Real Betis vs Barcelona — Tips & Analysis

Barcelona -1.25: Barcelona have been winning games by a distance, and that is the case here. They have won by 2 or more goals in 12 of their last 14 games. They have also scored three or more in each of their last five away trips. Those read 4-1 at Galatasaray, 3-1 at Sevilla, 4-2 at Levante, 5-0 at Valencia and 5-0 at Elche. On the road they score just over 3 goals a game. Across their last 14 they have let in 1 goal a game. Betis will not roll over. They have won all 6 at La Cartuja and let in under a goal a game there, beating Real Madrid 1-0 and Porto 3-2 on the same pitch. They have won 9 of their last 11 games. Betis have 3 days' rest after that Porto night against 4 for Barcelona, and they are without Junior Firpo and Aitor Ruibal. The record between the two is one sided. Barcelona have won 15 of the last 20 meetings and Betis just 2. A 1-3 Barcelona win looks the likely score, and that gets this pick home. Betis should get a goal in front of their own crowd. Barcelona should score enough to win it clearly. The risk is the shape of Betis games. Eight of their 11 have been decided by a single goal, and they have been beaten by 2 or more only once. We are with Barcelona, because away from home they have been winning big, not just winning.