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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 09.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Benito Villamarín (60721 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Real Betis have their presumed home advantage while Barcelona are ahead 18 points in the La Liga table.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Copa Del Rey. That game was also an away game, at Athletic Club. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

Barcelona have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Real Betis form and stats

6-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga numbers at home for Real Betis so far this season.

Real Betis manager Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Eibar (placed 16th) in the La Liga. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Getafe.

Real Betis have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Benito Villamarín with 20 goals in 11 league matches. On the other hand, Real Betis have conceded 14 goals.

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Barcelona form and stats

4-3-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Barcelona, who have the most scored goals (52) in La Liga, in their La Liga matches away.

Two away games in a row for Barcelona, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Athletic Club in the Copa Del Rey. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Levante in the La Liga.

Late heartbreak for Barcelona in the Athletic Club match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.

Barcelona are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 11 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Barcelona have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Barcelona - Real Betis 5-2 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - one - eight (Real Betis wins - draws - Barcelona wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BarcelonaL. Messi
L. Messi
14 goals
BarcelonaL. Suárez Díaz
L. Suárez Díaz
11 goals
Real BetisL. Morón García
L. Morón García
8 goals

Real Betis missing players

Barcelona missing players

Real Betis Barcelona
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 4 Played P 5 11 22
7 6 1 Won W 0 4 14
7 2 1 Drew D 2 3 4
8 3 2 Lost L 3 4 4
30 20 5 Scored S 5 15 52
34 14 6 Conceded C 10 15 26
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
82% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 82% 82%
64% 82% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 55% 68%
27% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 36% 50%
14% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 27%
77% 91% 100% BTTS BTTS 60% 45% 59%
14% 9% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 27% 27%
18% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 27% 18%
 
4.5 4.9 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 3.8 4.8
5.6 4.5 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3.8 3.8
2.9 3 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.6 2.5
5 3 2 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
277 154 61 Total Shots T S 47 120 286
97 55 18 Shots on Target S O 18 53 136
31% 36% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 28% 38%
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • All of Real Betis's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Barcelona has the most scored goals (52)
  • Barcelona has the most scored goals in the first half (25)
  • Barcelona has the most scored goals in the second half (27)
  • Barcelona have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Barcelona 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 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 Real Madrid 22 14 7 1 40 13 11 8 3 0 23 7 11 6 4 1 17 6 27 49
2 Barcelona 22 14 4 4 52 26 11 10 1 0 37 11 11 4 3 4 15 15 26 46
3 Getafe 22 11 6 5 32 20 11 6 3 2 18 10 11 5 3 3 14 10 12 39
4 Sevilla 22 11 6 5 28 21 11 5 4 2 14 9 11 6 2 3 14 12 7 39
5 Valencia 22 10 7 5 33 29 12 7 5 0 19 9 10 3 2 5 14 20 4 37
6 Atletico Madrid 22 9 9 4 22 15 11 6 4 1 14 6 11 3 5 3 8 9 7 36
7 Villarreal 22 10 4 8 39 30 11 5 4 2 23 14 11 5 0 6 16 16 9 34
8 Real Sociedad 22 10 4 8 37 30 10 5 2 3 21 11 12 5 2 5 16 19 7 34
9 Athletic Club 22 7 10 5 22 17 11 6 3 2 14 6 11 1 7 3 8 11 5 31
10 Granada 22 9 3 10 27 29 11 7 1 3 14 7 11 2 2 7 13 22 -2 30
11 Osasuna 22 6 10 6 29 28 11 4 5 2 18 13 11 2 5 4 11 15 1 28
12 Real Betis 22 7 7 8 30 34 11 6 2 3 20 14 11 1 5 5 10 20 -4 28
13 Levante 22 8 2 12 27 34 10 5 2 3 15 11 12 3 0 9 12 23 -7 26
14 Real Valladolid 22 5 10 7 18 24 10 2 6 2 10 7 12 3 4 5 8 17 -6 25
15 Deportivo Alaves 22 6 6 10 23 32 11 4 4 3 13 8 11 2 2 7 10 24 -9 24
16 Eibar 22 6 6 10 21 30 11 5 1 5 14 16 11 1 5 5 7 14 -9 24
17 Mallorca 22 5 3 14 22 38 12 5 2 5 15 13 10 0 1 9 7 25 -16 18
18 Leganes 22 4 6 12 18 34 12 4 1 7 12 18 10 0 5 5 6 16 -16 18
19 Celta de Vigo 22 3 8 11 17 31 11 2 5 4 7 11 11 1 3 7 10 20 -14 17
20 Espanyol 22 3 6 13 18 40 11 0 4 7 10 23 11 3 2 6 8 17 -22 15

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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.