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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sat 03.September
Match begins: 14:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (81044 seats)

Real Betis have come here for an engaging game against the hosting Real Madrid. Get smart on the match with this in-depth La Liga preview!

Insights:
  • Real Madrid have the most scored goals (9) in La Liga
  • Real Betis have the most scored goals in the first half (4) in La Liga

Both sides have had enough days rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's look for an energetic fixture!

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Real Madrid form and stats

Real Madrid are returning here after visiting Espanyol and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Júnior and Benzema (2) scored the goal(s). The forward Benzema outperformed all others in that match and managed a match rating of 8.51 out of 10. Benzema scored two goals, hit one key pass and had 39 successful passes (of 47 total).

In the preceding match a 4-1 victory visiting Celta de Vigo.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Madrid as they are travelling to their away game against Celtic in the Champions League. That match is three days after this one.

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Real Betis form and stats

A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the La Liga, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 9 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats from 19 matches.

Real Betis won their last game, 1-0 versus Osasuna played at home. Which player has scored four matches in a row for the away team? The answer is Iglesias and that is quite the accomplishment! González, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.6. González won 8 of 8 duels.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Mallorca at their stadium, the result 2-1.

It's early days yet, but Real Betis has scored 2 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Real Madrid have pulled off a sequence of 4 consecutive games without losing (2-2-0) when facing Real Betis.

Top Goalscorers

Real BetisB. Iglesias
B. Iglesias
4 goals
Real MadridK. Benzema
K. Benzema
3 goals
Real MadridV. Júnior
V. Júnior
2 goals

Real Madrid missing players

Real Betis missing players

Real Madrid Real Betis
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 0 0 Played P 0 1 3
3 0 0 Won W 0 1 3
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
9 0 0 Scored S 0 2 6
3 0 0 Conceded C 0 1 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 67%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 67%
67% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 67%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
8 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 4
3.7 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 4.3
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 8 3.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
22 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8 11.3
9.7 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 4.3
31% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 67% 46%
 
13 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 12 9
3.7 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 2.7
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Real Betis have the most scored goals in the first half (4) in La Liga
  • Real Madrid have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in La Liga
  • Real Madrid have the most matches over the total-line (3) in La Liga
  • Real Madrid have the most scored goals (9) in La Liga
  • Real Madrid have the most scored goals in the second half (6) in La Liga
Real Madrid Last season Real Betis
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
26 13   Won W   9 19
8 5   Drew D   6 8
4 1   Lost L   4 11
80 44   Scored S   28 62
31 13   Conceded C   18 40
87% 79%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   79% 89%
71% 68%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 76%
61% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 53%
34% 42%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 32%
24% 26%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   16% 16%
50% 37%   BTTS BTTS   47% 47%
42% 58%   Clean Sheets C S   42% 34%
21% 26%   Failed to Score F T   32% 29%
 
5.7 6.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.1 4.6
4 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   6 5.7
2 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.3
0 0   Red cards R C   2 6
 
17.7 19.2   Shots (avg) S (   11.7 13.7
6.9 7.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.3 4.9
31% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 33%
 
11.5 10.8   Shots against (avg) S A   12.8 11.8
3.6 3.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4 3.8

  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 3 3 0 0 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 9 3 6 9
2 Real Betis 3 3 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 5 9
3 FC Barcelona 3 2 1 0 8 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 7 7
4 Villarreal 3 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 5 0 5 7
5 Osasuna 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 6
6 Real Sociedad 3 2 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 -1 6
7 Mallorca 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 4
8 Athletic Club 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
9 Almeria 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
10 Rayo Vallecano 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 4
11 Celta de Vigo 3 1 1 1 4 6 2 0 1 1 3 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 -2 4
12 Atletico Madrid 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 3
13 Girona 3 1 0 2 3 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
14 Valencia 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
15 Sevilla 3 0 1 2 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 1
16 Espanyol 3 0 1 2 3 7 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 -4 1
17 Elche 3 0 1 2 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 1
18 Getafe 3 0 1 2 1 6 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 -5 1
19 Real Valladolid 3 0 1 2 1 8 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 5 -7 1
20 Cadiz 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
Last season 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 38 26 8 4 80 31 19 13 5 1 44 13 19 13 3 3 36 18 49 86
2 FC Barcelona 38 21 10 7 68 38 19 12 2 5 37 19 19 9 8 2 31 19 30 73
3 Atletico Madrid 38 21 8 9 65 43 19 12 5 2 33 16 19 9 3 7 32 27 22 71
4 Sevilla 38 18 16 4 53 30 19 12 6 1 36 17 19 6 10 3 17 13 23 70
5 Real Betis 38 19 8 11 62 40 19 10 2 7 34 22 19 9 6 4 28 18 22 65
6 Real Sociedad 38 17 11 10 40 37 19 10 5 4 16 9 19 7 6 6 24 28 3 62
7 Villarreal 38 16 11 11 63 37 19 10 6 3 40 18 19 6 5 8 23 19 26 59
8 Athletic Club 38 14 13 11 43 36 19 10 4 5 29 18 19 4 9 6 14 18 7 55
9 Valencia 38 11 15 12 48 53 19 6 8 5 26 24 19 5 7 7 22 29 -5 48
10 Osasuna 38 12 11 15 37 51 19 5 7 7 17 26 19 7 4 8 20 25 -14 47
11 Celta de Vigo 38 12 10 16 43 43 19 7 4 8 26 23 19 5 6 8 17 20 0 46
12 Rayo Vallecano 38 11 9 18 39 50 19 8 5 6 26 22 19 3 4 12 13 28 -11 42
13 Elche 38 11 9 18 40 52 19 7 6 6 24 21 19 4 3 12 16 31 -12 42
14 Espanyol 38 10 12 16 40 53 19 9 6 4 25 19 19 1 6 12 15 34 -13 42
15 Getafe 38 8 15 15 33 41 19 7 7 5 21 15 19 1 8 10 12 26 -8 39
16 Cadiz 38 8 15 15 35 51 19 3 9 7 19 24 19 5 6 8 16 27 -16 39
17 Mallorca 38 10 9 19 36 63 19 7 6 6 20 25 19 3 3 13 16 38 -27 39
18 Granada 38 8 14 16 44 61 19 5 7 7 22 29 19 3 7 9 22 32 -17 38
19 Levante 38 8 11 19 51 76 19 5 7 7 28 30 19 3 4 12 23 46 -25 35
20 Deportivo Alaves 38 8 7 23 31 65 19 7 4 8 17 21 19 1 3 15 14 44 -34 31

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La Liga is the top professional level of the Spanish football league system. Is is often referred to as the Primera División and is considered one of the absolute top leagues of Europe and the world. 20 teams play 380 fixtures from August to May to create a final league table.