Real Betis vs Elche Prediction: Victor to get his Chust rewards

Elche, still scrapping to retain their La Liga status, face a tricky trip to the Estadio de La Cartuja on Tuesday (19:00 BST, Premier Sports) for a game against Real Betis, who are fighting to reach the UEFA Champions League for the first time since the 2005/06 season.

Read on for my Real Betis vs Elche predictions, supported by all the latest team news and match odds.

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Team News

Aitor Ruibal is suspended for Real Betis after being sent off in the dying embers of last Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Real Sociedad.

Meanwhile, Marc Barta (heel), Angel Ortiz (hamstring) and Natan (unspecified) all look set to sit out Tuesday’s game for Manuel Pellegrini’s side due to injury.

Football Odds

As for Eder Sarabia’s Elche, Yago Santiago (knee), Adam Boayar (muscle) and Rafa Mir (hamstring) are expected absentees, with only the latter standing any sort of chance of featuring in Sevilla.

Real Betis vs Elche Odds

Real Betis, who drew 1-1 at Elche’s Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero in August’s reverse fixture before triumphing 2-1 against the same opposition at the Estadio de La Cartuja in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey in January, are 8/13 favourites to collect all three points on Tuesday, implying a 61.9% probability of success.

The visitors, meanwhile, are 4/1, or a 20% chance, to shock their hosts, with the draw priced at 3/1.

Player to Receive a Card - Victor Chust (ELC) @ 2/1

Elche defender Victor Chust has received eight yellow cards and one red in this season's La Liga, despite eight of his 28 appearances coming as a substitute.

The 26-year-old, who is averaging 1.6 fouls per 90, hasn't faced Betis in league action this season as he was left on the bench for August's 1-1 draw at the Estadio Martinez Valero, although he did start their Copa del Rey tie in January, committing one foul.

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Chust didn't have to play Abde Ezzalzouli that day, though, as the tricky Betis winger was on Africa Cup of Nations duty with Morocco.

Ezzalzouli, who is averaging three fouls won per 90 in this season's La Liga, is in a rich vein of goalscoring form, having netted in five of his last six appearances.

The 24-year-old has proven to be a nuisance for defenders, winning four free-kicks in Sunday's stalemate with Real Sociedad, and in a 1-1 home draw with Real Madrid last month, Los Blancos right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold was booked for upending the Betis star.

Chust is expected to line up on the right-hand side of Elche's three-man defence again on Tuesday, which is likely to see him faced directly with Ezzalzouli, who could pose him serious problems in Sevilla.

Match Result & Both Teams to Score - Real Betis & Yes @ 21/10

Betis' home form has hurt them this calendar year, as while they are unbeaten in the league at La Cartuja in 2026, they've drawn five times, winning just twice.

Crucially, though, five consecutive home stalemates in La Liga was followed by a 3-0 win over Real Oviedo last time in Sevilla, and they now host Elche, who have picked up a league-low seven points on their travels, winning just one of their 17 away games (D4, L12).

Elche have lost seven of their last eight away matches (W1) in La Liga, while just before that run, they were beaten 2-1 at Betis in the Copa del Rey.

It's difficult to see anything other than a Betis victory on Tuesday, but the visitors should make their hosts work for the win.

Elche have scored in nine of their last 10 away matches in La Liga, while they've struck home and away against Betis this season, drawing 1-1 at home in the league before losing 2-1 away in the cup at the beginning of the year.

Betis, meanwhile, have kept just one clean sheet in their last five La Liga games, at home to bottom-club Real Oviedo.