Real Betis fights Atlético Madrid in La Liga battle

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Date: Sun 22.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Benito Villamarin (60721 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Real Betis have their presumed home advantage while Atlético Madrid are ahead 9 points in the La Liga table.

It's no vacation for neither Real Betis nor Atlético Madrid as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Real Betis form and stats

Real Betis have collected 17 points from their La Liga home games so far after 5-2-3.

The Real Betis fans got no joy from their last match, a La Liga game also here at Benito Villamarin: A 1-2 defeat against Atlético Madrid (placed 4th). A strong away win before that one, visiting Antoniano and winning 4-0.

The Real Betis fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 10 league matches. On the other hand, Real Betis have conceded 14 goals.

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Atlético Madrid form and stats

3 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Atlético Madrid, who have the most clean sheets (9) in La Liga, playing as the away team in the La Liga this season. Atlético Madrid are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

It's the second away game in a row for Atlético Madrid, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Real Betis (placed 13th) in the La Liga last time out. A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Osasuna.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Atlético Madrid as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Real Betis - Atlético Madrid 1-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Real Betis won 1 game, 2 matches ended with a draw and Atlético Madrid has 7 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 2 / 8

Top Goalscorers

Real BetisLoren Morón
Loren Morón
8 goals
Atlético MadridÁlvaro Morata
Álvaro Morata
7 goals
Real BetisJoaquín
Joaquín
6 goals

Real Betis missing players

Atlético Madrid missing players

Real Betis Atlético Madrid
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 10 2 Played P 2 9 18
6 5 0 Won W 0 3 8
5 2 1 Drew D 2 5 8
7 3 1 Lost L 0 1 2
25 17 2 Scored S 1 8 20
31 14 3 Conceded C 1 6 11
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 78% 78%
83% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 61%
72% 80% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 11% 17%
33% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 11%
17% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
83% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 39%
11% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 44% 50%
17% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 33%
 
4.6 5.3 4.5 Corners For (avg) C F 7 4.3 5.2
6.1 5 5 Corners Against (avg) C A 6.5 5.9 5.1
2.7 2.8 2.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 3.3 2.7
3 3 2 Red Cards R C 0 1 2
 
229 139 22 Total Shots T S 35 103 229
82 48 6 Shots on Target S O 8 27 68
30% 35% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 30% 29%
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • All of Real Betis's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Atlético Madrid has the fewest conceded goals (11)
  • Atlético Madrid has the most clean sheets (9)
  • Atlético Madrid have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Real Betis has the most matches over the total-line (13)
  • Real Betis have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Real Betis have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Real Betis have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Atlético Madrid have scored away.
  • Real Betis have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • 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 18 12 3 3 47 21 9 8 1 0 34 10 9 4 2 3 13 11 26 39
2 Real Madrid 17 10 6 1 33 12 8 6 2 0 20 6 9 4 4 1 13 6 21 36
3 Sevilla 18 10 4 4 23 17 8 4 2 2 10 7 10 6 2 2 13 10 6 34
4 Atlético Madrid 18 8 8 2 20 11 9 5 3 1 12 5 9 3 5 1 8 6 9 32
5 Real Sociedad 18 9 4 5 32 23 8 4 2 2 17 9 10 5 2 3 15 14 9 31
6 Getafe 18 8 6 4 26 17 9 5 3 1 17 7 9 3 3 3 9 10 9 30
7 Valencia 18 7 7 4 28 25 9 4 5 0 15 9 9 3 2 4 13 16 3 28
8 Athletic Club 17 7 6 4 19 12 9 6 2 1 13 3 8 1 4 3 6 9 7 27
9 Villarreal 18 7 4 7 31 25 9 4 4 1 19 11 9 3 0 6 12 14 6 25
10 Granada 18 7 3 8 24 25 9 5 1 3 11 6 9 2 2 5 13 19 -1 24
11 Osasuna 18 5 8 5 25 24 9 3 4 2 16 13 9 2 4 3 9 11 1 23
12 Levante 17 7 2 8 22 26 8 4 2 2 12 9 9 3 0 6 10 17 -4 23
13 Real Betis 18 6 5 7 25 31 10 5 2 3 17 14 8 1 3 4 8 17 -6 23
14 Real Valladolid 18 4 8 6 15 21 8 2 5 1 8 4 10 2 3 5 7 17 -6 20
15 Deportivo Alaves 18 5 4 9 19 28 9 4 3 2 11 5 9 1 1 7 8 23 -9 19
16 SD Eibar 18 5 4 9 18 28 9 4 0 5 11 15 9 1 4 4 7 13 -10 19
17 Mallorca 18 4 3 11 18 32 10 4 2 4 11 11 8 0 1 7 7 21 -14 15
18 Celta de Vigo 17 3 5 9 14 25 9 2 3 4 6 10 8 1 2 5 8 15 -11 14
19 Leganés 18 3 4 11 14 28 10 3 1 6 10 14 8 0 3 5 4 14 -14 13
20 Espanyol 18 2 4 12 12 34 9 0 2 7 7 20 9 2 2 5 5 14 -22 10

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La Liga is the top professional level of the Spanish football league system. Is is often referred to as the Primera División and is considered one of the absolute top leagues of Europe and the world. 20 teams play 380 fixtures from August to May to create a final league table.