Real Madrid vs Real Betis Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th January 2026

Real Madrid enjoy home advantage, when visitors Real Betis swing by on Sunday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Real Madrid are chasing the first place in the LaLiga after collecting 42 points from their initial 18 encounters. Real Betis trail them on 28 points after 17 rounds, sitting as number 6 in the table.

Real Madrid are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Real Betis and odds favour them to pull it off.

Real Madrid step into their next home match on Sunday having scored a nice average of 1.7 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 17 goals, while also allowing seven goals against. That is an average of 0.7 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet five times in those matches.

When it comes to goal-scoring Real Betis are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 18 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.8 goals per game. They conceded 12 goals for an average of 1.2 a game, achieving a clean sheet in four of these matches.

Real Madrid lost to 2-1 Real Betis in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 2-0 win, which Real Madrid dished out the match before that.

Real Madrid vs Real Betis Prediction

Real Madrid Form

Real Madrid recorded two wins in their last three matches, but started off by losing 1-2 against Manchester City. They responded by beating Deportivo Alaves 1-2, and followed that up by winning 2-0 against Sevilla. Real Madrid won five of their last six LaLiga matches at Estadio Bernabeu, scoring 13 and conceding four along the way. They lost once but didn't draw a single match.

Real Madrid were spoken to as contenders for the title in the LaLiga this season, and are so far living up to expectations.

Real Betis Form

Real Betis are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Dinamo Zagreb by 1-3. This was followed by a 0-0 with Rayo Vallecano and a 4-0 win against Getafe. Real Betis won twice, while also recording four draws, and zero defeats in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches says six goals conceded and nine scored.

Ambitions are high for Real Betis, and winning the title is still possible, but they need to raise their level to achieve the highest prize.

While we don't believe Real Betis are strong enough to prevent Real Madrid from a home win, we believe they are capable of limiting the defeat to only a few goals.

Real Madrid won five matches, scored 16 goals and conceded 11 in their last eight games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. This earned them 16 points. In the last four games against teams in the top six, Real Betis claimed one wins and four points. They scored seven and conceded ten goals. Real Madrid have a record of 13 wins, three draws and two defeats in the LaLiga this season. Real Betis are looking at seven wins, seven draws and three defeats in the LaLiga.

Real Madrid vs Real Betis Squads

Real Madrid Squad

The 44-year-old coach of the home team, Xabi Alonso, will select the lineup against Real Betis from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

Andriy Lunin (0/0), Fran Gonzalez (0/0), Thibaut Courtois (0/18), Alvaro Carreras (1/16), Antonio Rüdiger (0/6), Daniel Carvajal (0/7), David Alaba (0/3), Dean Huijsen (1/13), Eder Militao (1/13), Ferland Mendy (0/0), Francisco Garcia (0/6), Raul Asencio (0/12), Trent Alexander-Arnold (0/8), Aurelien Tchouameni (0/16), Brahim Diaz (0/12), Dani Ceballos (0/10), Eduardo Camavinga (1/12), Federico Valverde (0/17), Jude Bellingham (4/14), Arda Guler (3/18), Endrick (0/1), Franco Mastantuono (1/10), Gonzalo Garcia (0/13), Kylian Mbappe (18/18), Rodrygo (1/16), Vinicius Junior (5/18).

Real Betis Squad

Here is the full team squad of Real Betis. The 72 year-old Manuel Pellegrini will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Adrian (0/0), Alvaro Valles (0/10), Pau Lopez (0/7), Carlos de Roa (0/0), Darling Bladi (0/0), Diego Llorente (1/3), Felix Garreta (0/0), Hector Bellerin (0/14), Junior Firpo (0/7), Marc Bartra (1/13), Natan (0/17), Ricardo Rodriguez (0/11), Valentin Gomez (1/13), Dani Perez (0/0), Giovani Lo Celso (1/14), Isco (0/1), Marc Roca (0/12), Nelson Deossa (0/9), Pablo Fornals (4/17), Sergi Altimira (1/10), Sofyan Amrabat (0/8), Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (3/11), Aitor Ruibal (3/13), Angel Ortiz (0/4), Antony (5/12), Cedric Bakambu (1/7), Ezequiel Avila (0/6), Juan Hernandez (7/17), Pablo Garcia (0/10), Rodrigo Riquelme (0/13), Yanis Senhadji (0/0).

Real Madrid vs Real Betis Team News

Real Madrid could be looking at four players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Real Betis. There is no need for Daniel Carvajal to show up in the Real Madrid dressing room, as he is suspended.

Daniel Carvajal, Vinicius Junior and David Alaba are all absent from the Real Madrid squad that faces Real Betis at Estadio Bernabeu.

Real Betis have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Sunday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands. For instance, Real Betis won't be able to field Antony as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Antony nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Real Betis.

Real Madrid vs Real Betis Lineups

Real Madrid vs Real Betis H2H

Real Madrid took a hit when Real Betis handed them a 2-1 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 2-0 win. Real Madrid have a 40% win rate against Real Betis, who won one of these matches. The total record reads 4-5-1, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Real Madrid vs Real Betis Results

Recent meetings between Real Madrid and visiting side Real Betis might have been action-packed, but not rich on goals. Backing under 2.5 goals was a winning bet no less than seven times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 2/1 with the bookies.

Real Madrid vs Real Betis Betting Tips

Scoring 18 goals during a LaLiga campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Kylian Mbappe is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Kylian Mbappe to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

Real Madrid claimed eight wins in their previous 10 matches at Estadio Bernabeu across all tournaments. They lost two as well, while visitors Real Betis won six of their last 10 away matches. They drew four and lost zero. Who'll impose themselves on the match first at Estadio Bernabeu on Sunday? Real Madrid scored the opening goal eight times in 10 home games, while Real Betis did it in six of their last 10 away games.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between Real Madrid and Real Betis as under 2.5 goals happened three times. Real Madrid scored an average of one goal a game, with Real Betis averaging 0.6 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Real Madrid, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Real Betis's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.2 goals in these matches.