A lot at stake in this fixture, with Atlético Madrid in 3rd and Real Betis at 5th. Here's a full preview!
- Atlético Madrid is in the best form (5-1-0) in La Liga
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Atlético Madrid form and stats
The story so far in the La Liga for Atlético Madrid at their home stadium (Estadio Civitas Metropolitano) is 7 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. days ago.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Atlético Madrid, as their goalkeeper Jan Oblak has completely shut out the opponents for 231 minutes in the La Liga.
Atlético Madrid's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Valencia (placed 18th). The home side are looking to build on that result. The attacker Griezmann was declared "man of the match" for Atlético with the rating of 7.81/10. Griezmann scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 42 successful passes (of 48 total).
Before that match, a win away at Girona.Trench warfare? In this team's last 14 league matches, 11 have contained zero, one or two goals.
A decent goal production from Atlético Madrid in their home games so far, with 25 goals from 13 league matches. Atlético Madrid are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Civitas Metropolitano in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 13 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Real Betis form and stats
6 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Real Betis playing as the away team in the La Liga this season.
The fans enjoyed Betis's previous match versus Mallorca (placed 11th), a 1-0 win played at home. Midfielder Pérez was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.82. Pérez hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 5 of 5 times.
The match earlier was the Europa League-battle against Manchester United, a home loss (0-1).
Real Betis find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Real Betis have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Atlético have managed a streak of 7 consecutive matches without defeat (6-1-0) when playing Real Betis.Real Betis - Atlético Madrid 1-2 was the product when these two participants formerly did battle, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Iglesias Quintas 12 goals |   Á. Morata Martín 10 goals |  A. Griezmann 9 goals |
Atlético Madrid missing players
Real Betis missing players
| Atlético Madrid | Real Betis | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 42 | 25 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 34 |
| 19 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 85% |
| 69% | 85% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 62% |
| 35% | 46% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 46% | 50% |
| 12% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 15% |
| 12% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 12% |
| 46% | 54% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 46% | 50% |
| 42% | 31% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 31% | 38% |
| 12% | 15% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 27% |
| 5.1 | 6.1 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 14.3 | 15.5 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10.8 | 11.3 |
| 5.5 | 5.8 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 29% | 33% | 7% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 29% | 29% |
| 11.3 | 9.7 | 11.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.7 | 12.7 | 12.1 |
| 3.1 | 2.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4 |
- Atlético Madrid have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Atlético Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Atlético Madrid have the most scored goals in the second half (29) in La Liga
- Atlético Madrid haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Atlético Madrid is in the best form (5-1-0) in La Liga
| 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 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 40 | 68 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 30 | 56 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 23 | 51 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 48 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 45 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 41 |
| 7 | Athletic Club | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 36 |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 36 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -5 | 34 |
| 10 | Celta de Vigo | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -3 | 34 |
| 11 | Mallorca | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 32 |
| 12 | Girona | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -1 | 31 |
| 13 | Getafe | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 29 |
| 14 | Sevilla | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 28 |
| 15 | Cadiz | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -17 | 28 |
| 16 | Real Valladolid | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 25 | -18 | 28 |
| 17 | Espanyol | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -10 | 27 |
| 18 | Valencia | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 19 | -3 | 26 |
| 19 | Almería | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -15 | 26 |
| 20 | Elche | 26 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 51 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 30 | -32 | 13 |
