Thursday , 2 July 2026

Athletic Club vs Real Betis Balompie, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2021-22
Athletic Club
3 – 2
Full Time
Real Betis Balompie
Sun 19 Dec 2021 · 15:15 UTC San Mames Barria HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 49' Nabil Fekir
Oier Zarraga 58' Y
Y 58' Guido Rodriguez
Oier Zarraga 59' Y
Y 59' Guido Rodriguez
Y 90' Juan Miranda
Y 90' Manuel Pellegrini

Overview

Match Preview

Athletic Club vs Real Betis Balompie — La Liga at San Mames Barria.

Match Details

  • Referee Jesus Gil
  • Referee Angel Nevado
  • Referee Javier Martinez
  • Referee Ignacio Iglesias
  • Referee Adrian Cordero
  • Referee David Lopez

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 38 94
2 Real Madrid CF 38 86
3 Villarreal CF 38 72
4 Club Atletico de Madrid 38 69
5 Real Betis Balompie 38 60
6 RC Celta de Vigo 38 54
7 Getafe CF 38 51
8 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 38 50
9 Valencia CF 38 49
10 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 38 46
11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 46
12 Athletic Club 38 45
13 Elche CF 38 43
14 Deportivo Alaves 38 43
15 Sevilla FC 38 43
16 CA Osasuna 38 42
17 RCD Mallorca 38 42
18 Levante UD 38 42
19 Girona FC 38 41
20 Real Oviedo 38 29

Head-to-Head

7
5
4
Athletic Club 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Real Betis Balompie
Last 5 meetings
2021-12-19 Athletic Club 3–2 Real Betis Balompie 2021-04-21 Real Betis Balompie 0–0 Athletic Club 2020-11-23 Athletic Club 4–0 Real Betis Balompie 2020-06-20 Athletic Club 1–0 Real Betis Balompie 2019-12-08 Real Betis Balompie 3–2 Athletic Club

Recent Form

Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec Real Betis Balompie H 3–2 W
11 Dec Sevilla FC H 0–1 L
06 Dec Getafe CF A 0–0 D
01 Dec Real Madrid CF A 0–1 L
26 Nov Granada CF H 2–2 D
19 Nov Levante UD A 0–0 D
Real Betis Balompie
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec Athletic Club A 2–3 L
12 Dec Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 4–0 W
04 Dec FC Barcelona A 1–0 W
28 Nov Levante UD H 3–1 W
25 Nov Ferencvarosi TC H 2–0 W
21 Nov Elche CF A 3–0 W

Season Stats

Athletic Club Real Betis Balompie
#12 Position #5
45 Points 60
38 Played 38
13 / 6 / 19 W / D / L 15 / 15 / 8
43 Scored 59
58 Conceded 48
-15 GD +11
1.18 PPG 1.58
34% Win % 39%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Athletic Club are 12th (45 pts). Real Betis Balompie are 5th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Athletic Club to score. At the same time, Real Betis Balompie does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 2' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Inaki Williams makes it 1-0.
  • 3' Against the run of play, Inaki Williams has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 4' Assisted by Muniain with the perfectly-timed delivery and Inaki Williams makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 6' GOAL! Juanmi scores on 6.
  • 11' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Canales suffering a number of foals already.
  • 16' Athletic Club seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 21' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Athletic Club and Real Betis Balompie are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 26' Hector Bellerin is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Betis Balompie so far.
  • 31' Real Betis Balompie fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 36' Joaquin has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 41' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 46' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 49' Nabil Fekir was booked on 49.
  • 52' Brilliant from the ! Nabil Fekir makes it 3-2 with a superb finish on 52.
  • 53' A stunning finish from Nabil Fekir — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 55' Another substitution for Athletic Club to replace Mikel Vesga by Oier Zarraga on 55 minute.
  • 58' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Oier Zarraga.
  • 59' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Oier Zarraga.
  • 64' The home supporters are growing impatient. Athletic Club must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 67' Fresh legs for Real Betis Balompie! Edgar Gonzalez comes on to replace Guido Rodriguez.
  • 69' Another change for Athletic Club made on 69 minute. Raul Garcia leaves to be changed by Oihan Sancet.
  • 72' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Inaki Williams makes no mistake. 4-3!
  • 77' Rodri gets the nod from Real Betis Balompie. He replaces Juanmi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 83' Jon Morcillo gets the nod from Athletic Club. He replaces Nico Williams and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' It is a substitution in Real Betis Balompie team. William Carvalho is replaced by Joaquin on 84 minute.
  • 89' What composure from De Marcos! The Spain international strokes it home. 5-3.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Juan Miranda. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • Another three points for Athletic Club.

Lineups

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelino Garcia

Real Betis Balompie Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Inaki Williams 6
Joaquin 3
Borja Iglesias 2
Muniain 2
Willian Jose 2
Isco 2
Mikel Vesga 2
Gorka Guruzeta 2

Head to Head

2021-12-19 Athletic Club 3–2 Real Betis Balompie 2021-04-21 Real Betis Balompie 0–0 Athletic Club 2020-11-23 Athletic Club 4–0 Real Betis Balompie 2020-06-20 Athletic Club 1–0 Real Betis Balompie 2019-12-08 Real Betis Balompie 3–2 Athletic Club

Athletic Club Form

2021-12-19 Athletic Club 3–2 Real Betis Balompie W 2021-12-11 Athletic Club 0–1 Sevilla FC L 2021-12-06 Getafe CF 0–0 Athletic Club D 2021-12-01 Real Madrid CF 1–0 Athletic Club L 2021-11-26 Athletic Club 2–2 Granada CF D 2021-11-19 Levante UD 0–0 Athletic Club D

Real Betis Balompie Form

2021-12-19 Athletic Club 3–2 Real Betis Balompie L 2021-12-12 Real Betis Balompie 4–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W 2021-12-04 FC Barcelona 0–1 Real Betis Balompie W 2021-11-28 Real Betis Balompie 3–1 Levante UD W 2021-11-25 Real Betis Balompie 2–0 Ferencvarosi TC W 2021-11-21 Elche CF 0–3 Real Betis Balompie W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.5 Athletic Club xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 Real Betis Balompie xG
I would bet for: Athletic Club or Real Betis Balompie 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club39% Draw26% Real Betis Balompie35%
Actual: Athletic Club win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw
65%
Draw or Real Betis Balompie
61%
Athletic Club or Real Betis Balompie
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club27% Draw44% Real Betis Balompie29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.8%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
6.1%
1 – 0
5.9%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 3
4.5%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap Athletic Club covers Push Real Betis Balompie covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 19% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Real Betis Balompie keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.