Possible nail-biting contest in Sevilla - Real Betis game

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 21.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán (45500 seats)

Flashy Real Betis visit Sevilla after their 3-1-result vs Rayo Vallecano. Check out our thorough match preview!

Insights:
  • Sevilla is in the best form (5-0-1) in La Liga

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

Sevilla have less rest than Real Betis in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Europa League game only three days ago. This match was also played here at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Real Betis have had more rest.

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Sevilla form and stats

Sevilla have played 17 La Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-4-6 (wins-draws-losses).

Sevilla's previous fixture was a Europa League game also played at their own stadium, ending 2-1 versus Juventus. The home team are looking to build on that result. Rakitić (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.11/10. Rakitić hit six key passes and had 80 successful passes (of 91 total).

In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Real Valladolid.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sevilla have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 3 and lost 1.

Sevilla are traveling soon after this match as the La Liga match at Elche awaits in three days.

Sevilla are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 17 games. Sevilla's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 23 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Real Betis form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their La Liga travels is 7 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats.

Real Betis won their last game, 3-1 versus Rayo Vallecano played at home. Midfielder Rodríguez was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.81. Rodríguez dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 28 successful passes (of 33 total).

Prior to that result Betis won their away game at Athletic Club. The scoreline was 1-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Real Betis in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Real Betis, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

A new game in only three days for Real Betis, the La Liga home match versus Getafe. Busy days.

Betis are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 17 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Real Betis have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This was the end result when the participants faced each other previously this campaign; Real Betis - Sevilla 1-1. Data for the last ten meetings between these two squads are: six wins for Sevilla, two draws and two wins for Real Betis. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being brutal, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

Real BetisB. Iglesias Quintas
B. Iglesias Quintas
13 goals
SevillaY. En-Nesyri
Y. En-Nesyri
8 goals
SevillaR. Mir Vicente
R. Mir Vicente
5 goals

Sevilla missing players

Real Betis missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sevilla Real Betis
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 4 Played P 5 17 34
13 7 1 Won W 3 7 16
8 4 0 Drew D 0 3 7
13 6 3 Lost L 2 7 11
44 23 3 Scored S 7 18 43
49 23 8 Conceded C 6 22 38
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 85%
88% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 59% 62%
50% 53% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 47% 50%
18% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 24% 24%
12% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 18% 12%
59% 59% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 41% 47%
24% 18% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 29% 35%
18% 24% 50% Failed to Score F T 20% 41% 32%
 
4.8 6.6 4 Corners for (avg) C F 5.4 3.6 4.1
4.5 3.2 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.6 5.9 5.6
3.2 3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.4 2.2
11 7 2 Red cards R C 1 5 13
 
13 16.5 13 Shots (avg) S ( 13 10.8 11.3
4.1 5.1 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 3.6 4.2
31% 26% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 29% 30%
 
13.5 12.1 18 Shots against (avg) S A 13.4 13.2 12.6
4.3 4.1 6.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.6 4.8 4.2
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Sevilla have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sevilla have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Sevilla have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Sevilla haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sevilla is in the best form (5-0-1) in La Liga

  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 34 27 4 3 64 13 17 14 3 0 33 2 17 13 1 3 31 11 51 85
2 Real Madrid 34 22 5 7 70 32 17 12 4 1 41 14 17 10 1 6 29 18 38 71
3 Atletico Madrid 34 21 6 7 60 27 17 11 3 3 36 14 17 10 3 4 24 13 33 69
4 Real Sociedad 34 18 8 8 45 31 17 9 5 3 23 15 17 9 3 5 22 16 14 62
5 Villarreal 34 17 6 11 52 35 17 11 2 4 32 16 17 6 4 7 20 19 17 57
6 Real Betis 34 16 7 11 43 38 17 9 4 4 25 16 17 7 3 7 18 22 5 55
7 Girona 34 13 9 12 54 48 17 10 3 4 33 22 17 3 6 8 21 26 6 48
8 Sevilla 34 13 8 13 44 49 17 7 4 6 23 23 17 6 4 7 21 26 -5 47
9 Osasuna 34 13 8 13 32 36 17 9 1 7 20 20 17 4 7 6 12 16 -4 47
10 Athletic Club 34 13 8 13 44 38 17 7 3 7 20 13 17 6 5 6 24 25 6 47
11 Rayo Vallecano 34 12 10 12 41 45 17 8 5 4 25 19 17 4 5 8 16 26 -4 46
12 Mallorca 34 12 8 14 33 37 17 8 5 4 18 12 17 4 3 10 15 25 -4 44
13 Celta de Vigo 34 10 9 15 39 48 17 6 5 6 23 19 17 4 4 9 16 29 -9 39
14 Valencia 34 10 7 17 38 41 17 7 4 6 24 17 17 3 3 11 14 24 -3 37
15 Almeria 34 10 6 18 43 61 17 9 2 6 26 22 17 1 4 12 17 39 -18 36
16 Cadiz 34 8 11 15 26 50 17 5 6 6 16 23 17 3 5 9 10 27 -24 35
17 Real Valladolid 34 10 5 19 30 60 17 7 3 7 18 24 17 3 2 12 12 36 -30 35
18 Getafe 34 8 10 16 30 43 17 6 5 6 18 18 17 2 5 10 12 25 -13 34
19 Espanyol 34 7 10 17 42 60 17 4 5 8 21 29 17 3 5 9 21 31 -18 31
20 Elche 34 4 7 23 26 64 17 3 4 10 16 27 17 1 3 13 10 37 -38 19

Sevilla:
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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 Barcelona 34 27 4 3 64 13 17 14 3 0 33 2 17 13 1 3 31 11 51 85
2 Real Madrid 34 22 5 7 70 32 17 12 4 1 41 14 17 10 1 6 29 18 38 71
3 Atletico Madrid 34 21 6 7 60 27 17 11 3 3 36 14 17 10 3 4 24 13 33 69
4 Real Sociedad 34 18 8 8 45 31 17 9 5 3 23 15 17 9 3 5 22 16 14 62
5 Villarreal 34 17 6 11 52 35 17 11 2 4 32 16 17 6 4 7 20 19 17 57
6 Real Betis 34 16 7 11 43 38 17 9 4 4 25 16 17 7 3 7 18 22 5 55
7 Girona 34 13 9 12 54 48 17 10 3 4 33 22 17 3 6 8 21 26 6 48
8 Sevilla 34 13 8 13 44 49 17 7 4 6 23 23 17 6 4 7 21 26 -5 47
9 Osasuna 34 13 8 13 32 36 17 9 1 7 20 20 17 4 7 6 12 16 -4 47
10 Athletic Club 34 13 8 13 44 38 17 7 3 7 20 13 17 6 5 6 24 25 6 47
11 Rayo Vallecano 34 12 10 12 41 45 17 8 5 4 25 19 17 4 5 8 16 26 -4 46
12 Mallorca 34 12 8 14 33 37 17 8 5 4 18 12 17 4 3 10 15 25 -4 44
13 Celta de Vigo 34 10 9 15 39 48 17 6 5 6 23 19 17 4 4 9 16 29 -9 39
14 Valencia 34 10 7 17 38 41 17 7 4 6 24 17 17 3 3 11 14 24 -3 37
15 Almeria 34 10 6 18 43 61 17 9 2 6 26 22 17 1 4 12 17 39 -18 36
16 Cadiz 34 8 11 15 26 50 17 5 6 6 16 23 17 3 5 9 10 27 -24 35
17 Real Valladolid 34 10 5 19 30 60 17 7 3 7 18 24 17 3 2 12 12 36 -30 35
18 Getafe 34 8 10 16 30 43 17 6 5 6 18 18 17 2 5 10 12 25 -13 34
19 Espanyol 34 7 10 17 42 60 17 4 5 8 21 29 17 3 5 9 21 31 -18 31
20 Elche 34 4 7 23 26 64 17 3 4 10 16 27 17 1 3 13 10 37 -38 19

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