Real Betis vs Athletic Club betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Thu 29.December
Match begins: 18:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Benito Villamarín (60721 seats)

Shaky top table thriller in La Liga as Athletic Club have come the 497 miles required to duel with Real Betis at their Estadio Benito Villamarín.

Insights:
  • Real Betis have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in La Liga
  • Athletic Club have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Athletic Club, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Real Betis form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Benito Villamarín as Real Betis have scored 12 goals to get 16 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the La Liga are 5-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).

No payout for Real Betis in their previous match, an away game at Valencia that ended in defeat 0-3. Midfield player Rodríguez got a match rating of 7.14 in that game, the max score being 10. Rodríguez had 21 successful passes (of 22 total).

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Valencia.

Real Betis have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Benito Villamarín with 12 goals in 7 league matches. From these home matches, Betis have conceded only 5 goals.

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Athletic Club form and stats

The visitors are W2-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga. Athletic Club has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Two trips in a row for Athletic Club, whose coach Valverde could celebrate last time after the Copa Del Rey win against Sestao River. Midfield player Egaña was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.72/10. Egaña served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that, the Copa Del Rey win away at Alzira.

Club struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 10 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings involving these sides: Real Betis won two, Athletic Club triumphed in five and we saw three draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

BetisB. Iglesias Quintas
B. Iglesias Quintas
8 goals
Athletic ClubI. Williams Arthuer
I. Williams Arthuer
5 goals
Athletic ClubG. Guruzeta Rodríguez
G. Guruzeta Rodríguez
5 goals

Real Betis missing players

Athletic Club missing players

Real Betis Athletic Club
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 7 1 Played P 1 6 14
7 5 0 Won W 0 2 7
3 1 0 Drew D 0 2 3
4 1 1 Lost L 1 2 4
17 12 1 Scored S 0 12 24
12 5 2 Conceded C 4 10 14
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
64% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 64%
50% 57% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 83% 57%
7% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 67% 43%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 14%
43% 57% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 36%
43% 43% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 43%
29% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 17% 29%
 
4.5 5.4 7 Corners for (avg) C F 2 4.2 5.5
4.8 4.4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 1 4.2 3.3
2.4 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.3 1.6
7 3 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.6 13.1 18 Shots (avg) S ( 5 14.8 16.6
4 5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 6 5.9
30% 34% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 29%
 
12.9 11.3 9 Shots against (avg) S A 8 10.8 9.4
4.4 3.9 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 4.8 3.4
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • All of Athletic Club's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Athletic Club have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Athletic Club have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Athletic Club haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Real Betis have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Real Betis have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Real Betis have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Real Betis have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in La Liga
  • Real Betis have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Real Betis haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 14 12 1 1 33 5 7 6 1 0 17 0 7 6 0 1 16 5 28 37
2 Real Madrid 14 11 2 1 33 14 7 5 2 0 16 7 7 6 0 1 17 7 19 35
3 Real Sociedad 14 8 2 4 19 17 7 3 2 2 7 9 7 5 0 2 12 8 2 26
4 Athletic Club 14 7 3 4 24 14 8 5 1 2 12 4 6 2 2 2 12 10 10 24
5 Atlético Madrid 14 7 3 4 21 14 6 2 2 2 9 8 8 5 1 2 12 6 7 24
6 Real Betis 14 7 3 4 17 12 7 5 1 1 12 5 7 2 2 3 5 7 5 24
7 Osasuna 14 7 2 5 16 14 8 5 0 3 11 8 6 2 2 2 5 6 2 23
8 Rayo Vallecano 14 6 4 4 20 16 7 4 2 1 12 7 7 2 2 3 8 9 4 22
9 Villarreal 14 6 3 5 15 10 5 3 1 1 9 4 9 3 2 4 6 6 5 21
10 Valencia 14 5 4 5 22 15 8 4 1 3 15 7 6 1 3 2 7 8 7 19
11 Mallorca 14 5 4 5 13 13 7 2 2 3 5 6 7 3 2 2 8 7 0 19
12 Real Valladolid 14 5 2 7 13 21 7 4 1 2 8 6 7 1 1 5 5 15 -8 17
13 Girona 14 4 4 6 20 22 7 3 2 2 12 11 7 1 2 4 8 11 -2 16
14 Almería 14 5 1 8 16 22 7 5 0 2 13 8 7 0 1 6 3 14 -6 16
15 Getafe 14 3 5 6 12 20 7 1 3 3 6 10 7 2 2 3 6 10 -8 14
16 Espanyol 14 2 6 6 16 22 7 1 2 4 8 13 7 1 4 2 8 9 -6 12
17 Celta de Vigo 14 3 3 8 14 26 7 2 2 3 10 11 7 1 1 5 4 15 -12 12
18 Sevilla 14 2 5 7 13 22 7 0 3 4 4 11 7 2 2 3 9 11 -9 11
19 Cádiz 14 2 5 7 9 26 7 1 3 3 5 13 7 1 2 4 4 13 -17 11
20 Elche 14 0 4 10 10 31 7 0 2 5 4 13 7 0 2 5 6 18 -21 4

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