National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Real Betis or Sevilla that keep their silverware dream alive.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Real Betis form and stats
Last season, Betis's Copa Del Rey journey ended in the quarter-finals.The overall La Liga statistics at home this season for Real Betis are 5-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). 3W-0D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa Del Rey for Real Betis.
Real Betis manager Pellegrini Ripamonti and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Rayo Vallecano in the La Liga. Betis's goalie Silva played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Rayo Vallecano with a stunning six saves. Bellerín, defender, was given a rating of 7.82/10 in that game, top of the team. Bellerín served one assist, hit one key pass and won 10 of 15 duels.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Real Valladolid and winning 3-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Real Betis perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Betis as a small favourite), we find three games. Real Betis has won one of these, drawn two and lost zero.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the La Liga game versus Deportivo Alaves in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio Benito Villamarín.
A decent goal production from Betis in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 10 league matches. On the other hand, Betis have conceded 12 goals.
Sevilla form and stats
Sevilla's mission in Copa Del Rey last season failed in the semi-finals against Barcelona.The story so far for the visiting team on their La Liga travels is 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. When we have look at the Copa Del Rey statistics, we find 2W-1D-0L. This is both home and away.
The Sevilla goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 225 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Sevilla had fun at their own home (Estadio Benito Villamarín) last time out, beating Getafe 1-0. Mir scored. Defender Acuña was the best team player with a rating of 8.42. Acuña won 15 of 15 duels.
Preceding that game was the away Copa Del Rey victory against Real Zaragoza with the score of 2-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Sevilla in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Sevilla, three draws and zero defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Sevilla manager Lopetegui Argote as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Valencia.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sevilla as they have only managed to score 9 times from 10 away games in the league. Sevilla's manager Lopetegui Argote has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 5 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings with these participants: Betis won two, Sevilla were winners in six and we saw two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  J. Jiménez López 12 goals |  W. da Silva 6 goals |   R. Mir Vicente 6 goals |
Real Betis missing players
Sevilla missing players
| Real Betis | Sevilla | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 52 | 25 | Scored | S | 12 | 34 | ||
| 34 | 14 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 43% | 60% | ||
| 64% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 7% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 57% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 16% | ||
| 5 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.7 | ||
| 5.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 15.2 | 16.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 11.4 | ||
| 6 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.9 | ||
| 35% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 35% | ||
| 11.7 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 10.3 | ||
| 4.3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.9 | ||
| 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 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 27 | 49 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 44 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 33 |
| 6 | Barcelona | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 32 |
| 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 31 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Valencia | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 28 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 26 |
| 12 | Osasuna | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 25 |
| 13 | Granada | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 24 |
| 14 | Celta de Vigo | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | -1 | 23 |
| 15 | Mallorca | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 20 |
| 16 | Elche | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -8 | 19 |
| 17 | Getafe | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Deportivo Alaves | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -14 | 17 |
| 19 | Cádiz | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -19 | 14 |
| 20 | Levante | 20 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -20 | 11 |
