continue here too.

Left-back will continue to be a problem area with Álex Moreno and Juan Miranda both injured.

Midfielder Andrés Guardado filled in there on Sunday, but then went off injured about ten minutes in so they’re now very short of options.

Eintracht Frankfurt team news

GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY – DECEMBER 15: (BILD ZEITUNG OUT) Evan N’Dicka of Eintracht Frankfurt gestures during the Bundesliga match between FC Schalke 04 and Eintracht Frankfurt at Veltins-Arena on December 15, 2019 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)

Frankfurt are without long-term absentees Danny da Costa, Sebastian Rode, Ragnar Ache and Gonçalo Paciência.

Also, Erik Durm and Stefan Ilsanker cannot feature as both were left out the Europa League squad.

In better news, left-wing-back Christopher Lenz will return after missing the weekend’s Bundesliga match suspended.

This could see Filip Kostić return to a more attacking positition, supporting Daichi Kamada and Rafael Santos Borré up front.

Centre-backs Martin Hinteregger and Evan N’Dicka are two stalwarts that remain from Frankfurt’s memorable semi-final run three seasons ago.

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