The Most Statistically-Backed Match Result-BTTS Tips - 5/1/21

In the Copa del Rey Round of 32, Linares Deportivo and Barcelona go head to head, with the home side looking to give Xavi’s men a tough contest.

The home side plies their trade in the Tercera Division and have shown in recent years that they have the capability to push top teams all the way, having narrowly lost to Girona 2-1 in December 2019 in this competition. Linares drew 0-0 against Gimnastic Tarragona 0-0, before winning 6-5 on penalties and even managed an impressive 2-1 victory over Deportivo Alaves in the last round of the cup.

Barcelona have gone on a four-match unbeaten run since being defeated 3-0 by Bayern Munich in the Champions League, as they have drawn 2-2 and 1-1 with the likes of Osasuna and Sevilla, as well as beating both Elche 3-2 and Mallorca 1-0 thanks to a Luuk de Jong strike against the later mentioned side.

Majorca based side Atletico Baleares take on Celta de Vigo at Estadio Baleare looking to cause a shock in the Round of 32 in the Copa del Rey.

The hosts managed to progress through to this round having beaten Calahorra 5-4 on penalties having initially drawn the match 1-1, before causing a huge shock last time out in this competition, as they hammered La Liga outfit Getafe 5-0.

Celta de Vigo come into this match into relatively decent form as since their 2-1 loss to Valencia at the start of the month, they drew 0-0 against Mallorca, before beating FC Andorra 2-1 in the last round, as well as defeating Espanyol 3-1 and Real Betis 2-0 last time out thanks to an Iago Aspas brace.

The next tip also comes from the Copa del Rey, with Real Valladolid and Real Betis going head to head for a place in the Round of 16.

Valladolid come into this match in good form, having advanced from the last round of the cup by a 3-1 scoreline against Las Palmas and have won their last three Segunda Division matches, having defeated Real Oviedo 2-1, before beating Real Sociedad and Leganes 2-0 and 1-0.

Betis come into this match in poor form, as they have lost three of their last five matches, following two 3-2 losses to both Celtic and Athletic Club, as well as 2-0 to Celta de Vigo last time out. Manuel Pellegrini’s sides last victory in La Liga came on 12th December when they thumped Real Sociedad 4-0, just four days prior to advancing through to the Round of 3-2 in the Copa del Rey 4-2 after extra time against Talavera.

Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur face off at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night in the semi-finals of the League Cup in what will be Antonio Conte’s first return to Stamford Bridge since being axed by the Blues at the end of the 2017/18 season.

Thomas Tuchel’s side have won just two of their last five matches, following 1-1 and 2-2 draws against Brighton & Hove Albion and Liverpool, with their last win coming at Villa Park by a 3-1 scoreline over Aston Villa. Chelsea progressed from the Quarter Finals by beating Brentford 2-0 in late December as an own goal by Pontus Jansson and a Jorginho penalty set them on their way.

Spurs look like a rejuvenated side under Conte and this was perhaps shown when they beat Watford 1-0 thanks to 95th-minute Davinson Sanchez header. Prior to this, Tottenham had drawn 1-1 against Southampton, as well as beaten Crystal Palace 3-0 in the league. The Lilywhites progressed through to the semi-finals when they narrowly edged West Ham out 2-1 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Lucas Moura scored the winner.

Eibar against RCD Mallorca is the final game to feature on this list of tips, as both sides look to progress through to the Round of 16.

Los Armeros currently play in the Spanish Segunda, which inevitably sees them come into this match in the better form of the two, having won their last two matches against Real Sociedad II 3-2 and Las Palmas 1-0. In the last round of the Copa del Rey, Eibar beat Tenerife 2-1 away from home.

Meanwhile, Mallorca have lost their last two matches, being beaten 4-1 by Granada and 1-0 against Barcelona. Before these defeats, Mallorca did put in an impressive display in the last round of the cup, as they thumped Llanera 6-0, drew 0-0 against Celta de Vigo and managed an unexpected 2-1 victory away at Atletico Madrid thanks to goals in the last 10 minutes of the match by Franco Russo and Takefusa Kubo.