Eintracht Frankfurt vs Betis

For the second match of the round of 16 of the Europa League, Eintracht Frankfurt welcomes Betis at Deutsche Bank Park.

Eintracht took a significant qualifying lead after their victory in the first match against Betis in Seville with 2-1. They were better throughout the match and apart from the two goals they scored in the first half - were equalized in between - they missed many opportunities for more goals. Now a draw is enough for them to be the one who will qualify for the next stage of the tournament.

In the domestic championship, after 26 games, they are in 9th place with 37 points and minus 7 from the 6th place that give the last European ticket for next season. In their last match, they prevailed over Bochum at home with 2-1, although they were behind the score at halftime, however in the second half they managed to come back and win.

Betis proved to be inferior to the circumstances in the first match, they were defeated 2-1, while they can feel lucky that they did not lose with a wider score. So they are forced to look for a away win in Frankfurt as they need a victory with a difference of 2 or more goals to celebrate the qualification to the quarterfinals of the Europa League.

Last Sunday,they had a hard time to prevail over Athletic Bilbao with 1-0 for La Liga and remain in the spots that lead to the European competitions next year. The end of the match found them in 5th place with 51 points, 2 less than the 4th Atletico Madrid.

Betis after their defeat in the first match are forced to fight aggressively from the beginning of the match if they want to qualify. This will favor Eintracht Frankfurt to play their favorite counterattack game. My choice is Over 2.5 goals at odds of 1.65.