The FC Barcelona & Real Betis head coaches Xavi and Pellegrini are both worrying about and eagerly anticipating this very important game in the top regions of the La Liga league table.
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals (11) in La Liga
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It's no vacation for neither FC Barcelona nor Real Betis as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
FC Barcelona form and stats
FC Barcelona have been outstanding at home so far in the La Liga with 12 wins, 3 draws and only 0 losses.
No payout for FC Barcelona in their previous match, an away game at Rayo Vallecano that ended in defeat 1-2. Up until that beating this team had gone seven consecutive league games without losing. Lewandowski, who plays in attack, was the declared top player for the team in that match, scoring a rating of 7.11 (out of 10). Lewandowski scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Atletico Madrid.Barcelona are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 10 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 7, drew 1 and lost 2.
It should be considered that a peek at the 12 latest league fixtures reveals that 10 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).
The match schedule is unforgiving for FC Barcelona as they have a new game in only three days, a La Liga match thankfully also at home. Osasuna are visiting.
The FC Barcelona fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 28 goals in 15 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. As for guarding their own goal, FC Barcelona have only let in {2 goals} at home. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Real Betis form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their La Liga travels is 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats. Betis has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Real Betis played 0-0 against Real Sociedad in their previous match. Defender Miranda was the best team player with a rating of 8.23. Miranda hit three key passes and won 11 of 13 duels.
Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Osasuna's place.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Betis have scored 17 goals in 15 league games away. Real Betis have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have faced each other before in this season, with the match result Real Betis - FC Barcelona 1-2 written in the official records. Last ten meetings featuring these squads: Barcelona won seven, Real Betis triumphed in two and we saw one draw. nine games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Lewandowski 18 goals |   B. Iglesias Quintas 12 goals |  P. López 6 goals |
FC Barcelona missing players
Real Betis missing players
| FC Barcelona | Real Betis | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 55 | 28 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 17 | 39 |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 33 |
| 90% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 84% |
| 55% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 60% | 61% |
| 45% | 40% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 47% | 48% |
| 19% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 19% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 13% |
| 23% | 13% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 47% | 48% |
| 74% | 87% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 27% | 35% |
| 13% | 13% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 40% | 32% |
| 6.1 | 7.1 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4 | 4.2 |
| 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 14.8 | 17.1 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 11.1 | 11.5 |
| 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
| 34% | 30% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 29% | 29% |
| 9.3 | 7.8 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.8 | 12.5 | 12.1 |
| 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
- FC Barcelona have not yet lost a game at home.
- FC Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals (11) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the most clean sheets (13) at home in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the most clean sheets (23) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the most points (39) at home in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the the best goal difference (+26) at home in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the the best goal difference (+44) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 31 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 9 | 44 | 76 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 31 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 37 | 65 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 27 | 63 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 55 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 49 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 47 |
| 7 | Athletic Club | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 46 |
| 8 | Osasuna | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 44 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 43 |
| 10 | Girona | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 41 |
| 11 | Mallorca | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 23 | -4 | 40 |
| 12 | Celta de Vigo | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -5 | 39 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -8 | 38 |
| 14 | Real Valladolid | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 32 | -22 | 35 |
| 15 | Almería | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 53 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 32 | -15 | 33 |
| 16 | Cadiz | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -20 | 32 |
| 17 | Getafe | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -12 | 31 |
| 18 | Valencia | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -4 | 30 |
| 19 | Espanyol | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -14 | 28 |
| 20 | Elche | 31 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 62 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 35 | -42 | 13 |
