Real Betis vs Villarreal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th January 2026

When Villarreal come to Estadio de La Cartuja for the LaLiga match on Saturday, Real Betis will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Two places behind the league-leaders, Villarreal claimed 41 points from 18 rounds, while Real Betis amassed 29 points. They now rank as number 6 in the LaLiga standings.

Real Betis have been a surprise package so far this season and a victory against Villarreal will help them strengthen their position in the league.

When it comes to goal-scoring Real Betis could be more prolific, scoring 16 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.6 goals per game in which, they conceded 15 times. This is an average of 1.5 a game, achieving a clean sheet in four games.

Villarreal show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.3 times on average per game. They scored 23 goals and conceded nine, an average of 0.9 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in four of these.

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Saturday.

Real Betis vs Villarreal Prediction

Real Betis Form

In their last three matches, Real Betis lost 5-1 against Real Madrid, drew 1-1 against Real Oviedo, before winning 2-1 against Elche. Real Betis won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored 13 and conceded eight goals.

Villarreal Form

Villarreal won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 0-2 against Barcelona, before beating Elche 1-3. Another win followed, this time by 3-1 against Deportivo Alaves. Villarreal have been outstanding on their travels lately, winning five of their previous six away matches in the LaLiga. They saw no draws but lost once, while scoring 13 and conceding seven goals.

Real Betis and Villarreal looks like an equal match, and it is difficult to separate one from the other currently, which makes the draw seem worth a punt.

Real Betis earned four points from their last five matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed one wins, following eight goals scored while also conceding 15. Villarreal earned four wins and 14 points in their last nine games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. They scored 14 and conceded 11 goals in these. Real Betis have a record of seven wins, eight draws and four defeats in the LaLiga this season. Villarreal are looking at 13 wins, two draws and three defeats in the LaLiga.

Real Betis vs Villarreal Squads

Real Betis Squad

Pellegrini will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Villarreal from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Adrian (0/0), Alvaro Valles (0/12), Pau Lopez (0/7), Carlos de Roa (0/0), Darling Bladi (0/0), Diego Llorente (1/3), Felix Garreta (0/0), Hector Bellerin (0/16), Junior Firpo (0/8), Marc Bartra (1/15), Natan (0/18), Ricardo Rodriguez (0/13), Valentin Gomez (1/14), Dani Perez (0/0), Giovani Lo Celso (2/16), Isco (0/1), Marc Roca (0/14), Nelson Deossa (0/10), Pablo Fornals (4/19), Sergi Altimira (1/11), Sofyan Amrabat (0/8), Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (3/11), Aitor Ruibal (3/15), Angel Ortiz (0/6), Antony (5/14), Cedric Bakambu (1/7), Ezequiel Avila (0/7), Juan Hernandez (8/19), Pablo Garcia (0/11), Rodrigo Riquelme (0/15), Yanis Senhadji (0/0).

Villarreal Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Villarreal players that the manager Marcelino Garcia will choose from for the upcoming game:

Arnau Tenas (0/3), Diego Conde (0/0), Luiz Junior (0/15), Alfonso Pedraza (1/13), Ismael Sierra (0/0), Juan Foyth (0/11), Logan Costa (0/0), Pau Navarro (0/7), Rafa Marin (1/13), Santiago Mourino (0/12), Sergi Cardona (0/15), Willy Kambwala (0/0), Alberto Moleiro (8/18), Carlos Macia (0/3), Daniel Parejo (0/15), Mahamoud Barry (0/0), Pape Gueye (2/13), Renato Veiga (0/15), Santi Comesana (2/17), Tajon Buchanan (5/17), Thiago Fernandez (0/0), Thomas Partey (0/13), Ayoze Perez (2/11), Georges Mikautadze (5/13), Gerard Moreno (5/9), Ilias Akhomach (0/9), Nicolas Pepe (2/17), Pau Cabanes (0/0), Tani Oluwaseyi (2/15).

Real Betis vs Villarreal Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Real Betis, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment. For their upcoming match in round 20, Real Betis are unable to call upon Antony, who is suspended.

Sidelined with an injury, Real Betis can't field Antony this coming Saturday against Villarreal.

Villarreal are juggling with five absent players on on Saturday when travelling to Real Betis. Alfonso Pedraza, Pape Gueye, Daniel Parejo, Georges Mikautadze and Pape Gueye racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Villarreal travelling party for their next match.

Real Betis vs Villarreal Lineups

Real Betis vs Villarreal 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 Saturday? Real Betis enter the match against Villarreal with a 4-2-4 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 40%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Real Betis vs Villarreal Results

Of the last ten encounters between Real Betis Villarreal over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 2/3 with bookies.

Real Betis vs Villarreal Betting Tips

Juan Hernandez has three strikes in six LaLiga matches for Real Betis, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Villarreal. The visitors are looking to Alberto Moleiro, who has provided his team with four LaLiga goals.

Real Betis claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Villarreal won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing four in this series of matches. It is a tough one to call who gets to draw first blood this coming Saturday. Real Betis managed to open the scoring in no less than seven of their previous 10 league games at home. Villarreal have been equally quick to get off the mark, scoring the opener in six of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Real Betis managed an average of 1.3 goals, with Villarreal averaging 1.5 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Real Betis saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.2 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Villarreal, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves.