La Liga: Two sides in pretty good form get together for this game. Real Betis hold a wee edge with their 5th position in the league table?
- Valencia is in the worst form (0-4-2)
It's no vacation for neither Valencia 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.
Valencia form and stats
The story so far in the La Liga for Valencia at their home stadium (Estadio de Mestalla) is 5 wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats.
Valencia shared the glory with Athletic Club in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Goalkeeper Mamardashvili got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.03 out of ten. Mamardashvili topped it up with a clean sheet.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Levante.Valencia are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 24 goals in 17 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Valencia have conceded 21 in these home matches.
Real Betis form and stats
8 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Real Betis playing as the away team in the La Liga this season. Real Betis has drawn their two previous away games.
Real Betis might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. FC Barcelona proved too strong as Betis slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Benito Villamarín. Real Betis were so close to getting something from the game against FC Barcelona, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal four minutes into overtime. Guardado got a match rating of 7.43 in that game, top player of the team. Guardado hit one key pass and had 35 successful passes (of 40 total).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Getafe that ended 0-0.Real Betis find the net regularly in their away games. 25 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 18 goals have been conceded by Real Betis in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Valencia and Real Betis have faced off before this season: Real Betis - Valencia 4-1. Stats for the former ten meetings featuring these two sides are: three wins for Valencia, four draws and three wins for Real Betis. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
![]() J. Jiménez López 14 goals | ![]() G. Ganchinho Guedes 11 goals | ![]() C. Soler Barragán 11 goals |
Valencia missing players
Real Betis missing players
| Valencia | Real Betis | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 17 | 35 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 45 | 24 | 6 | Scored | S | 9 | 25 | 57 |
| 49 | 21 | 10 | Conceded | C | 7 | 18 | 40 |
| 83% | 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 82% | 91% |
| 74% | 82% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 71% | 77% |
| 51% | 53% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 53% | 54% |
| 31% | 24% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 24% | 34% |
| 20% | 12% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 66% | 71% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 53% | 51% |
| 31% | 29% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 35% | 29% |
| 20% | 12% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | 29% |
| 4.6 | 5.2 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
| 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 10.4 | 11.2 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 11.9 | 13.9 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.4 | 5 |
| 34% | 38% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 33% | 32% |
| 12.6 | 12.2 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 12.1 | 11.3 |
| 4.7 | 4.4 | 6.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
- Valencia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Valencia is in the worst form (0-4-2)
| 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 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 73 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 44 | 81 |
| 2 | FC Barcelona | 35 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 65 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 30 | 69 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 50 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 22 | 64 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 59 | 41 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 18 | 61 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 35 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 58 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 35 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 0 | 56 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 52 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 35 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 41 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 52 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 45 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 22 | -10 | 45 |
| 10 | Valencia | 35 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 45 | 49 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 28 | -4 | 44 |
| 11 | Celta de Vigo | 35 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 43 |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 39 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 26 | -4 | 41 |
| 13 | Elche | 35 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 30 | -11 | 39 |
| 14 | Espanyol | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 49 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 32 | -12 | 39 |
| 15 | Getafe | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 31 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -6 | 36 |
| 16 | Cadiz | 35 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -14 | 35 |
| 17 | Granada | 35 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 59 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 30 | -16 | 34 |
| 18 | Mallorca | 35 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 62 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 38 | -30 | 32 |
| 19 | Levante | 35 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 44 | 67 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 38 | -23 | 29 |
| 20 | Deportivo Alaves | 35 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 60 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 41 | -32 | 28 |