Beitar Jerusalem vs Botev

 Beitar Jerusalem vs Botev
Beitar Jerusalem did well to progress over Hungarian side Vasas in the first round, however they had to pass over scary first game in front of own fans when they did won, but with just a 4:3 result, result that wasn't that impressive since the team conceded three goals and had to await the second leg. However, everything went easier for them in the second leg, as they managed to take impressive 3:0 victory and finish off the opponent.

Plenty of defensive gaps were seen in the first leg as the Israeli side even were losing 1:3 and only managed to get a victory thanks to three goals in last five minutes. Different image was seen in the second leg, with the visitors taking the lead already and then playing mostly via counter atttacks and being concrete in attack. They ended last season at third position in Israeli Ligat ha'Al and are surely wanting to impress in Europe as much as possible this time.



Botev Plovdiv, on other side, didn't have that difficult job overall in the first round, as the team managed to progress over Albanian side Partizani as almost everything was clear after the first leg away from home, when they celebrated 1:3 victory. Albanian side took the lead in fifth minute via Sukaj, however that was almost all they did in these two games.

Players of Botev responded via Kossoko in 27th minute, while they were much better in the repetition and sealed the victory with a goal from Nedelev and Kosoko again in last thirty minutes. Only goal in the second leg was seen in 22nd minute via Brisola, as the Bulgarians didn't look very motivated once they took the league. Their championship is set to start this weekend, so the team is close to the competitive form. They surprised last season by winning the domestic Cup getting a 2:1 victory in finals against Ludogorets.

Beitar showed way too many defensive gaps in the game against Vasas and team like Botev should be able to exploit some of it. Hosts should be attacking more here, however visitors are having more than reliable strength in attack to score once as well, at least.
Bet: Both teams to score @ 2.18 with Unibet

Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad: Preview and Predictions

Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad
Spanish La Liga
Date: Tuesday, 4th March 2017
Kick-off at 20:30 UK/ 21:30 CET
Venue: Estadio Vicente Calderón (Madrid).

Diego Simeone will be relying on team spirit when his team host a struggling Real Sociedad on Tuesday evening, 4th April 2017.

Both teams are in contention for European qualification spots and have equal pressure from teams behind them. Therefore, both teams are expected to look for three points. In short, the neutrals can expect a highly competitive game with some end-to-end attacking action.
Atletico Madrid

A string of improved performances put Atletico back inside top three after struggling for majority of the first-half of the season. They are third in the table with 58 points, same as Sevilla on the fourth. Meantime, their chances to challenge Barcelona and Real Madrid for a title is minimal, as there is already an 8-point gap from the top.

The 2-0 win against Malaga on Saturday stretched the Rojiblancos’ winning streak to four LaLiga games. Their last defeat was at home against Barcelona on February. But that remains their only defeat in the last 14 league games and picked up 10 wins and 3 draws during the period.

Atletico Madrid are the fifth best home team in the league, with 10 wins and 2 draws from their 14 matches so far. They average less than a goal per game in terms of goals conceded in home matches.
Real Sociedad

La Real were once against short of ideas as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by a relegation bound Leganes. They are coming into this match without a win in the last three, having lost in consecutive games at Alaves and home to Bilbao.

The recent run of results is a bitter blow to Sociedad’s Europa League qualification chances. They are sitting at 5th on the log with 49 points, but the gap with 9th placed Espanyol is a meagre 6 points.

Away from home, Eusebio Sacristan’s men have an excellent record. They lost their most recent game at Alaves by a 1-0 margin before picking up 3 consecutive wins. They are ranked fifth in the away form table with 8 wins and 6 losses from their 14 matches so far. But it is worth to notice that they were beaten just three time in the last 10 road games and picked up 10 wins during the period.
Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad: Head-to-head

Real Sociedad surprised Atletico Madrid with a 2-0 win when the teams met at the Anoeta earlier this season.

However, the Rojiblancos were better in the recent meetings with 5 wins from 7 matches, while losing twice.

At the Vicente Calderon, Madrid are victorious in the last three games against Sociedad, with clean sheets and scoring a minimum of 2 goals each. Sociedad tasted victory just once in their last 10 visits here, which was in 2013. While Atletico won 7 and drew 2 during the period. The number of clean sheets they kept during the period is 7.
Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad: Prediction

Real Sociedad are slowly losing ground in keeping up with other teams in the race for a Europe League spot. While Atletico Madrid make a considerable leap to Champions League spot with an emphatic run of results since the start of the New Year.

Not many teams returned from Vicente Calderon with points this season and Tuesday won’t be different. A home win is evitable and we believe backing Atletico to win is a better pick considering Sociedad’s poor scoring record at this venue.

Also, keep an eye on the Diego Simeone’s starting line-up. Antoine Griezmann found the back of the net in 4 of the last 5 games. He can be backed to score any-time during this fixture.
Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad: Bet Tips

    Atletico Madrid to win to nil at 2.10
    Under 2.5 goals at 1.93