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

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Primera Division · 2023-24

Real Betis Balompie

3 – 1

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Athletic Club

Sun 25 Feb 2024 · 15:15 UTC Benito Villamarin HT 45' · FT 45'

Ezequiel Avila 13' 1–0

Yuri Berchiche og 38' 2–0

2–1 45+7' Gorka Guruzeta

Johnny 67' 3–1

Ezequiel Avila 30' Y

Y 32' Yuri Berchiche

Y 40' Nico Williams

YR 40' Nico Williams

Y 41' Alex Berenguer

Y 47' Daniel Vivian

Y 59' Imanol Garcia de Albeniz

Overview

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Real Betis Balompie vs Athletic Club — La Liga at Benito Villamarin.

Real Betis Balompie 38 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Athletic Club 38 games · 45 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez (Spain)
Assistant 1 Guadalupe Porras Ayuso (Spain)
Assistant 2 Alejandro Estevez Iglesias (Spain)

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

Real Betis Balompie 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Athletic Club

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-25 Real Betis Balompie 3–1 Athletic Club 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

Recent Form

Real Betis Balompie

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Feb	Athletic Club	H	3–1	W
18 Feb	Deportivo Alaves	H	0–0	D
09 Feb	Cadiz CF	A	2–0	W
04 Feb	Getafe CF	H	1–1	D
27 Jan	RCD Mallorca	A	1–0	W
21 Jan	FC Barcelona	H	2–4	L

Athletic Club

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Feb	Real Betis Balompie	A	1–3	L
19 Feb	Girona FC	H	3–2	W
12 Feb	UD Almeria	A	0–0	D
02 Feb	RCD Mallorca	H	4–0	W
28 Jan	Cadiz CF	A	0–0	D
20 Jan	Valencia CF	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Real Betis Balompie welcome Athletic Club for this crunch clash at Benito Villamarin.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Betis Balompie in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Athletic Club's compact 4-2-3-1.
10' Mikel Vesga needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
13' Ezequiel Avila has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 13 minutes.
18' It looks surprising Real Betis Balompie does not make any changes. Rui Silva has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
23' Athletic Club is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
28' Yuri Berchiche is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Betis Balompie so far.
30' The referee calls foul for Ezequiel Avila. He receives a card.
32' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Yuri Berchiche on 32 minutes.
37' Alex Berenguer has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
38' GOAL! Yuri Berchiche scores on 38.
40' Poor challenge from Nico Williams. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
41' It’s gonna be a card for Alex Berenguer.
45' Imanol Garcia de Albeniz is replacing Yuri Berchiche for the Athletic Club side.
46' It is a substitution in Real Betis Balompie team. Sergi Altimira is replaced by William Carvalho on 46 minute.
47' The referee shows Athletic Club player a card on 47.
51' Time for substitution for Real Betis Balompie. Ezequiel Avila is replaced by Rodri Sanchez.
52' GOAL! Gorka Guruzeta fires home to make it 1-2!
57' Nabil Fekir has been relatively quiet despite scoring 42 goals in his last 424 appearances.
59' That looks like a foul for a card for Imanol Garcia de Albeniz.
60' Unai Gomez gets the nod from Athletic Club. He replaces Ruiz de Galarreta and will look to change the dynamic.
65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
67' The deadlock is broken! Johnny gets on the scoresheet on 67 minutes.
72' Another substitution for Real Betis Balompie to replace Aitor Ruibal by Hector Bellerin on 72 minute.
77' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Betis Balompie and Athletic Club are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
82' Youssouf Sabaly, a Senegal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
85' Fresh legs for Real Betis Balompie! Assane Diao comes on to replace Nabil Fekir.
90' Over 90 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Real Betis Balompie to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Real Betis Balompie Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

Athletic Club Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

16
Ruiz de Galarreta ↓ Unai Gomez 60'
17
Yuri Berchiche ↓ Imanol Garcia de Albeniz 45'
1
Unai Simon
18
De Marcos
3
Daniel Vivian
12
Gorka Guruzeta
7
Alex Berenguer
8
Oihan Sancet ↓ Inaki Williams 46'
4
Aitor Paredes Casamichana ↓ Mikel Vesga 72'
11
Nico Williams
24
Benat Prados ↓ Dani Garcia 60'

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Inaki Williams	6
Joaquin	3
Willian Jose	2
Isco	2
Mikel Vesga	2
Gorka Guruzeta	2
Alex Berenguer	2
Nabil Fekir	2

Head to Head

Real Betis Balompie Form

2024-02-25 Real Betis Balompie 3–1 Athletic Club W 2024-02-18 Real Betis Balompie 0–0 Deportivo Alaves D 2024-02-09 Cadiz CF 0–2 Real Betis Balompie W 2024-02-04 Real Betis Balompie 1–1 Getafe CF D 2024-01-27 RCD Mallorca 0–1 Real Betis Balompie W 2024-01-21 Real Betis Balompie 2–4 FC Barcelona L

Athletic Club Form

2024-02-25 Real Betis Balompie 3–1 Athletic Club L 2024-02-19 Athletic Club 3–2 Girona FC W 2024-02-12 UD Almeria 0–0 Athletic Club D 2024-02-02 Athletic Club 4–0 RCD Mallorca W 2024-01-28 Cadiz CF 0–0 Athletic Club D 2024-01-20 Valencia CF 1–0 Athletic Club L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.74 Real Betis Balompie xG

Expected Goals

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

0.96 Athletic Club xG

I would bet for: Real Betis Balompie to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Betis Balompie55% Draw25% Athletic Club20%

Actual: Real Betis Balompie win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.7

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Real Betis Balompie or Draw

80%

Draw or Athletic Club

45%

Real Betis Balompie or Athletic Club

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Betis Balompie38% Draw46% Athletic Club16%

Actual: Real Betis Balompie win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 0

10.9%

2 – 0

10%

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

8.6%

3 – 0

5.7%

0 – 1

5.5%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

5.1%

2 – 2

4.5%

0 – 2

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Real Betis Balompie

Handicap	Real Betis Balompie covers	Push	Athletic Club covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	17%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	24%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Real Betis Balompie keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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