【Daily Selected】Selected 2 strings 1: Elche vs Real Betis + Givist vs Porto

Monday 007 La Liga: Elche vs Real Betis

Time: 2025-08-19 3:00

Venue: Barrero Stadium

Elche performed well in the Serie II last season. In the end, the team won the league runner-up with a record of 22 wins, 11 draws and 9 losses, and won a place to go directly to the La Liga. In terms of recent situation, Elche participated in 8 friendly matches during the offseason, and the team achieved a record of 4 wins and 4 losses, and their overall preparations were average; however, they had a record of winning all the games in the last two friendly matches, and both scored their opponents without any loss during the period, and their competitive state still improved. However, from the perspective of the matchup, Elche lost all the two previous La Liga matches against Real Betis, and during the period, he was given three goals by his opponents in a single game. Therefore, even if he played at home in this game, the team was under a lot of psychological pressure in the match.

Real Betis is a middle-level team in the La Liga. They performed well last season and eventually ranked 6th in the La Liga with a record of 16 wins, 12 draws and 10 losses, and won a place in the main competition of this UEFA Cup. Judging from the recent situation, Real Betis participated in 5 friendly matches during the offseason, achieving a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, and his performance was mediocre; however, Betis lost all of his last two friendly matches, and the number of goals conceded in a single game reached three goals. The team's recent defensive performance seems to be a little slackened. In terms of remote combat, Real Betis's performance on the road was not very stable. Last season, they achieved 7 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in 19 leagues away games, with a winning rate of less than 40%.

Comprehensive analysis: Although Real Betis' performance in friendly matches is not ideal, their strength on paper is still far stronger than the promoted Elche. You should know that the former ranked strongly in the league last season and qualified for the European competition. Therefore, even if he visits this game, Real Betis will not be afraid of the promoted team and is expected to take the lead!

Recommended: Negative Score: 0-2 1-2 Number of goals: 2/3 Goals

Monday 008 Portuguese Super League: Givicent vs Porto

Time: 2025-08-19 3:15

Venue: Barcelona Stadium

Givicent is a mid- and lower-level team in the Portuguese Super League. They finished with 13th last season. In the first round of the new season, Givist performed well, defeating Madeira Nationals 2-0 and successfully got off to a good start. However, due to their overall strength, Givecent often adopts a defensive counterattack strategy when facing upstream teams in the Portuguese Super League, focusing on stabilizing the defensive end, which also led to them being at a disadvantage in their past encounters with powerful teams such as Porto. At present, judging from the team's injury situation, two forwards including Carlos Eduardo were unable to play in this game due to injuries.

Porto is one of the traditional top three in the Portuguese Super League, with a total value of up to 350 million euros. During this summer window transfer, Porto invested nearly 80 million euros to make targeted reinforcements to the midfield and backcourt. In the first round of the new season, Porto showed strong strength and scored 3-0 to win Guimares, continuing to maintain strong competitiveness in the Portuguese Super League. Whether it is the team's background or the players' personal abilities, Porto far surpasses Givist.

Comprehensive analysis: Porto has a clear advantage in overall strength and historical confrontation records, and currently provides Porto with full support in terms of data. Therefore, I am optimistic that Porto can win successfully in this game.

Recommended: Negative Score: 1-2 1-3 Number of goals: 3/4 Goals