The hotly-contested Seville derby awaits in La Liga on Sunday night as Real Betis welcome Sevilla to the Estadio Benito Villamarin.
Just four places and eight points separate the two teams in the table at the time of writing, with Betis currently occupying a European spot in sixth and Sevilla also in the top half in 10th.
The hosts are in high spirits as their 3-2 win away at Leganes last time out before the international break was their third straight victory in all competitions, and fifth in their previous six in an impressive unbeaten run.
Meanwhile, Sevilla's previous four-match unbeaten streak came to an end as they lost 1-0 at home to Athletic Bilbao last time out, in a game which saw two of our three recommended bets come through.
They have had the better of the most recent H2Hs though, as a 1-0 win for Sevilla in the reverse fixture earlier this season extended their unbeaten run over Betis to six matches.
Nonetheless, the Seville derby this time around seems a difficult one to call.
How the bookies view it: Betis odds-on favourites
Perhaps surprisingly given their recent H2H record, Betis are 4/5 odds-on favourites with BoyleSports to win. A draw is rated at 12/5 with the same bookmaker, while a Sevilla victory is 16/5.
Recent head-to-head: No love lost
As mentioned, Sevilla won the reverse fixture 1-0 in October, with Dodi Lukebakio getting the only goal. An interesting statistic was that a total of 10 cards were dished out in the fiercely contested derby, with Tanguy Nianzou receiving three of them after he was sent off for a second bookable offence late on.
BoyleSports are offering 5/6 odds for Over 70.5 Total Booking Points which seems a banker, and there could even be scope to go higher.
Players to watch: Isco on fire
Isco is on fire for Betis having scored in five of their last six games during their unbeaten run, and so Sevilla will need to pay particularly close attention to him.
Lukebakio scored the only goal in the reverse fixture and is one of, if not Sevilla's biggest attacking threat.
Predicted lineups
Johnny Cardoso will return to the Betis squad after suspension, but Giovani Lo Celso and Marc Roca will miss out again through injury.
Nianzou, who was sent off in the reverse fixture, misses out for Sevilla through injury, while Djibril Sow and Lucien Agoume are suspended.
Real Betis: Adrian, Sabaly, Llorente, Natan, Perraud, Cardoso, Altimira, Antony, Isco, Ezzalzouli, Hernandez.
Sevilla: Nyland, Carmona, Bade, Salas, Pedrosa, Lokonga, Saul, Lukebakio, Juanlu, Ejuke, Romero.
Anything else catch the eye?
Each of the previous five H2Hs have produced two goals or fewer, so backing Under 2.5 Total Goals at 4/5 with BoyleSports seems a wise bet.
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