Real Betis vs Barcelona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th December 2024

League-leaders Barcelona are matched up against mid-table Real Betis in this round 16 in the LaLiga campaign. Can the latter spring a surprise, or is it another day at the office for the former? The answer arrives at Estadio Benito Villamarin on Saturday.

Sitting top of the table, Barcelona claimed 37 points after 16 rounds, while Real Betis have amassed 20 points. This ranks the latter as number 10 in the LaLiga before the next round.

We are bound to see an exciting game on Saturday as both Real Betis and Barcelona are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.

Real Betis go into their next LaLiga match, scoring a humble average of 1.1 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 11 times, while conceding 14. That amounts to an average of 1.4 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Barcelona scored a decent 26 goals in ten outings, or an average of 2.6 goals per game. They allowed a total of 12 goals against, an average of 1.2 goals per match, while achieving three clean sheets.

Barcelona got the better of Real Betis in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 4-2 and 5-0, respectively.

Real Betis vs Barcelona Prediction

Real Betis Form

Real Betis have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 4-2 by Valencia, before Mlada Boleslav ran out 2-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Real Sociedad, who came out 2-0 winners. Real Betis claimed four wins in their last six LaLiga matches at the Estadio Benito Villamarin. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded five and scored nine goals.

Barcelona Form

Two victories are what Barcelona have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Brest 3-0. This was followed by a 1-2 defeat against Las Palmas, before winning again 1-5 against Mallorca. Barcelona managed a decent return of three wins in their last six LaLiga away matches, in which they scored 16 while also conceding eight times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

We don't expect Real Betis to pull off a surprise, and with goals flowing freely, they could be in for a hammering against strong looking Barcelona.

Real Betis fought their way to one wins and four points from their last four games against teams inside the top six. They were on target three times in these matches, but also let in five goals. Barcelona scored 22 goals and conceded nine in their last seven games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. This earned them five wins and 15 points. Real Betis claimed five wins, five draws as well as five defeats in the LaLiga this season. Barcelona enjoy a record of 12 wins, one draw and three defeats in the LaLiga.

Real Betis vs Barcelona Squads

Real Betis Squad

The 71-year-old coach of the home team, Manuel Pellegrini, will select the lineup against Barcelona from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

Adrian (0/0), Francisco Vieites (0/0), Rui Silva (0/15), Diego Llorente (0/14), Hector Bellerin (0/7), Marc Bartra (2/8), Natan (0/12), Ricardo Rodriguez (0/6), Romain Perraud (0/14), Youssouf Sabaly (0/9), Carlos Guirao (0/2), Giovani Lo Celso (5/9), Isco (0/0), Johnny Cardoso (0/9), Marc Roca (0/9), Mateo Flores (0/2), Pablo Fornals (1/13), Sergi Altimira (0/12), William Carvalho (0/4), Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (1/15), Aitor Ruibal (0/12), Assane Diao (0/7), Cedric Bakambu (0/9), Ezequiel Avila (2/13), Iker Losada (0/10), Jesus Rodriguez (0/1), Juanmi (0/8), Vitor Roque (3/12).

Barcelona Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Barcelona players that the manager Hans-Dieter Flick will choose from for the upcoming game:

Inaki Pena (0/11), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (0/6), Wojciech Szczesny (0/0), Alejandro Balde (0/14), Andreas Christensen (0/1), Eric Garcia (0/9), Gerard Martin (0/11), Hector Fort (0/8), Inigo Martinez (0/15), Jules Kounde (1/16), Pau Cubarsi (0/16), Ronald Araujo (0/0), Fermin Lopez (0/10), Frenkie de Jong (1/7), Gavi (0/7), Marc Bernal (0/3), Marc Casado (0/13), Pablo Torre (3/7), Pedri (3/16), Ansu Fati (0/4), Dani Olmo (5/8), Ferran Torres (2/10), Lamine Yamal (5/14), Pau Victor (2/11), Raphinha (11/16), Robert Lewandowski (15/15).

Real Betis vs Barcelona Team News

Barcelona seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Estadio Benito Villamarin to face Real Betis.

Gavi nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Barcelona.

Real Betis vs Barcelona Lineups

Real Betis vs Barcelona H2H

Barcelona got the better of Real Betis in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 4-2 and 5-0, respectively. Barcelona beat Real Betis eight times in last ten encounters, and the bookies have Barcelona to win this match at best price odds of 3/5.

Real Betis vs Barcelona Results

Goals should be expected when Real Betis welcome Barcelona as their previous ten matches have been very entertaining. Over 2.5 goals happened nine times. Best priced odds on over 2.5 goals are 1/2 at the bookmakers.

Real Betis vs Barcelona Betting Tips

It's been a great season for Raphinha so far with 11 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target six times in his last six games, and no doubt Barcelona want him to continue this productive spell against Real Betison Saturday.

Real Betis won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Estadio Benito Villamarin. They drew three and lost one as well, while Barcelona won six of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost three. Goals are usually flowing for Real Betis on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened seven times for Barcelona in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 3.5 goals happened seven times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Real Betis managed an average of 1.3 goals, with Barcelona averaging 3.3 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Real Betis’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in nine of the last 10 matches Barcelona played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 3.2 goals themselves during this run.