Delightful dogfight as daring Real Betis duels with determined Valencia

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 18.April
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Benito Villamarín (60721 seats)

It's advantage Real Betis so far with their 6th position in the La Liga table, welcoming Valencia who are placed 13th.

Insights:
  • Real Betis haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Valencia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Real Betis form and stats

8 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Real Betis have to build on here at Estadio Benito Villamarín in the La Liga.

The spoils were shared in Real Betis's previous game, also at home. Visiting Atlético Madrid (placed 1st) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Elche the opponent.

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 Real Betis have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eleven games) they have won seven times, drawn three and lost one.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Real Betis, as the La Liga home game vs Athletic Club is only three days away.

The Real Betis fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 15 matches. Betis's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Valencia form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Valencia so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-9 (win-draw-lose). Bitter travels for Valencia as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Athletic Club match.

Valencia's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Real Sociedad that finished 2-2. A 1-2 defeat away at Cadiz before that.

A comeback secured a 90 minute draw in the match against Real Sociedad. Valencia were trailing 0-2 but refused to surrender and clawed their way back to 2-2, with Gabriel Paulista scoring the equalizer.

Valencia are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, zero draws and four defeats. From a total of five matches.

The schedule is very tough for Valencia now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A La Liga game at Osasuna is waiting in only three days.

The attacking power of Valencia when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 15 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Valencia have conceded 24 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Real Betis and Valencia have met before this season: Valencia - Real Betis 0-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Betis won two games, three matches ended with a draw and Valencia has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

BetisS. Canales Madrazo
S. Canales Madrazo
7 goals
Real BetisB. Iglesias Quintas
B. Iglesias Quintas
7 goals
ValenciaC. Soler Barragán
C. Soler Barragán
7 goals

Real Betis missing players

Valencia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Real Betis Valencia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 4 15 30
14 8 3 Won W 1 2 8
5 3 1 Drew D 1 4 10
11 4 0 Lost L 2 9 12
40 22 6 Scored S 4 13 37
43 18 2 Conceded C 7 24 42
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 97%
80% 80% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 73% 77%
40% 40% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 53%
27% 27% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 27%
17% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
43% 53% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 63%
33% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 20% 17%
23% 13% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 27% 23%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.2 2.3
6 2 0 Red cards R C 0 3 5
 
11.7 11.8 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9 10.7 10.5
3.9 4.1 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.5 3.6
34% 35% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 25% 35%
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Real Betis haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Valencia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Atlético Madrid 30 20 7 3 52 20 15 11 3 1 30 9 15 9 4 2 22 11 32 67
2 Real Madrid 30 20 6 4 53 24 15 11 1 3 27 10 15 9 5 1 26 14 29 66
3 Barcelona 30 20 5 5 69 26 15 10 4 1 37 14 15 10 1 4 32 12 43 65
4 Sevilla 29 18 4 7 40 21 15 11 1 3 23 9 14 7 3 4 17 12 19 58
5 Real Sociedad 30 12 11 7 47 31 15 6 6 3 25 17 15 6 5 4 22 14 16 47
6 Real Betis 30 14 5 11 40 43 15 8 3 4 22 18 15 6 2 7 18 25 -3 47
7 Villarreal 30 11 13 6 43 33 15 6 6 3 21 17 15 5 7 3 22 16 10 46
8 Granada 30 11 6 13 36 50 15 8 3 4 20 19 15 3 3 9 16 31 -14 39
9 Levante 30 9 11 10 37 39 15 5 7 3 21 19 15 4 4 7 16 20 -2 38
10 Celta de Vigo 29 9 10 10 38 44 14 6 3 5 20 22 15 3 7 5 18 22 -6 37
11 Athletic Club 30 9 10 11 39 33 15 7 4 4 23 13 15 2 6 7 16 20 6 37
12 Cadiz 30 9 8 13 27 45 15 4 4 7 14 23 15 5 4 6 13 22 -18 35
13 Valencia 30 8 10 12 37 42 15 6 6 3 24 18 15 2 4 9 13 24 -5 34
14 Osasuna 30 8 10 12 25 36 15 4 5 6 13 19 15 4 5 6 12 17 -11 34
15 Getafe 30 7 9 14 22 34 16 5 5 6 13 11 14 2 4 8 9 23 -12 30
16 Huesca 30 5 12 13 31 45 15 3 6 6 15 19 15 2 6 7 16 26 -14 27
17 Real Valladolid 30 5 12 13 27 41 15 3 5 7 16 24 15 2 7 6 11 17 -14 27
18 Elche 30 5 11 14 27 46 14 3 7 4 14 19 16 2 4 10 13 27 -19 26
19 Deportivo Alaves 30 5 9 16 24 47 15 3 5 7 12 20 15 2 4 9 12 27 -23 24
20 SD Eibar 30 4 11 15 22 36 15 1 6 8 8 18 15 3 5 7 14 18 -14 23

Real Betis:
Valencia:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atlético Madrid 30 20 7 3 52 20 15 11 3 1 30 9 15 9 4 2 22 11 32 67
2 Real Madrid 30 20 6 4 53 24 15 11 1 3 27 10 15 9 5 1 26 14 29 66
3 Barcelona 30 20 5 5 69 26 15 10 4 1 37 14 15 10 1 4 32 12 43 65
4 Sevilla 29 18 4 7 40 21 15 11 1 3 23 9 14 7 3 4 17 12 19 58
5 Real Sociedad 30 12 11 7 47 31 15 6 6 3 25 17 15 6 5 4 22 14 16 47
6 Real Betis 30 14 5 11 40 43 15 8 3 4 22 18 15 6 2 7 18 25 -3 47
7 Villarreal 30 11 13 6 43 33 15 6 6 3 21 17 15 5 7 3 22 16 10 46
8 Granada 30 11 6 13 36 50 15 8 3 4 20 19 15 3 3 9 16 31 -14 39
9 Levante 30 9 11 10 37 39 15 5 7 3 21 19 15 4 4 7 16 20 -2 38
10 Celta de Vigo 29 9 10 10 38 44 14 6 3 5 20 22 15 3 7 5 18 22 -6 37
11 Athletic Club 30 9 10 11 39 33 15 7 4 4 23 13 15 2 6 7 16 20 6 37
12 Cadiz 30 9 8 13 27 45 15 4 4 7 14 23 15 5 4 6 13 22 -18 35
13 Valencia 30 8 10 12 37 42 15 6 6 3 24 18 15 2 4 9 13 24 -5 34
14 Osasuna 30 8 10 12 25 36 15 4 5 6 13 19 15 4 5 6 12 17 -11 34
15 Getafe 30 7 9 14 22 34 16 5 5 6 13 11 14 2 4 8 9 23 -12 30
16 Huesca 30 5 12 13 31 45 15 3 6 6 15 19 15 2 6 7 16 26 -14 27
17 Real Valladolid 30 5 12 13 27 41 15 3 5 7 16 24 15 2 7 6 11 17 -14 27
18 Elche 30 5 11 14 27 46 14 3 7 4 14 19 16 2 4 10 13 27 -19 26
19 Deportivo Alaves 30 5 9 16 24 47 15 3 5 7 12 20 15 2 4 9 12 27 -23 24
20 SD Eibar 30 4 11 15 22 36 15 1 6 8 8 18 15 3 5 7 14 18 -14 23

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