La Liga: High-level vs subpar, at least that's what the standings say. Real Betis - Espanyol. Home win or a shock?
- Real Betis have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Espanyol have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in La Liga
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Espanyol, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.
This looks to be an engaging match with lots of fun and bustle as both teams are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!
Real Betis form and stats
When playing at home in the La Liga, Real Betis have managed 7 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 14 games.
Real Betis are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 222 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Iglesias).
The Real Betis crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Cadiz here at Estadio Benito Villamarín. Henrique, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the champion performer for the side in that fixture, receiving a rating of 7.15 (out of 10). Henrique hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Atletico Madrid.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Real Betis handle that role? We have found 10 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Sports gamblers who enjoy betting for low-scoring matches might like knowing that this team have played 5 league fixtures in a row with two or less goals (under 2.5).
Betis has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.
Espanyol form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Espanyol so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 3-5-6 (win-draw-lose). With the Espanyol losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
Home advantage was not enough for Espanyol in their previous game as they lost hosting Athletic Club, 1-2. Darder got a match rating of 7.41 in that game, top player of the team. Darder scored one goal and had 45 successful passes (of 55 total).
A 1-2 defeat away at Girona before that.Espanyol are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 1 draw and 4 defeats. From a total of 6 matches.
Goal hungry football fans should note that 8 of this side's 10 latest league games have ended with three or more goals.
Espanyol have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 16 goals have been scored. Espanyol's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 21 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have fought previously this season: Espanyol - Real Betis 1-0. Previous ten meetings involving these squads: Betis won five, Espanyol were winners in one and we saw four draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals. The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be hot-tempered, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Iglesias Quintas 12 goals |   J. Sanmartín Mato 12 goals |  M. Braithwait 9 goals |
Real Betis missing players
Espanyol missing players
| Real Betis | Espanyol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 34 | 19 | 8 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 34 |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 21 | 46 |
| 86% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 61% | 64% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 79% | 79% |
| 46% | 50% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 61% |
| 14% | 14% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 29% | 39% |
| 11% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 46% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 79% | 75% |
| 36% | 43% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 32% | 21% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | 11% |
| 4 | 4.6 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2.9 | 4.2 |
| 5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.2 | 6.6 | 5.2 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 11.1 | 11.7 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8.9 | 10.4 |
| 4.3 | 4.9 | 7.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| 28% | 28% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 39% | 38% |
| 12.2 | 11.7 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19.2 | 15.5 | 13.7 |
| 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5 | 4.8 |
- Espanyol have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Espanyol have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in La Liga
- Espanyol have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Espanyol haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Real Betis have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 44 | 71 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 35 | 59 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 25 | 57 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 51 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 47 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 45 |
| 7 | Athletic Club | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 40 |
| 8 | Osasuna | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 38 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 37 |
| 10 | Celta de Vigo | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -3 | 36 |
| 11 | Girona | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 34 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 34 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 32 |
| 14 | Cadiz | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -17 | 31 |
| 15 | Almeria | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 29 | -14 | 30 |
| 16 | Getafe | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 30 |
| 17 | Real Valladolid | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 31 | -24 | 29 |
| 18 | Valencia | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 21 | -4 | 27 |
| 19 | Espanyol | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -12 | 27 |
| 20 | Elche | 28 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 57 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 32 | -37 | 13 |
