Athletic Club host Real Betis as obvious favourites: Full preview

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Thu 04.May
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: San Mamés Barria (53289 seats)

It's only three sleeps since Athletic Club ran out versus Mallorca and the result was 1-1. How will it end hosting Real Betis?

Insights:
  • Athletic Club have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

These are active days for the host team, as they played only three days ago in the La Liga. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Mallorca.

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Athletic Club form and stats

7-3-6 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga numbers at home for Athletic Club so far this season.

The home team returns to San Mamés Barria after drawing with Mallorca (placed 12th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Midfield player Berenguer got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, the max score being 10. Berenguer hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Before that game, the home loss against Sevilla with the scoreline 0-1.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Athletic Club matches with similar probabilities have ended with 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats (from 8 games).

The Club fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 16 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Athletic Club have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Real Betis form and stats

The visitors are W6-D3-L7 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Real Betis are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Rodríguez was the last player to score for the away team. Betis haven't scored a league goal in the last 200 minutes.

Real Betis are travelling again after losing away to Barcelona in their previous match (0-4). As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Barcelona was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind. Pezzella, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.13. Pezzella hit one key pass and won 5 of 5 duels.

Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Real Sociedad.

Betis have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 16 away games 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. Real Betis have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams faced each other previously this match year: Real Betis - Athletic Club 0-0. Head-to-head totals (for the prior ten meetings): Club won four games, four matches ended in a draw and Real Betis managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six. The games between these sides have sometimes been brutal, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Real BetisB. Iglesias Quintas
B. Iglesias Quintas
12 goals
Athletic ClubI. Williams Arthuer
I. Williams Arthuer
9 goals
Athletic ClubO. Sancet Tirapu
O. Sancet Tirapu
8 goals

Athletic Club missing players

Real Betis missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Athletic Club Real Betis
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 4 16 32
13 7 2 Won W 2 6 14
8 3 0 Drew D 0 3 7
11 6 3 Lost L 2 7 11
43 20 3 Scored S 6 17 39
32 12 4 Conceded C 6 22 37
84% 81% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 84%
59% 44% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 62% 62%
47% 31% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 50% 50%
31% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 25% 22%
12% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 19% 12%
41% 19% 0% BTTS BTTS 75% 44% 47%
34% 50% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 34%
41% 50% 60% Failed to Score F T 25% 44% 34%
 
6.2 7.5 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 6.2 3.8 4.1
3.5 2.5 2 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.4 5.3
2.1 2.2 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.3 2.1
4 1 0 Red cards R C 1 5 13
 
14.5 16.2 15.8 Shots (avg) S ( 13.2 10.7 11.3
4.6 4.8 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.8 4.3
29% 26% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 28% 28%
 
10.5 8.8 8.8 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 12.7 12.2
3.4 2.6 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.8 4.2
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Athletic Club have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barcelona 32 25 4 3 59 11 16 13 3 0 32 2 16 12 1 3 27 9 48 79
2 Real Madrid 32 21 5 6 69 30 16 11 4 1 40 14 16 10 1 5 29 16 39 68
3 Atletico Madrid 32 20 6 6 55 25 16 10 3 3 31 13 16 10 3 3 24 12 30 66
4 Real Sociedad 32 17 7 8 41 29 15 8 4 3 19 13 17 9 3 5 22 16 12 58
5 Villarreal 32 16 5 11 46 33 16 10 2 4 27 15 16 6 3 7 19 18 13 53
6 Real Betis 32 14 7 11 39 37 16 8 4 4 22 15 16 6 3 7 17 22 2 49
7 Athletic Club 32 13 8 11 43 32 16 7 3 6 20 12 16 6 5 5 23 20 11 47
8 Girona 32 12 8 12 50 45 16 9 3 4 31 21 16 3 5 8 19 24 5 44
9 Osasuna 32 12 8 12 29 34 16 8 1 7 17 19 16 4 7 5 12 15 -5 44
10 Rayo Vallecano 32 11 10 11 38 41 16 7 5 4 23 18 16 4 5 7 15 23 -3 43
11 Sevilla 32 11 8 13 38 47 16 6 4 6 20 21 16 5 4 7 18 26 -9 41
12 Mallorca 32 11 8 13 31 35 16 7 5 4 17 12 16 4 3 9 14 23 -4 41
13 Celta de Vigo 32 10 9 13 38 45 16 6 5 5 22 17 16 4 4 8 16 28 -7 39
14 Cadiz 32 8 11 13 25 44 17 5 6 6 16 23 15 3 5 7 9 21 -19 35
15 Real Valladolid 32 10 5 17 29 55 16 7 3 6 18 21 16 3 2 11 11 34 -26 35
16 Almeria 32 9 6 17 40 57 16 8 2 6 24 21 16 1 4 11 16 36 -17 33
17 Valencia 32 9 6 17 35 39 16 7 3 6 23 16 16 2 3 11 12 23 -4 33
18 Espanyol 32 7 10 15 38 53 16 4 5 7 19 25 16 3 5 8 19 28 -15 31
19 Getafe 32 7 10 15 29 42 16 5 5 6 17 18 16 2 5 9 12 24 -13 31
20 Elche 32 3 7 22 24 62 16 2 4 10 15 27 16 1 3 12 9 35 -38 16

Athletic Club:
Real Betis:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barcelona 32 25 4 3 59 11 16 13 3 0 32 2 16 12 1 3 27 9 48 79
2 Real Madrid 32 21 5 6 69 30 16 11 4 1 40 14 16 10 1 5 29 16 39 68
3 Atletico Madrid 32 20 6 6 55 25 16 10 3 3 31 13 16 10 3 3 24 12 30 66
4 Real Sociedad 32 17 7 8 41 29 15 8 4 3 19 13 17 9 3 5 22 16 12 58
5 Villarreal 32 16 5 11 46 33 16 10 2 4 27 15 16 6 3 7 19 18 13 53
6 Real Betis 32 14 7 11 39 37 16 8 4 4 22 15 16 6 3 7 17 22 2 49
7 Athletic Club 32 13 8 11 43 32 16 7 3 6 20 12 16 6 5 5 23 20 11 47
8 Girona 32 12 8 12 50 45 16 9 3 4 31 21 16 3 5 8 19 24 5 44
9 Osasuna 32 12 8 12 29 34 16 8 1 7 17 19 16 4 7 5 12 15 -5 44
10 Rayo Vallecano 32 11 10 11 38 41 16 7 5 4 23 18 16 4 5 7 15 23 -3 43
11 Sevilla 32 11 8 13 38 47 16 6 4 6 20 21 16 5 4 7 18 26 -9 41
12 Mallorca 32 11 8 13 31 35 16 7 5 4 17 12 16 4 3 9 14 23 -4 41
13 Celta de Vigo 32 10 9 13 38 45 16 6 5 5 22 17 16 4 4 8 16 28 -7 39
14 Cadiz 32 8 11 13 25 44 17 5 6 6 16 23 15 3 5 7 9 21 -19 35
15 Real Valladolid 32 10 5 17 29 55 16 7 3 6 18 21 16 3 2 11 11 34 -26 35
16 Almeria 32 9 6 17 40 57 16 8 2 6 24 21 16 1 4 11 16 36 -17 33
17 Valencia 32 9 6 17 35 39 16 7 3 6 23 16 16 2 3 11 12 23 -4 33
18 Espanyol 32 7 10 15 38 53 16 4 5 7 19 25 16 3 5 8 19 28 -15 31
19 Getafe 32 7 10 15 29 42 16 5 5 6 17 18 16 2 5 9 12 24 -13 31
20 Elche 32 3 7 22 24 62 16 2 4 10 15 27 16 1 3 12 9 35 -38 16

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