Football betting preview: Real Madrid favourites when Real Betis visits

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sat 24.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano (8400 seats)

Real Madrid and Real Betis are both riding high in the La Liga with their 2nd and 5th positions respectively. Expect a great game!

Insights:
  • Real Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Real Betis haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Madrid and Real Betis.

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Real Madrid form and stats

Real Madrid are steadily winning La Liga games and points here at Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano. 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats is the summary from 15 games. Real Madrid haven’t lost a league-game in twelve attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Levante, 84 days ago. There’s a good atmosphere here at Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano after three straight home wins.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Real Madrid, as their goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has completely shut out the opponents for 210 minutes in the La Liga.

Happy days for Madrid in their previous game, a La Liga match away at Cádiz (placed 13th) that ended with a 3-0 victory. Before that, Madrid played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Getafe.

Real Madrid decided the match against Cádiz in the first half, and held firmly on to their lead (3-0) without using too much effort. The team showed great control while saving some energy.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Chelsea are coming to town in three days.

A decent goal production from Madrid in their home games so far, with 27 goals from 15 league matches. Madrid have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Real Betis form and stats

Playing away, Real Betis have won 6 games, drawn 2 and suffered 7 defeats in the La Liga this season. Real Betis has showed their ability to avoid defeat with four draws in a row, but are also dodging victories. They last avoided the draw 35 days ago, in the Levante fixture.

There were no winners in Real Betis's previous match, a La Liga home game that ended 0-0 vs Athletic Club (placed 10th). A draw for Betis before that, at their own venue hosting Valencia (2-2).

Real Betis have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 15 league away games 18 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Betis have conceded 25 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Real Betis - Madrid 2-3, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Real Madrid victories, two draws and three Real Betis wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MadridK. Benzema
K. Benzema
21 goals
Real BetisS. Canales Madrazo
S. Canales Madrazo
8 goals
Real BetisB. Iglesias Quintas
B. Iglesias Quintas
7 goals

Real Madrid missing players

Real Betis missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Real Madrid Real Betis
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 15 2 Played P 4 15 32
21 11 2 Won W 1 6 14
7 1 0 Drew D 0 2 7
4 3 0 Lost L 3 7 11
56 27 4 Scored S 4 18 42
24 10 1 Conceded C 9 25 45
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
78% 87% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 80% 78%
44% 40% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 41%
25% 13% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 27% 28%
12% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 13% 16%
53% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 44%
44% 47% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 34%
12% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.5 2.4
2 2 1 Red cards R C 2 4 7
 
13.7 14.7 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 11.7 11.6
4.4 4.1 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.7 3.9
39% 44% 80% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 33% 34%
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Real Betis haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Real Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Real Madrid 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 Atletico Madrid 32 22 7 3 59 20 17 13 3 1 37 9 15 9 4 2 22 11 39 73
2 Real Madrid 32 21 7 4 56 24 15 11 1 3 27 10 17 10 6 1 29 14 32 70
3 Sevilla 32 21 4 7 47 25 15 11 1 3 23 9 17 10 3 4 24 16 22 67
4 Barcelona 30 20 5 5 69 26 15 10 4 1 37 14 15 10 1 4 32 12 43 65
5 Real Betis 32 14 7 11 42 45 17 8 5 4 24 20 15 6 2 7 18 25 -3 49
6 Villarreal 32 12 13 7 49 36 15 6 6 3 21 17 17 6 7 4 28 19 13 49
7 Real Sociedad 31 12 11 8 48 33 16 6 6 4 26 19 15 6 5 4 22 14 15 47
8 Osasuna 32 10 10 12 30 37 17 6 5 6 18 20 15 4 5 6 12 17 -7 40
9 Granada 30 11 6 13 36 50 15 8 3 4 20 19 15 3 3 9 16 31 -14 39
10 Athletic Club 31 9 11 11 39 33 15 7 4 4 23 13 16 2 7 7 16 20 6 38
11 Celta de Vigo 31 9 11 11 41 48 15 6 3 6 23 26 16 3 8 5 18 22 -7 38
12 Levante 32 9 11 12 38 45 17 5 7 5 22 25 15 4 4 7 16 20 -7 38
13 Cádiz 32 9 9 14 27 48 17 4 5 8 14 26 15 5 4 6 13 22 -21 36
14 Valencia 32 8 11 13 40 47 15 6 6 3 24 18 17 2 5 10 16 29 -7 35
15 Getafe 31 7 10 14 22 34 17 5 6 6 13 11 14 2 4 8 9 23 -12 31
16 Deportivo Alaves 32 7 9 16 27 48 17 5 5 7 15 21 15 2 4 9 12 27 -21 30
17 Real Valladolid 31 5 13 13 28 42 15 3 5 7 16 24 16 2 8 6 12 18 -14 28
18 Huesca 32 5 12 15 31 48 15 3 6 6 15 19 17 2 6 9 16 29 -17 27
19 Elche 32 5 12 15 28 49 15 3 8 4 15 20 17 2 4 11 13 29 -21 27
20 Eibar 31 4 11 16 22 41 15 1 6 8 8 18 16 3 5 8 14 23 -19 23

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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 Atletico Madrid 32 22 7 3 59 20 17 13 3 1 37 9 15 9 4 2 22 11 39 73
2 Real Madrid 32 21 7 4 56 24 15 11 1 3 27 10 17 10 6 1 29 14 32 70
3 Sevilla 32 21 4 7 47 25 15 11 1 3 23 9 17 10 3 4 24 16 22 67
4 Barcelona 30 20 5 5 69 26 15 10 4 1 37 14 15 10 1 4 32 12 43 65
5 Real Betis 32 14 7 11 42 45 17 8 5 4 24 20 15 6 2 7 18 25 -3 49
6 Villarreal 32 12 13 7 49 36 15 6 6 3 21 17 17 6 7 4 28 19 13 49
7 Real Sociedad 31 12 11 8 48 33 16 6 6 4 26 19 15 6 5 4 22 14 15 47
8 Osasuna 32 10 10 12 30 37 17 6 5 6 18 20 15 4 5 6 12 17 -7 40
9 Granada 30 11 6 13 36 50 15 8 3 4 20 19 15 3 3 9 16 31 -14 39
10 Athletic Club 31 9 11 11 39 33 15 7 4 4 23 13 16 2 7 7 16 20 6 38
11 Celta de Vigo 31 9 11 11 41 48 15 6 3 6 23 26 16 3 8 5 18 22 -7 38
12 Levante 32 9 11 12 38 45 17 5 7 5 22 25 15 4 4 7 16 20 -7 38
13 Cádiz 32 9 9 14 27 48 17 4 5 8 14 26 15 5 4 6 13 22 -21 36
14 Valencia 32 8 11 13 40 47 15 6 6 3 24 18 17 2 5 10 16 29 -7 35
15 Getafe 31 7 10 14 22 34 17 5 6 6 13 11 14 2 4 8 9 23 -12 31
16 Deportivo Alaves 32 7 9 16 27 48 17 5 5 7 15 21 15 2 4 9 12 27 -21 30
17 Real Valladolid 31 5 13 13 28 42 15 3 5 7 16 24 16 2 8 6 12 18 -14 28
18 Huesca 32 5 12 15 31 48 15 3 6 6 15 19 17 2 6 9 16 29 -17 27
19 Elche 32 5 12 15 28 49 15 3 8 4 15 20 17 2 4 11 13 29 -21 27
20 Eibar 31 4 11 16 22 41 15 1 6 8 8 18 16 3 5 8 14 23 -19 23

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