Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Real Betis & FC Barcelona face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Super Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
FC Barcelona have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Real Betis form and stats
Real Betis are steadily winning La Liga games and points here at King Fahd International Stadium. 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games.
A good away victory last time out for Real Betis, who won 2-1 against Rayo Vallecano. Midfielder Henrique was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.01 (out of ten) in that game. Henrique scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 6 of 10 times.
Before that game, a fine away win at Ibiza Islas Pitiusas. A Copa Del Rey game.
Betis have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at King Fahd International Stadium with 12 goals in 8 league matches. Real Betis are not conceding a lot of goals here at King Fahd International Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.
FC Barcelona form and stats
Last season their Super Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.FC Barcelona have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 21 points collected from 8 La Liga games. 7 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat is the record so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Barcelona, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Atlético Madrid last time out. Koundé, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.04. Koundé hit one key pass and won 3 of 10 duels.
Earlier, the Copa Del Rey victory away at Intercity (after extra-time).
The FC Barcelona manager Xavi has got the team scoring on the road, with 17 away goals in 8 league matches. It's not easy to score on FC Barcelona as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - zero - eight (Betis wins - draws - FC Barcelona wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Lewandowski 13 goals |   B. Iglesias Quintas 8 goals |  O. Dembélé 5 goals |
Real Betis missing players
FC Barcelona missing players
| Real Betis | FC Barcelona | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 9 | 17 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 30 | 17 | Scored | S | 25 | 60 | ||
| 29 | 12 | Conceded | C | 13 | 24 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 6.7 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.2 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.3 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 11.3 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.6 | 16.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 6.5 | ||
| 30% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 37% | ||
| 10.6 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 9.8 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.5 | ||
| 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 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 29 | 41 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 38 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 32 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Atlético Madrid | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| 7 | Athletic Club | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 25 |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Mallorca | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Valencia | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
| 12 | Girona | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | Getafe | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 14 | Almería | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -8 | 17 |
| 15 | Real Valladolid | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 17 |
| 16 | Celta de Vigo | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 17 | Sevilla | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 15 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -16 | 15 |
| 19 | Espanyol | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -6 | 14 |
| 20 | Elche | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -24 | 4 |
