Real Betis will hope to trip leaders Girona hoping their home form will count in this La Liga match. This matchday 18 will be played at the Benito Villamarín stadium on Thursday at the home of Real Betis. The hosts are 7th in the standings ahead of this round with 27 points while the visitors are top with 44 points. Betis are five points behind fifth-placed Athletic Bilbao and three behind sixth-placed Real Sociedad. Yet, with the two teams below starting this round only two points behind, the hosts can’t afford to drop points. That said, their recent form has been one of grit as they avoided defeat in 12 straight games in La Liga. That included a lot of draws though, as Betis won only four and drew eight matches in this sequence. Despite such hiccups, they have been very impressive at home, winning four of their last five La Liga matches at this venue.

Girona have a two-point lead over Real Madrid and can increase it to five by the time Madrid take the field against Deportivo Alaves a bit later in that day. The visitors have wind in their sails as they come armed with an unbeaten 11-game run in all competitions, where they won ten and drew once. Even in the league, Girona have won eight and draw one of their last nine matches giving them confidence ahead of this trip. Boosting their hopes further is their away record, as Girona have won their last seven away league games in a row.



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皇家贝蒂斯希望能击败领头羊赫罗纳，希望他们的主场状态能在这场西甲比赛中发挥作用。本场比赛日将于周四在贝尼托Villamarín球场进行，主场是皇家贝蒂斯。东道主以27分排名第七，客队以44分排名第一。贝蒂斯落后排名第五的毕尔巴鄂竞技5分，落后排名第六的皇家社会3分。然而，由于这轮比赛开始时两支球队仅落后两分，东道主不能丢分。也就是说，他们最近的状态是坚韧不拔的，因为他们在西甲联赛中避免了12连胜。这其中包括了很多平局，贝蒂斯在这一系列比赛中只赢了4场，平了8场。尽管出现了这样的小问题，但他们在主场的表现令人印象深刻，在过去的五场西甲比赛中取得了四场胜利。

赫罗纳目前领先皇马2分，在当天晚些时候皇马对阵拉科鲁尼亚的比赛中，赫罗纳的领先优势可能会扩大到5分。客队在各项赛事中取得了11场不败的战绩，其中10胜1平。即使在联赛中，赫罗纳在最近9场比赛中也取得了8胜1平的成绩，这让他们对这次客场之旅充满信心。他们的客场战绩进一步提升了他们的希望，因为赫罗纳在最近的7场客场比赛中取得了连胜。