Elche vs Betis: La Liga Prediction (18.08.2025)

On August 18, 2025, at 21:00 CEST, in the opening round of La Liga, newly-promoted Elche will host Real Betis. Interestingly, bookmakers give only a slight advantage to the visitors. Let’s take a look at the current form of both teams and provide a prediction for this match.

Elche

Elche returned to the top tier of Spanish football after two years in the Segunda. Bookmakers rate their chances quite highly against a team that represented Spain in the Europa League last season. The odds for a win are 3.40 compared to 2.22.

Last season, Elche finished second in the Segunda, collecting most of their points at home – 48 out of 77. Coach Eder Sarabia prepared the squad for the new season with a busy preseason, playing 8 matches against opponents of different calibers. However, there were no significant reinforcements, which may affect the team’s competitiveness and make their main objective – survival in La Liga – more difficult.

Betis

Last season, Betis finished sixth and qualified for the Europa League. Overall, the team showed stability throughout the campaign and even came close to a European trophy, but lost to Chelsea in the Conference League final.

That said, Betis clearly needs reinforcements this season. However, the club has been passive in the transfer market and has not made any major signings. At the same time, the core of last year’s squad is slowly breaking apart. Cardoso, Jesus Rodriguez, Natan, and Antony have all left. This makes it difficult to predict what shape Betis will be in at the start of the season and how they will replace those departures. In addition, Isco and Abde Ezzalzouli remain sidelined with injuries.

Stats and Head-to-Head Record

In the last five encounters, Betis has the upper hand against Elche with three wins, one draw, and one loss.

Prediction

For the Elche – Betis match, our prediction favors the visitors. Despite their squad issues, Betis are still a class above the newly-promoted side, who approach the season without significant reinforcements. Therefore, we suggest betting on a Betis win at odds of 2.22.