Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Real Betis & Real Sociedad face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Del Rey. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Betis and Real Sociedad.
Real Sociedad have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Real Betis form and stats
Betis was eliminated in the 16th finals last season in the Copa Del Rey.4-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga numbers at home for Real Betis so far this season. On the other hand, in the Copa Del Rey, Real Betis has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
An away draw last time out for Betis, facing Real Sociedad in a game that ended 2-2. Previous to that game, a La Liga home match hosting Celta de Vigo in a game that was won 2-1.
Late drama in the game against Real Sociedad as Betis were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until Joaquín popped out and made it level in the 90th minute. The hometeam coach M. Pellegrini Ripamonti made a successful contribution in the game against Real Sociedad, bringing on Joaquín who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw.
The Betis fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. 12 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Real Sociedad form and stats
Real Sociedad was sent out of Copa Del Rey in the semi-finals last season.The story so far for the visiting team on their La Liga travels is 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Sociedad played 2-2 against Real Betis in their previous match. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Cordoba.
Drawing 2-2 against Real Betis after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager I. Alguacil Barrenetxea needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Sociedad manager I. Alguacil Barrenetxea as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Villarreal.
The travelling fans enjoy Sociedad's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 10 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Betis won two games, five matches ended with a draw and Real Sociedad has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  M. Oyarzabal Ugarte 8 goals |   S. Canales Madrazo 7 goals |  A. Isak 5 goals |
Real Betis missing players
Real Sociedad missing players
| Real Betis | Real Sociedad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 34 | 13 | Scored | S | 17 | 35 | ||
| 37 | 12 | Conceded | C | 9 | 22 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.1 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.2 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 13.2 | ||
| 4 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 34% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Madrid | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 44 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 40 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 |
| 4 | Barcelona | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 34 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 34 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 31 |
| 7 | Granada | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -8 | 28 |
| 8 | Real Betis | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 27 |
| 9 | Cadiz | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 24 |
| 10 | Levante | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Getafe | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
| 12 | Celta de Vigo | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 23 |
| 13 | Athletic Club | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Valencia | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 20 |
| 15 | Real Valladolid | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 20 |
| 16 | Eibar | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -4 | 19 |
| 17 | Deportivo Alaves | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 18 |
| 18 | Elche | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 17 |
| 19 | Osasuna | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -12 | 16 |
| 20 | Huesca | 20 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -15 | 13 |