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Manuel Pellegrini
Manuel Pellegrini has Real Betis in great form

Paul Higham fancies a few cards to be shown for both Real Betis and Rangers as they meet in their crucial Europa League game in Spain.


There's a fascinating tie in a fascinating Europa League group as first-placed Real Betis host second-placed Rangers with just a point separating the pair.

Sparta Prague are also lurking just a point behind so everything remains possible from the final round of matches - but Betis know a win would guarantee them top spot and even a draw would be enough to get through.

And the Spaniards are well fancied to do just that at 3/41.75 for a home win - which is justified given they're unbeaten in 14 European home group games.

Ranger won the reverse fixture in Glasgow though, and but for letting Cypriot side Aris Limassol win four points against them they Scottish giants would have sailed through - so it's all to play for in what should be a tense night in Seville.

Leg 1: Over 2.5 Betis cards

This one could get tasty and you'd expect both sides to see some yellow raised in their direction - especially the hosts.

Betis have had 48 yellow cards and two reds so far this season - including three cards or more in four of their six Europa League group games,

Manuel Pellegrini's side picked up three cards at Ibrox in the reverse fixture and given the scenario then another over 2.5 card performance at 6/42.50 looks the bet.

Leg 2: Over 2.5 Rangers cards

We'll go for the same bet for Rangers too, who are shorter at 20/231.87 for over 2.5 cards but have had eight fewer yellows and one less red so far.

As the away team they'll be more likely to get decisions against them, and as part of the 12 cards they've picked up in the group they had four in both games against Sparta Prague.

Just one card was shown to Rangers when they hosted Betis but this is a crunch game so we can expect an uptick in their bookings here.

Back over 2.5 cards for Real Betis & Rangers @ 7/24.50

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