La Liga: Two contenders who have done well thus far. Let's get ready for Real Betis - FC Barcelona with this broad guide!
- Real Betis have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals (6) in La Liga
These teams have little in common geographically as FC Barcelona have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither Real Betis nor FC Barcelona 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.
Real Betis form and stats
Real Betis are steadily winning La Liga games and points here at Estadio Benito Villamarín. 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games. Two draws in a row at home now for Real Betis.
A strong away win for Real Betis against Getafe the last match, as Iglesias were on target. Pezzella, defender, was given a rating of 8.02/10 in that game, top of the team. Pezzella hit one key pass and won 10 of 12 duels.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Espanyol.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Celta de Vigo are coming to town in three days.
A decent goal production from Betis in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 8 league matches. From these home matches, Real Betis have conceded only 5 goals. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
FC Barcelona form and stats
FC Barcelona have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 24 points collected from 9 La Liga games. 8 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat is the record so far. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Barcelona's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Real Madrid game.
287 minutes! That's how long the FC Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
It's the second away game in a row for FC Barcelona, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Girona (placed 12th) last time out. Pedri came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Girona last time out, making the manager Xavi feel like a tactical genius. García, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.7. García won 5 of 6 duels.
Before that match, the win at home against Real Sociedad in the Copa Del Rey (1-0).
Stats flash: 13 of the last 16 league matches featuring this team have seen only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting terms).
A quick return to home after this game, as Barcelona are hosting Sevilla in the La Liga only four days away.
It's not easy to score on FC Barcelona as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Real Betis won two games, one match ended with a tie and FC Barcelona have seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: nine / one.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Lewandowski 13 goals |   B. Iglesias Quintas 9 goals |  P. López 5 goals |
Real Betis missing players
FC Barcelona missing players
| Real Betis | FC Barcelona | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 18 | 37 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 83% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 56% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 56% | 61% |
| 44% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | 50% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 33% | 28% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 11% | 6% |
| 39% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 22% |
| 44% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 67% | 78% |
| 33% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 4.3 | 5 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.1 | 6.2 |
| 5.1 | 4.6 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | 2.8 |
| 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11.1 | 12.6 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.7 | 13.6 | 15.8 |
| 3.9 | 5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.8 |
| 29% | 30% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 44% | 35% |
| 12.1 | 11.2 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 11.7 | 9.1 |
| 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
- FC Barcelona have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- FC Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- FC Barcelona have scored in all their away matches so far.
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals (6) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the most clean sheets (14) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the most clean sheets (6) away in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the the best goal difference (+31) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- FC Barcelona have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- FC 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 at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | FC Barcelona | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 31 | 47 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 22 | 41 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 38 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 31 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | Osasuna | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 28 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 26 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Mallorca | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 25 |
| 11 | Almeria | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -6 | 22 |
| 12 | Girona | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 21 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | Valencia | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -6 | 20 |
| 16 | Cadiz | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -15 | 19 |
| 17 | Getafe | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 17 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 17 |
| 19 | Real Valladolid | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -15 | 17 |
| 20 | Elche | 19 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -27 | 6 |
