Real Betis vs Barcelona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st January 2024

The La Liga clash at Estadio Benito Villamarin on Sunday sees home team Real Betis battling it out for the win against Barcelona.

Placed seventh in the table Real Betis have amassed 31 points after 20 matches. On 41 points, Barcelona rank fourth with 20 matches played this season.

Real Betis are out to avenge a disappointing loss against Barcelona in their most recent meeting. According to the bookmakers, the home side could be in for another tough ride, though as it looks like an fairly unequal pairing at Estadio Benito Villamarin.

Real Betis have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly ten goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of one goals per game, in which they conceded six goals, or 0.6 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to five clean sheets in this run.

Barcelona scored 15 goals, conceded 12 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

In the last two matches against Real Betis, Barcelona won 5-0 in September 2023 and 4-0 in April 2023.

Real Betis vs Barcelona Prediction

Real Betis Form

Real Betis suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Celta Vigo in a 2-1 defeat. Deportivo Alaves also proved too hard to handle, as they won 1-0, before Real Betis were able to strike back last time out in a 1-0 win against Granada. Real Betis managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the La Liga, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored eight goals and conceded three times.

Barcelona Form

Six points is Barcelona have to show from their past three matches, as they beat Osasuna by 2-0. This was followed by a 4-1 defeat against Real Madrid, before winning 1-3 against Unionistas de Salamanca. Barcelona won twice, while also recording four draws, and zero defeats in their last six away matches in the La Liga. The scoreline from these matches says seven goals conceded and nine scored.

Real Betis don't score many goals but, they are equally tough to crack down. This makes for a low scoring match, when Barcelona come visiting on Sunday.

Real Betis have taken 11 points from their last nine games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. They won two of these matches with a scoreline of nine goals to 12. Barcelona earned five wins and 17 points in their last nine games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. They scored 14 and conceded eight goals in these. Real Betis so far pulled off a record of seven wins, ten draws and three defeats in the La Liga this season. Barcelona put 12 wins, five draws and two defeats on the board in the La Liga.

Real Betis vs Barcelona Squads

Real Betis Squad

The 70-year-old Pellegrini will select the starting eleven against Barcelona from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:

Claudio Bravo (0/7), Francisco Vieites (0/3), Guilherme Fernandes (0/0), Rui Silva (0/11), Abner (0/14), Chadi Riad (0/13), German Pezzella (1/19), Hector Bellerin (0/12), Juan Miranda (0/11), Marc Bartra (0/3), Nobel Mendy (0/0), Pablo Busto (0/0), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (0/3), Youssouf Sabaly (0/3), Gines Sorroche (0/0), Guido Rodriguez (1/14), Isco (3/19), Johnny (0/0), Marc Roca (2/19), Quique Fernandez (0/0), Rodri (0/14), Sergi Altimira (0/7), William Carvalho (0/10), Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (1/16), Aitor Ruibal (2/12), Assane Diao (2/13), Ayoze Perez (4/19), Borja Iglesias (0/10), Juan Cruz (0/4), Luiz Henrique (0/12), Nabil Fekir (0/0), Willian Jose (6/17).

Barcelona Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Barcelona players that the manager Xavi Hernandez will choose from for the upcoming game:

Inaki Pena (0/6), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (0/13), Alex Balde (0/17), Andreas Christensen (0/15), Hector Fort (0/0), Inigo Martinez (0/8), Joao Cancelo (2/16), Jules Kounde (1/16), Marcos Alonso (0/4), Ronald Araujo (1/13), Sergi Roberto (3/6), Fermin Lopez (1/13), Ferran Torres (4/18), Frenkie de Jong (1/11), Gavi (1/12), Ilkay Gundogan (3/19), Oriol Romeu (0/14), Pedri (1/8), Joao Felix (3/16), Lamine Yamal (1/19), Raphinha (3/15), Robert Lewandowski (8/17), Vitor Roque (0/1).

Real Betis vs Barcelona Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Real Betis, as they prepare to meet Barcelona, since 11 could be missing. Real Betis have to alter their line-up, as both Abdessamad Ezzalzouli, Youssouf Sabaly and Chadi Riad get a day in the shade.

Aitor Ruibal, Ayoze Perez, Juan Miranda, Hector Bellerin, Guido Rodriguez, Claudio Bravo, Youssouf Sabaly, Marc Bartra, Rui Silva, Johnny and William Carvalho take up space in the treatment room and won't be eligible to be called up for home side Real Betis, when they face Barcelona on Sunday.

Worst-case scenario, Barcelona have a total of six players out for their next match.

Names like Raphinha, Joao Cancelo, Inigo Martinez, Marcos Alonso, Gavi and Marc-Andre ter Stegen most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Real Betis.

Real Betis vs Barcelona Lineups

Real Betis vs Barcelona H2H

A 5-0 win was the follow-up to a 4-0 victory, when Barcelona last faced Real Betis, no doubt raising the spirits ahead of their next trip. Barcelona look to extend their dominance on their upcoming hosts, who have found it tough to deal with the former. The visitors beat Real Betis eight times in last ten Encounters. The bookies have Barcelona to win this match at best price odds of 4/5.

Real Betis vs Barcelona Results

As both teams found their way to the goal seven times in their previous ten matches, betting on BTTS naturally would have been profitable. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 2/3 with the bookies.

Real Betis vs Barcelona Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Aitor Ruibal, who is performing well for Real Betis. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent La Liga outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Barcelona.The visitors will be looking to Ilkay Gundogan to find the net once again, after managing two La Liga goals for Barcelona in recent matches.

In their last 10 matches at Estadio Benito Villamarin across all tournaments Real Betis won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Barcelona claimed four wins, two draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals should be on the menu at Estadio Benito Villamarin, with both teams scoring in six of the last 10 matches at home for Real Betis. The same outcome paid dividends in eight of the last 10 away games for Barcelona.

Over 2.5 goals came up nine times in the previous ten encounters between Real Betis and Barcelona, as Real Betis scored 1.2 goals on average per game and Barcelona averaging 3.3 goals. Both teams scored in seven times of these matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Real Betis’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten outings for Barcelona, who managed to score 2.1 times in those matches.