This match features two teams living in the basement of the La Liga, Real Betis holding 14th place and Espanyol lying 20th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Real Betis form and stats
Real Betis have collected 25 points from their La Liga home games so far after 7-4-4.
The fans are hoping that Real Betis will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the La Liga game against Athletic Club (placed 9th). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Granada that ended 2-2.
Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at Sergio Canales for missing a penalty kick versus Athletic Club in the 86th minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome.
The manager J. Ferrer Sicilia will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Levante in only three days.
A decent goal production from Betis in their home games so far, with 29 goals from 15 league matches. Real Betis have conceded 23 from these games.
Espanyol form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Espanyol so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 3-4-8 (win-draw-lose).
Espanyol's previous game was their home loss versus Levante (1-3). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Getafe that ended 0-0.
It's a bit worrying for Espanyol that their goalkeeper Diego López made six saves in the Levante game last time out, but still couldn''t prevent the loss.
After this away game Espanyol return home for a La Liga game against Real Madrid. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Espanyol have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Real Betis and Espanyol have met before this season: Espanyol - Betis 2-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Betis victories, three draws and three Espanyol wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Morón García 9 goals |  J. Sánchez Rodríguez 8 goals |  N. Fekir 7 goals |
Real Betis missing players
Espanyol missing players
| Real Betis | Espanyol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 40 | 29 | 9 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 26 |
| 48 | 23 | 8 | Conceded | C | 8 | 22 | 49 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 93% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 80% |
| 63% | 87% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 47% | 47% |
| 30% | 33% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 13% | 23% |
| 17% | 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 73% | 93% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 47% | 53% |
| 13% | 7% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 23% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 47% | 37% |
| 4.8 | 5.5 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 5.7 | 4.3 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 367 | 208 | 69 | Total Shots | T S | 39 | 146 | 338 |
| 127 | 73 | 24 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 45 | 108 |
| 31% | 40% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 24% | 24% |
- All of Real Betis's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Espanyol has the fewest scored goals in the second half (12)
- Espanyol has the most conceded goals in the second half (31)
- Espanyol has the most dropped points from leading position (22)
- Espanyol has the the worst goal difference (-23)
- Real Betis has the fewest clean sheets (1) at home
- Real Betis has the most matches over the total-line (18)
- 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 Espanyol 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 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 69 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 38 | 65 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 29 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 55 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 35 | 62 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 52 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 52 |
| 5 | Getafe | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 48 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 47 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 47 |
| 8 | Valencia | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 39 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 30 | -4 | 43 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 42 |
| 10 | Granada | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 42 |
| 11 | Levante | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 30 | -6 | 38 |
| 12 | Deportivo Alaves | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 28 | -8 | 35 |
| 13 | Osasuna | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -9 | 35 |
| 14 | Real Betis | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 25 | -8 | 34 |
| 15 | Real Valladolid | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -10 | 33 |
| 16 | Eibar | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -16 | 29 |
| 17 | Celta de Vigo | 29 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -13 | 27 |
| 18 | Mallorca | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 50 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 31 | -21 | 26 |
| 19 | Leganes | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -21 | 24 |
| 20 | Espanyol | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -23 | 24 |