Europa League: Real Betis vs Eintracht Frankfurt
At 1:45 a.m. Beijing time on March 10, 2022, the first leg of the Europa League round of 16 knockout round, La Liga side Real Betis will face Bundesliga side Frankfurt at home. Real Betis's results this season are very stable, at the league end, after 27 rounds of matches, achieved 14 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses, ranking 5th in La Liga with 46 points, from the standings, the team and the team in front of and behind the team are not much difference, it can be seen that Real Betis is still under some pressure in the league. From the data point of view, Real Betis scored 49 in 27 rounds of the league and conceded 35 goals, which shows that the strength of the attacking end is not bad, and it is currently second only to Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.
Real Betis recently not only have to deal with the league, but also by the West Cup and Europa League involved, due to the team's more intensive schedule, the state declined, 4 consecutive games did not win, the team's most recent game is at home against Atletico, the possession rate is 65%, 18 shots on goal 6 shots on target, the number of shots on goal is more than 2 times that of the opponent, although Tello helped the team score a goal, but it did not help, and finally lost 1-3. In terms of squad, Real Betis currently has seven players suspected of injury, including main defender Montoya.
Frankfurt won a Europa League qualification last season with the 5th place in the league, and this season's results have fluctuated greatly, after 25 rounds of league games, they have achieved 9 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses, ranking 10th in the Bundesliga with 34 points, and currently have 7 points with the European division, which shows that it is difficult for the team to pass the League end this season. From the data point of view, after 25 rounds of the league, Frankfurt scored 37 goals, conceded 37 goals, the offensive and defensive performance was average, and there was a big gap between the special attack end and last season.
Frankfurt has not been in stable form recently, having previously lost consecutive games to Wolfsburg, Cologne and Bayern, and all of them were "0", while the team's last round of league away games against Hertha Berlin, with 53% possession, 12 shots on goal and 5 shots on target, with the goals of Carnafor, Melo, Lindestrøm and Borre 4, finally won 4-1, while returning to the winning track, but also let the team's morale have been restored. In terms of lineup, 4 people, including Archie, midfielder Rod, Danny da Costa and Ramagell, are injured and will not be able to participate in this battle.
In terms of past matches between the two teams, Real Betis and Eintracht Frankfurt only had one warm-up match in August 2017, which is of little reference value due to the long time. In terms of recent conditions, Real Betis has been in a slump recently, with four consecutive games without winning, and the team still has to be distracted by the league; while Frankfurt returned to the winning track in the last round, the team's attacking state is not stable, and it is debatable to what extent it can recover.