Real Betis have outdone Villarreal so far, but every match begins at 0-0. Here's all the facts you require before kickoff:
- Real Betis have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in La Liga
- Villarreal is in the best form (4-1-1) in La Liga
There have been little to rest for the hosting team, as they had a Copa Del Rey match only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Real Sociedad.
Real Betis form and stats
The story so far in the La Liga for Real Betis at their home stadium (Estadio Benito Villamarín) is 6 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Defender Ruiz got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.03/10. Ruiz served one assist, hit one key pass and won 5 of 6 duels.
In the game before, an away victory in the La Liga match versus Espanyol with a 4-1 scoreline.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Real Betis have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won two, drawn two and lost zero.
The Real Betis manager Ripamonti has got the team scoring with 23 from 11 home games in the league. Real Betis's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Villarreal form and stats
Villarreal have only collected 8 points from their away games in the La Liga, after 1-5-4 (10 played).
The supporters enjoyed Villarreal's previous fixture versus Mallorca (placed 17th), a 3-0 win played at home. Pedraza was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.33. The defender Pedraza served one assist, hit two key passes and won 5 of 7 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Elche wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Villarreal playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were one Villarreal win, three draws and two defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Villarreal as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
These opponents have fought before this season: Villarreal - Real Betis 2-0. Real Betis-Villarreal H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Real Betis three wins, Villarreal six wins, one draw. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Jiménez López 12 goals |   G. Moreno Balaguero 8 goals |  B. Iglesias Quintas 7 goals |
Real Betis missing players
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| Real Betis | Villarreal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 41 | 23 | 9 | Scored | S | 5 | 7 | 36 |
| 25 | 12 | 7 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 70% | 82% |
| 86% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 68% |
| 55% | 55% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 30% | 50% |
| 41% | 55% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 36% |
| 18% | 18% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 50% | 45% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 45% |
| 27% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 30% | 41% |
| 23% | 27% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 60% | 32% |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
| 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.6 | 5.3 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14.5 | 16.5 | 16.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.4 | 13.1 |
| 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.6 |
| 34% | 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 24% | 35% |
| 11.3 | 10.6 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 12.5 | 10.5 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
- Real Betis have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Villarreal have scored away.
- Real Betis have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in La Liga
- Real Betis haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Villarreal have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Villarreal is in the best form (4-1-1) in La Liga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 27 | 50 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 46 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 36 |
| 5 | Barcelona | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 35 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 34 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 32 |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 31 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 |
| 10 | Valencia | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -1 | 29 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -5 | 28 |
| 12 | Celta de Vigo | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 27 |
| 14 | Granada | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 24 |
| 15 | Elche | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 | Getafe | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -6 | 22 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 20 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -17 | 18 |
| 19 | Deportivo Alaves | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -19 | 17 |
| 20 | Levante | 21 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -22 | 11 |
