Real Betis vs Real Madrid Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th December 2023

League-leaders Real Madrid are matched up against mid-table Real Betis in this round 16 in the La Liga 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 this coming Saturday.

Sitting top of the table, Real Madrid claimed 38 points after 15 rounds, while Real Betis have amassed 25 points. This ranks the latter as number seven in the La Liga before the next round.

Although they are trailing Real Madrid by a considerable margin, winning their upcoming match against the league's top team would still be quite an accomplishment. Real Betis have a chance to really provide themselves with a great boost of confidence which could infuse energy into future match-ups.

Real Betis go into their next La Liga match, scoring a humble average of 1.3 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 13 times, while conceding six. That amounts to an average of 0.6 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Real Madrid enter their next La Liga match, averaging a highly satisfactory 2.3 goals per game in their last ten matches, in which they scored a presentable total of 23 goals, while also conceding six times. That is a total average of 0.6 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring six times.

Neither Real Betis nor Real Madrid managed a breakthrough, when they last faced each other. They ended up settling for a point in a 0-0 draw, and the best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3/1.

Real Betis vs Real Madrid Prediction

Real Betis Form

In their last three matches, Real Betis lost 1-0 against Sparta Prag, drew 0-0 against Almeria, before winning 1-2 against Villanovense. Real Betis won five of their last six La Liga matches at the Estadio Benito Villamarin, scoring ten and conceding two along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.

Real Madrid Form

Real Madrid are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Cadiz got left behind in a 0-3 win, before SSC Napoli got hammered in a 4-2 victory. Granada was the most recent victim in a 2-0 win for Real Madrid. Real Madrid came through their last six away games in the La Liga with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 11 and conceded five.

Real Madrid picked up some decent results recently, which makes them our preferred pick, when they turn up at Estadio Benito Villamarin to challenge Real Betis.

Real Betis have taken eight points from their last six games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. They won two of these matches with a scoreline of seven goals to ten. Real Madrid earned seven wins and 21 points in their last six games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. They scored 19 and conceded seven goals in these. Real Betis are looking at a record of six wins, seven draws and two defeats in the La Liga this season. Real Madrid have a record of 12 wins, two draws and one defeat in the La Liga.

Real Betis vs Real Madrid Stats

Real Betis vs Real Madrid Squads

Real Betis Squad

The 70-year-old Pellegrini will select the starting eleven against Real Madrid 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 (0/6), Abner (0/10), Andres Guardado (0/9), Chadi Riad (0/10), German Pezzella (0/14), Hector Bellerin (0/11), Juan Miranda (0/10), Marc Bartra (0/3), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (0/0), Youssouf Sabaly (0/3), Gines Sorroche (0/0), Guido Rodriguez (1/14), Isco (2/15), Marc Roca (2/14), Quique Fernandez (0/0), Rodri (0/11), Sergi Altimira (0/3), William Carvalho (0/7), Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (1/13), Aitor Ruibal (0/7), Assane Diao (2/8), Ayoze Perez (4/14), Borja Iglesias (0/8), Juan Cruz (0/4), Luiz Henrique (0/9), Nabil Fekir (0/0), Willian Jose (6/12).

Real Madrid Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Real Madrid head coach Ancelotti will select from for his starting XI:

Andriy Lunin (0/5), Diego Pineiro (0/0), Fran Gonzalez (0/0), Kepa Arrizabalaga (0/10), Thibaut Courtois (0/0), Antonio Rüdiger (0/14), Daniel Carvajal (2/13), David Alaba (0/12), Eder Militao (0/1), Ferland Mendy (0/8), Francisco Garcia (0/11), Nacho Fernandez (0/9), Arda Guler (0/0), Aurelien Tchouameni (1/11), Brahim Diaz (2/10), Daniel Ceballos (0/5), Eduardo Camavinga (0/13), Federico Valverde (1/15), Jude Bellingham (11/13), Luka Modric (0/12), Nicolas Paz (0/3), Toni Kroos (1/15), Joselu (5/15), Lucas Vazquez (0/11), Rodrygo (6/15), Vinicius Junior (4/10).

Real Betis vs Real Madrid Team News

Real Betis could have as many as eight players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Real Madrid this coming Saturday. Hector Bellerin gets a day off from the Real Betis squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Nabil Fekir, Rodri, William Carvalho, Claudio Bravo, Youssouf Sabaly, Marc Bartra, Rui Silva and William Carvalho nurses various injuries and won't take part for Real Betis against Real Madrid at Estadio Benito Villamarin.

Real Madrid could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as nine players are nursing various problems.

Names like Daniel Carvajal, Luka Modric, Vinicius Junior, Eduardo Camavinga, Arda Guler, Aurelien Tchouameni, Daniel Carvajal, Eder Militao and Thibaut Courtois most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Real Betis.

Real Betis vs Real Madrid Lineups

Real Betis vs Real Madrid H2H

Neither Real Betis nor Real Madrid managed a breakthrough, when they last faced each other. They ended up settling for a point in a 0-0 draw, and the best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3/1. Trying to pick a winner from their h2h is a tough task as neither side have been able to fully dominate their coming opponent. Real Madrid won four of the previous ten encounters, whereas Real Betis claimed three points two times in these ten matches. The bookies have Real Madrid to win this match at best price odds of 4/5.

Real Betis vs Real Madrid Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out four times in the last ten matches between Real Betis and Real Madrid.

Real Betis vs Real Madrid Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Rodrygo has been hitting the net regularly and now has five goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Saturday, it is because Real Madrid bank on him to build on these numbers against Real Betis. The latter relies on Willian Jose, who found the target three times in six games.

Estadio Benito Villamarin saw seven wins for Real Betis in their last 10 here across all tournaments. They also drew two and lost one, while Real Madrid won eight of their 10 most recent outings on their travels, whilst drawing one and losing one. Only three of the previous 10 La Liga matches at home for Real Betis had over 2.5 goals. In six of the last 10 league games away for Real Madrid the match had over 2.5 goals.

Under 2.5 goals happened four times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Real Betis managed an average of 0.8 goals, with Real Madrid averaging 0.9 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Real Betis’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten outings for Real Madrid, who managed to score 2.6 times in those matches.