Real Betis vs Athletic Club Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 31st August 2025

Real Betis hope to live up to their early billing as the LaLiga title favourites this coming Sunday when they welcome Athletic Club over to the Estadio de La Cartuja for a round 3 match.

Real Betis are placed sixth with five points after three matches. Athletic Club occupy a position as fiveth in the league on six points.

Athletic Club have delivered a perfect opening to the season so far, and they will be gunning for maximum points when they enter the third match of the season.

It is early days yet, anything can happen and both Real Betis and Athletic Club are still highly motivated of getting off to a good start. They both have talented squads, and we expect a cracking affair at Estadio de La Cartuja as the teams look to get one over each other.

Real Betis scored an average of 1.8 goals in ten matches or a total of 18 while allowing 13 goals against. This is an average of 1.3 goals against per match with one clean sheets along the way.

Athletic Club are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 12 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.2 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of seven goals, and while Athletic Club claimed six clean sheets, they conceded an average of 0.7 goals per match.

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Real Betis played against Athletic Club. It finished 2-2 in a great match between the pair.

Real Betis vs Athletic Club Prediction

Real Betis Form

Real Betis are unbeaten in their last three games after drawing 1-1 with Elche, beating Deportivo Alaves 1-0 and drawing 1-1 with Celta Vigo. Real Betis claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 11 and conceded six goals.

Athletic Club Form

In their last three matches, Athletic Club lost against Barcelona by 0-3, beat Sevilla by 3-2 winning 1-0 against Rayo Vallecano. Athletic Club managed a decent return of three wins in their last six LaLiga away matches, in which they scored four while also conceding one times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

Both Real Betis and visitors Athletic Club seem to struggle just a wee bit much right now, with keeping a clean sheet. We go out on a limb here and suggest that, both teams will find the back of the net.

Real Betis vs Athletic Club Squads

Real Betis Squad

Manuel Pellegrini will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Athletic Club from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Adrian (0/0), Alvaro Valles (0/1), Pau Lopez (0/2), Diego Llorente (0/0), Hector Bellerin (0/3), Junior Firpo (0/1), Marc Bartra (1/3), Natan (0/3), Ricardo Rodriguez (0/3), Valentin Gomez (0/2), Giovani Lo Celso (1/3), Isco (0/0), Marc Roca (0/0), Nelson Deossa (0/0), Pablo Fornals (0/3), Sergi Altimira (0/3), Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (0/0), Aitor Ruibal (1/3), Angel Ortiz (0/0), Cedric Bakambu (0/3), Ezequiel Avila (0/2), Juan Hernandez (0/3), Pablo Garcia (0/3), Rodrigo Riquelme (0/3), Yanis Senhadji (0/0).

Athletic Club Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Athletic Club players that the manager Ernesto Valverde will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alex Padilla (0/0), Unai Simon (0/2), Aitor Paredes (0/2), Andoni Gorosabel (0/1), Daniel Vivian (0/2), Inigo Lekue (0/0), Jesus Areso (0/2), Jon De Luis (0/0), Unai Eguiluz (0/0), Yeray Alvarez (0/0), Yuri Berchiche (0/2), Alejandro Rego (0/1), Benat Prados (0/1), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (0/2), Mikel Jauregizar (0/2), Mikel Vesga (0/2), Nico Williams (1/2), Oihan Sancet (1/1), Robert Navarro (1/1), Unai Gomez (0/1), Unai Vencedor (0/0), Adama Boiro (0/0), Alex Berenguer (0/2), Gorka Guruzeta (0/2), Inaki Williams (0/2), Maroan Sannadi (1/2), Nico Serrano (0/0), Urko Izeta (0/0).

Real Betis vs Athletic Club Team News

Real Betis vs Athletic Club Lineups

Real Betis vs Athletic Club H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Sunday? Real Betis have a 30% win rate against Athletic Club, who won three of these matches. The total record reads 3-4-3, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Real Betis vs Athletic Club Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Real Betis and Athletic Club. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 2/3 with bookies.

Real Betis vs Athletic Club Betting Tips

Having scored just once in six LaLiga matches, Isco hope to rediscover his scoring instincts on Sunday. Simultaneously, Athletic Club hope to see Alex Berenguer adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six LaLiga outings.

Real Betis won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Estadio de La Cartuja. They drew two and lost four as well, while Athletic Club won two of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost seven. Goals are flowing freely for Real Betis on home soil currently, as both teams scored in eight of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target five times in Athletic Club''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 3.5 goals came out five times in the past ten encounters between Real Betis and Athletic Club, with the former on an average of 1.2 goals a game. Athletic Club scored 1.5 goals per game and both teams scored five times in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Real Betis, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Athletic Club, who scored one time on average in these matches.