This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Real Betis at Estadio Benito Villamarín when the Europa League tournament arrives in town and Ludogorets with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
These teams have little in common geographically as Ludogorets have to travel 3600 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Real Betis form and stats
Last season, Real Betis's Europa League journey ended in the round of 16 against Eintracht Frankfurt.Perfect La Liga season at home so far for Real Betis 3 wins from 3 appearances.
A nice win for Real Betis last time playing, versus Villarreal. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Sánchez scoring for the victors. Sabaly was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.7 out of 10. The defender Sabaly hit one key pass and won 3 of 7 duels.
Before that game, a strong away win at HJK. A Europa League game.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Betis, as the La Liga home game vs Girona is only three days away.
Real Betis have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Benito Villamarín with 5 goals in 3 league matches.
Ludogorets form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the group stage.4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. That’s the product of Ludogorets playing as the away team in the Parva Liga this season. Total Europa League statistics for Ludogorets: 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
194 minutes! That's how long the Ludogorets goalkeeper Sergio Padt and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Ludogorets play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-0 victory visiting Botev Vratsa. As you can tell from the results above, Ludogorets was very dominant against Botev Vratsa, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Despodov (2), Oliveira and Tissera providing the goals.
Before that match, the win at home against Roma in the Europa League (2-1).
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Arda in just three days.
The prediction for this game is lots of goals as Ludogorets alone have scored more than three on average in their league games away (16 from 5 played). It's not easy to score on Ludogorets as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  B. Tekpetey 5 goals |   B. Iglesias 4 goals |  C. Oliveira Souza 4 goals |
Real Betis missing players
Ludogorets missing players
| Real Betis | Ludogorets | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 32 | 20 | Scored | S | 26 | 59 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Conceded | C | 18 | 23 | ||
| 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 72% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 40% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 36% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 8% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 6.3 | ||
| 5.6 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.9 | 12.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.9 | 12.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 5.2 | ||
| 29% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 47% | ||
| 11.9 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 8.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3 | ||
| 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 Betis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Ludogorets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Roma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | HJK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 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 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 13 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 5 | Athletic Club | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | Atletico Madrid | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Osasuna | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Girona | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Celta de Vigo | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Real Sociedad | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Valencia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | Mallorca | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 14 | Almeria | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 4 |
| 16 | Sevilla | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 17 | Real Valladolid | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 4 |
| 18 | Getafe | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 4 |
| 19 | Elche | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -11 | 1 |
| 20 | Cadiz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -14 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ludogorets | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 25 | 22 |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 22 |
| 3 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Cherno More | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| 6 | Levski Sofia | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | Slavia Sofia | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | Arda | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Beroe | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | -8 | 11 |
| 11 | Septemvri Sofia | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 12 | Botev Plovdiv | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 13 | Botev Vratsa | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -11 | 7 |
| 14 | Hebar 1918 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -16 | 7 |
| 15 | OFK Pirin | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 6 |
| 16 | Spartak Varna | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -19 | 1 |
