Athletic Club vs Real Betis Balompie, La Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2023-24

Athletic Club

4 – 2

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Real Betis Balompie

Sun 27 Aug 2023 · 19:30 UTC San Mames 44,340 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 2' Willian Jose

0–2 10' Isco

Mikel Vesga pen 30' 1–2

Mikel Vesga pen 45' 2–2

Gorka Guruzeta 45+8' 3–2

Unai Gomez 84' 4–2

Y 44' Guido Rodriguez

Y 48' Abner Vinicius

Aitor Paredes Casamichana 59' Y

Ruiz de Galarreta 61' Y

Mikel Vesga 79' Y

Alex Berenguer 90' Y

Overview

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

Athletic Club 6 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Real Betis Balompie 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Cesar Soto Grado (Spain)
Assistant 1 Pau Cebrian
Assistant 2 Carlos Alvarez Fernandez (Spain)

3 games this season 🟨 5.3/game ⚽ 16.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	7	21
2	Club Atletico de Madrid	7	16
3	Real Betis Balompie	7	16
4	Real Madrid CF	7	15
5	Sevilla FC	7	13
6	Deportivo Alaves	7	11
7	RC Deportivo La Coruña	7	10
8	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	7	10
9	CA Osasuna	7	8
10	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	7	8
11	Villarreal CF	7	8
12	Athletic Club	6	8
13	Getafe CF	7	8
14	RC Celta de Vigo	7	7
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	7	7
16	Real Racing Club de Santander	7	7
17	Levante UD	6	5
18	Elche CF	7	5
19	Valencia CF	7	4
20	Malaga CF	7	3

Head-to-Head

Athletic Club 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Real Betis Balompie

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-27 Athletic Club 4–2 Real Betis Balompie 2023-05-04 Athletic Club 0–1 Real Betis Balompie 2022-12-29 Real Betis Balompie 0–0 Athletic Club 2022-03-13 Real Betis Balompie 1–0 Athletic Club 2021-12-19 Athletic Club 3–2 Real Betis Balompie

Recent Form

Athletic Club

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Aug	Real Betis Balompie	H	4–2	W
19 Aug	CA Osasuna	A	2–0	W
12 Aug	Real Madrid CF	H	0–2	L
04 Jun	Real Madrid CF	A	1–1	D
28 May	Elche CF	H	0–1	L
25 May	CA Osasuna	A	0–2	L

Real Betis Balompie

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Aug	Athletic Club	A	2–4	L
20 Aug	Club Atletico de Madrid	H	0–0	D
13 Aug	Villarreal CF	A	2–1	W
04 Jun	Valencia CF	H	1–1	D
28 May	Girona FC	A	2–1	W
24 May	Getafe CF	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Athletic Club		Real Betis Balompie
#12	Position	#3
8	Points	16
6	Played	7
2 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	5 / 1 / 1
7	Scored	9
6	Conceded	7
+1	GD	+2
1.33	PPG	2.29
33%	Win %	71%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Athletic Club this season

57% Clean Sheets
Real Betis Balompie this season

Athletic Club are 12th (8 pts). Real Betis Balompie are 3rd (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Athletic Club

0-15

–/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/–

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Betis Balompie

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

6/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

1/1

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Athletic Club

Roberto Navarro	2 G
Aitor Paredes Casamichana	1 G

Real Betis Balompie

Cucho Hernandez	2 G	1 A
Rodrigo Riquelme	2 G
Bartra	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at San Mames as Athletic Club face off against Real Betis Balompie in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
2' Goal! Willian Jose scores his 69 goal in 356 matches.
7' The home supporters are growing impatient. Athletic Club must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' Brilliant from the ! Isco makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 10.
15' Athletic Club are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' Real Betis Balompie fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
30' Goal! Mikel Vesga scores his 10 goal in 207 matches.
35' 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 Ruiz de Galarreta suffering a number of foals already.
40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
44' That is a Yellow card for Real Betis Balompie. Guido Rodriguez will be fuming at that decision.
45' What a moment for Mikel Vesga! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
48' Abner Vinicius is having his name booked by the referee on 48.
53' Brilliant from the ! Gorka Guruzeta makes it 3-2 with a superb finish on 45.
57' Fresh legs for Real Betis Balompie! Rodri Sanchez comes on to replace Aitor Ruibal.
58' It is a substitution in Real Betis Balompie team. Abner Vinicius is replaced by Juan Miranda on 58 minute.
59' That is a Yellow card for Athletic Club. Aitor Paredes Casamichana will be fuming at that decision.
61' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ruiz de Galarreta on 61 minutes.
65' Real Betis Balompie make a change. Guido Rodriguez trudges off to be replaced by Paul Akouokou on 65 minutes.
66' Alex Berenguer is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gorka Guruzeta at the 66 minute mark.
71' Andres Guardado is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Athletic Club tonight.
74' The crowd applauds Willian Jose as he leaves the pitch. Borja Iglesias steps in for Real Betis Balompie.
75' Asier Villalibre has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nico Williams on 75 minute.
79' That is a Yellow card for Athletic Club. Mikel Vesga will be fuming at that decision.
84' Unai Gomez makes no mistake. The score reads 4-2 and Athletic Club are in front.
85' The Athletic Club manager makes a substitution. Ruiz de Galarreta departs to be replaced by Dani Garcia.
87' Dani Garcia is replacing Ruiz de Galarreta for the Athletic Club side.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alex Berenguer.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Real Betis Balompie.

Lineups

Athletic Club Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

6
Mikel Vesga
16
Ruiz de Galarreta ↓ Dani Garcia 85'
1
Unai Simon
15
Inigo Lekue
3
Daniel Vivian
10
Muniain ↓ Unai Gomez 66'
9
Inaki Williams
12
Gorka Guruzeta ↓ Alex Berenguer 66'
4
Aitor Paredes Casamichana
11
Nico Williams ↓ Asier Villalibre 75'
19
Imanol Garcia de Albeniz ↓ Yuri Berchiche 66'

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

Real Betis Balompie Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Inaki Williams	6
Joaquin	3
Gorka Guruzeta	2
Alex Berenguer	2
Nabil Fekir	2
Borja Iglesias	2
Muniain	2
Willian Jose	2

Head to Head

Athletic Club Form

2023-08-27 Athletic Club 4–2 Real Betis Balompie W 2023-08-19 CA Osasuna 0–2 Athletic Club W 2023-08-12 Athletic Club 0–2 Real Madrid CF L 2023-06-04 Real Madrid CF 1–1 Athletic Club D 2023-05-28 Athletic Club 0–1 Elche CF L 2023-05-25 CA Osasuna 2–0 Athletic Club L

Real Betis Balompie Form

2023-08-27 Athletic Club 4–2 Real Betis Balompie L 2023-08-20 Real Betis Balompie 0–0 Club Atletico de Madrid D 2023-08-13 Villarreal CF 1–2 Real Betis Balompie W 2023-06-04 Real Betis Balompie 1–1 Valencia CF D 2023-05-28 Girona FC 1–2 Real Betis Balompie W 2023-05-24 Real Betis Balompie 0–1 Getafe CF L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.37 Athletic Club xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.25 Real Betis Balompie xG

I would bet for: Athletic Club or Real Betis Balompie 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Athletic Club42% Draw28% Real Betis Balompie30%

Actual: Athletic Club win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.62

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw

70%

Draw or Real Betis Balompie

58%

Athletic Club or Real Betis Balompie

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Athletic Club28% Draw48% Real Betis Balompie24%

Actual: Athletic Club win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 0

9.3%

1 – 0

2 – 1

8.2%

0 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

5.5%

2 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

3.8%

1 – 3

3.1%

3 – 0

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap	Athletic Club covers	Push	Real Betis Balompie covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	20%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Real Betis Balompie keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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