Victory to the hosting team is anticipated from this game if the league table is to be trusted. The Real Betis club members are positive that the contrast between 3rd and Celta de Vigo's 14th position in the table will show on the playing field.
- Real Betis haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Real Betis have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Celta de Vigo have scored away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Real Betis form and stats
When playing at home in the La Liga, Real Betis have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio Benito Villamarín.
In their previous game, the manager Pellegrini Ripamonti led his Real Betis to a defeat in the La Liga match away at Athletic Club. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Benito Villamarín. Canales (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.85/10. Canales hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 63 successful passes (of 68 total).
In the preceding match a 4-2 victory visiting Talavera CF (after extra-time).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Betis have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won eight times, drawn four and lost one.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Betis as they are travelling to their away game against Real Valladolid in the Copa Del Rey. That match is three days after this one.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (19 in 9 games), Betis's attacking play is working. On the other hand, Betis have conceded 10 goals.
Celta de Vigo form and stats
The visitors are W3-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga.
Aspas, Mina and Suárez scored in Celta's previous match, the home game against Espanyol that ended 3-1. Aspas, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.85. Aspas scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and had 42 successful passes (of 48 total).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus FC Andorra (after extra-time) at their stadium, the result 2-1.We have checked recent matches where Celta have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were one victory, two draws and three defeats.
Celta de Vigo have another game away in just three days, a Copa Del Rey match versus Atletico Baleares. A hard itinerary for the guests!
The visiting Celta de Vigo have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 8 games. It's not easy to score on Celta as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the former ten meetings): Real Betis won six games, three matches ended with a tie and Celta de Vigo have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  J. Jiménez López 12 goals |   I. Aspas Juncal 8 goals |  W. da Silva 6 goals |
Real Betis missing players
Celta de Vigo missing players
| Real Betis | Celta de Vigo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 32 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 7 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 62% | 83% |
| 83% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 61% |
| 56% | 56% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 44% |
| 39% | 56% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 12% | 17% |
| 17% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 12% | 11% |
| 50% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 25% | 44% |
| 28% | 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 62% | 33% |
| 22% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 39% |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14.5 | 16.2 | 21.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 9.4 | 11.5 |
| 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 34% | 36% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 28% | 29% |
| 11.5 | 11.2 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 11.8 | 10.5 |
| 3.9 | 3.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
- Real Betis have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Celta de Vigo have scored away.
- Real Betis haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 25 | 46 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 38 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | Rayo Vallecano | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 30 |
| 5 | Atlético Madrid | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| 7 | FC Barcelona | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 28 |
| 8 | Valencia | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 28 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 25 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 24 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 23 |
| 12 | Granada | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 22 |
| 13 | Osasuna | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 22 |
| 14 | Celta de Vigo | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -2 | 20 |
| 15 | Mallorca | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -10 | 20 |
| 16 | Getafe | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 15 |
| 17 | Elche | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 15 |
| 18 | Deportivo Alavés | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -14 | 15 |
| 19 | Cadiz | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -16 | 14 |
| 20 | Levante | 18 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -17 | 8 |
