There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the La Liga table so far. Here's the Athletic Club - Real Betis latest:
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Real Betis, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
Athletic Club form and stats
Athletic Club have played 13 La Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).
It's back home for Athletic Club, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Real Valladolid away with the result 4-1. Unai Lopez, Iñaki Williams, Inigo Cordoba and Raúl García found the net in that victory. Heartbreak before that as Athletic Club lost 1-2 at Granada's place.
Athletic Club has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Athletic Club are not conceding a lot of goals here at San Mamés Barria in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 13 matches.
Real Betis form and stats
Real Betis have only collected 9 points from their away games in the La Liga, after 1-6-6 (13 played).
Real Betis won their last game, 2-1 versus Real Madrid played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Valencia wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
Cristian Tello came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Real Madrid last time out, making the manager J. Ferrer Sicilia feel like a tactical genius.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Real Betis as they have only managed to score 11 times from 13 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Real Betis have conceded 22 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Real Betis - Athletic Club 3-2. Athletic Club-Real Betis H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Athletic Club seven wins, Real Betis two wins, one draw. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  R. García Escudero 9 goals |   L. Morón García 9 goals |  J. Sánchez Rodríguez 8 goals |
Athletic Club missing players
Real Betis missing players
| Athletic Club | Real Betis | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 9 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 29 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 38 |
| 23 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 22 | 43 |
| 85% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 77% | 89% |
| 67% | 62% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 81% |
| 26% | 15% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 46% | 67% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 31% | 30% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 15% | 19% |
| 44% | 23% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 78% |
| 37% | 54% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 23% | 15% |
| 33% | 31% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 19% |
| 4.9 | 5.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 6.4 | 5.4 |
| 2.5 | 2.7 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 317 | 190 | 82 | Total Shots | T S | 43 | 138 | 335 |
| 98 | 61 | 27 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 49 | 117 |
| 30% | 25% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 22% | 32% |
- Athletic Club has the fewest conceded goals (7) at home
- Athletic Club have scored at least twice as many goals 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 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 63 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 32 | 58 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 30 | 56 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 47 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 46 |
| 5 | Getafe | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 46 |
| 6 | Atlético Madrid | 27 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 45 |
| 7 | Valencia | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -1 | 42 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 38 |
| 9 | Granada | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 38 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 37 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 34 |
| 12 | Real Betis | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -5 | 33 |
| 13 | Levante | 27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 28 | -8 | 33 |
| 14 | Deportivo Alavés | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -8 | 32 |
| 15 | Real Valladolid | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -10 | 29 |
| 16 | SD Eibar | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -14 | 27 |
| 17 | Celta de Vigo | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -12 | 26 |
| 18 | Mallorca | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -16 | 25 |
| 19 | Leganés | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -18 | 23 |
| 20 | Espanyol | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -23 | 20 |