Athletic Club and Real Betis have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the La Liga.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the La Liga. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at SD Eibar.
It's quite the trip for Real Betis when visiting Athletic Club as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Athletic Club form and stats
7 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Athletic Club have to build on here at San Mamés Barria in the La Liga.
Athletic travelled for their previous game, a trip to SD Eibar that ended 2-2. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Atlético Madrid that ended 1-1.
Asier Villalibre was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against SD Eibar after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
Athletic Club are traveling soon after this match as the La Liga match at Barcelona awaits in three days.
Athletic Club has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 14 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 8 from 14 matches.
Real Betis form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Real Betis so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 1-6-7 (win-draw-lose). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Betis have lost on their last two travels.
Betis's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Granada that finished 2-2. A 0-2 defeat away at Sevilla before that.
The draw against Granada came from a losing position. The Real Betis manager J. Ferrer Sicilia brought on Cristian Tello as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Real Betis struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 24 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Real Betis - Athletic Club 3-2 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Athletic Club won seven games, one match ended with a draw and Real Betis has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  R. García Escudero 10 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 |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 9 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 40 |
| 26 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 24 | 47 |
| 86% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 79% | 90% |
| 69% | 64% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 83% |
| 28% | 14% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 66% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 29% | 31% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 14% | 17% |
| 48% | 29% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 76% |
| 34% | 50% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 21% | 14% |
| 31% | 29% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 21% |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 6.7 | 5.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.7 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 335 | 201 | 82 | Total Shots | T S | 43 | 150 | 358 |
| 106 | 65 | 27 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 50 | 123 |
| 30% | 25% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 22% | 33% |
- Athletic Club has the fewest conceded goals (8) at home
- Real Betis has the most matches over the total-line (18)
- Real Betis have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
| 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 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 69 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 38 | 64 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 52 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 59 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 51 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 29 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 49 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 47 |
| 6 | Getafe | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 47 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 46 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 44 |
| 8 | Valencia | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -1 | 43 |
| 9 | Granada | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 2 | 42 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 29 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 39 |
| 11 | Levante | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 29 | -8 | 35 |
| 12 | Osasuna | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -9 | 35 |
| 13 | Real Betis | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -7 | 34 |
| 14 | Real Valladolid | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 33 |
| 15 | Deportivo Alaves | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 28 | -10 | 32 |
| 16 | SD Eibar | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -16 | 28 |
| 17 | Celta de Vigo | 29 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -13 | 27 |
| 18 | Mallorca | 29 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 31 | -21 | 25 |
| 19 | Espanyol | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -21 | 24 |
| 20 | Leganes | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -21 | 23 |