Real Betis v Barcelona

4th2–51st

16:30 UTC

Match statistics

Full-time statistics
Real Betis		Barcelona
6	Shots	18
5	Shots on target	10
2	Corners	5
10	Fouls	11
3	Yellow cards	2
1	Red cards	0
1	Offsides	2
324	Passes	751
31%	Possession %	69%
1.27	xG	3.13

Over 1.5: 87%
Over 2.5: 68%
Over 3.5: 46%
Both score: 66%

Model pick: Barcelona 55%
Likely score: 1-2 9%
Expected goals: 1.37 – 2.13

Advised bets

No advised bet on this fixture. The available prices are close enough to our own numbers that there is nothing worth backing. Most fixtures end up here, and manufacturing a selection for every game is exactly how tipster records get destroyed.

Our probabilities against the market

Our probability and fair price for every market we publish, next to the best price we last captured and the probability it implies (bookmaker margin included).
Market	Selection	Ours	Fair	Best price	Implied	Gap
Match result	Real Betis	23.8%	4.21	6.50 Betfair	15.4%	+8.4
Match result	Draw	21.6%	4.62	6.00 Betfair	16.7%	+5.0
Match result	Barcelona	54.6%	1.83	1.45 Dafabet	69.0%	-14.4
Total goals	Over 1.5	86.8%	1.15	1.09 Betano	91.7%	-4.9
Total goals	Under 1.5	13.2%	7.59	10.00 Bet365	10.0%	+3.2
Total goals	Over 2.5	67.9%	1.47	1.29 Betano	77.5%	-9.6
Total goals	Under 2.5	32.1%	3.11	4.75 BetVictor	21.1%	+11.1
Total goals	Over 3.5	46.3%	2.16	1.75 Betano	57.1%	-10.8
Total goals	Under 3.5	53.7%	1.86	2.38 Bet365	42.0%	+11.7
Both teams to score	Both teams to score — No	33.9%	2.95	3.25 Bet365	30.8%	+3.1
Both teams to score	Both teams to score — Yes	66.1%	1.51	1.44 Bet365	69.4%	-3.4

A positive gap means our probability is higher than the price implies. That is information, not a recommendation: a pick is only published where the gap clears our bar after allowing for model error, and those appear above.

Barcelona favoured against Real Betis

Our model makes Real Betis 24% to win this La Liga fixture, with the draw at 22% and Barcelona at 55%. The goal projection is 1.37 for Real Betis against 2.13 for Barcelona — a substantial edge to Barcelona on expected output. A combined 3.50 goals points to a high-tempo game with chances at both ends, which puts over 2.5 at 68% and both teams to score at 66%. The single most likely scoreline is 1-2 at 9%, though no individual scoreline is ever likely in absolute terms — that is the nature of a low-scoring sport. This sits in the awkward middle of the distribution, where the model has a view but not a strong one. All figures come from a Dixon–Coles adjusted Poisson model fitted on recent results and expected goals. They are estimates, not forecasts of fact.

Most likely scores: 1-2 9%; 1-1 9%; 0-2 7%; 1-3 7%; 2-2 6%

This season

Season records for Real Betis and Barcelona
Real Betis		Barcelona
12	Played	12
8-2-2	W-D-L	11-0-1
2.17	Pts / game	2.75
1.67	Goals for / game	4.00
1.25	Goals against / game	1.08
42%	Over 2.5	92%
50%	BTTS	67%
50%	Clean sheets	33%
8%	Failed to score	0%
5-0-1	Home record	5-0-1
3-2-1	Away record	6-0-0
W2	Streak	W2

2026/27 league matches only, computed from results on record. Real Betis · Barcelona

Full-match statistics, per game this season

Produced

Season per-match averages, produced
17.8	Shots	20.7
6.6	Shots on target	7.3
5.6	Corners	6.7
1.42	Cards	1.86
10.0	Fouls	12.0
53	Possession %	70
1.94	xG	3.07
8 matches	sample	7 matches

Conceded

Season per-match averages, conceded
13.8	Shots	6.9
5.3	Shots on target	3.4
5.6	Corners	2.6
2.92	Cards	3.06
12.1	Fouls	11.4
48	Possession %	30
1.58	xG	1.19
8 matches	sample	7 matches

Form comparison

Per-match averages over the last 5 matches (4 in sample), captured when this prediction was published and never recomputed since.
Real Betis	Metric	Barcelona
1.75	Goals scored	4.80 (better)
1.00 (better)	Goals conceded	1.20
2.00	Expected goals (xG)	4.22 (better)
	Big chances
7.25	Shots on target	8.20 (better)
19.75	Total shots	23.00 (better)
	Touches in opp. box
4.50	Corners	6.80 (better)
56.3	Possession %	71.6 (better)
548	Passes	731 (better)
	Tackles
10.75	Fouls	9.60 (better)
0.50 (better)	Offsides	2.60
	Throw-ins
1.25 (better)	Yellow cards	1.60
0.00	Red cards	0.00

Big chances, Touches in opp. box, Throw-ins are not supplied by our current data provider (api-football). Rather than estimate them and present the estimate as a measurement, we show nothing.

Head to head

Full record →

Real Betis wins: 0
Draws: 0
Barcelona wins: 3
Goals / game: 6.33
Over 2.5: 100%
Both score: 100%

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La Liga table

League table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts	Form
1	Barcelona	12	11	0	1	+35	33	Barcelona won 4 of the last 5
2	Real Madrid	12	10	0	2	+21	30	Real Madrid won 5 of the last 5
3	Atletico Madrid	12	9	1	2	+13	28	Atletico Madrid won 4 of the last 5
4	Real Betis	12	8	2	2	+5	26	Real Betis won 3 of the last 5
5	Real Sociedad	12	7	1	4	+1	22	Real Sociedad won 4 of the last 5
6	Sevilla	12	5	3	4	-2	18	Sevilla won 1 of the last 5
7	Athletic Club	11	4	4	3	+4	16	Athletic Club won 2 of the last 5
8	Villarreal	12	4	3	5	+2	15	Villarreal won 2 of the last 5
9	Deportivo La Coruna	12	3	6	3	+1	15	Deportivo La Coruna won 1 of the last 5
10	Racing Santander	12	4	2	6	-13	14	Racing Santander won 2 of the last 5
11	Celta Vigo	12	2	7	3	0	13	Celta Vigo won 1 of the last 5
12	Alaves	12	3	4	5	-2	13	Alaves won 0 of the last 5
13	Espanyol	12	3	3	6	-1	12	Espanyol won 1 of the last 5
14	Rayo Vallecano	11	3	3	5	-6	12	Rayo Vallecano won 1 of the last 5
15	Getafe	12	3	3	6	-10	12	Getafe won 1 of the last 5
16	Osasuna	12	3	3	6	-11	12	Osasuna won 1 of the last 5
17	Levante	12	2	5	5	-5	11	Levante won 1 of the last 5
18	Elche	12	2	4	6	-6	10	Elche won 1 of the last 5
19	Valencia	12	2	3	7	-12	9	Valencia won 1 of the last 5
20	Malaga	12	0	5	7	-14	5	Malaga won 0 of the last 5