On the 18th of September, Real Betis plays host to Girona in a meeting of these two closely matched La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 31 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. Real Betis is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Villarreal. Rodrigo Sanchez Rodriguez scored the first goal for Real Betis in the 61st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Villarreal couldn’t manage to score, and Real Betis took the shutout win. Real Betis should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed Girona is fresh off their 2-1 win against Real Valladolid. Reinier struck first for Girona in the 21st minute, then in the 38th minute, Roque Mesa sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Monchu. Girona is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Girona is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Castellanos Gimenez and Domingos Duarte each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Borja Iglesias has been the most prolific scorer on Real Betis in his last five matches with three goals
Real Betis will be without Nabil Fekir, William Carvalho, Juanmi, Víctor Ruíz and Paul Edgar Akouokou, while Girona will be without Ibrahima Kebe, Stuani Curbelo, Ramon Terrats Espacio and Iván Martín.