Real Betis Balompié vs FC Barcelona, La Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2023-24

Real Betis Balompié

2 – 4

Full Time

FC Barcelona

Sun 21 Jan 2024 · 17:30 UTC Benito Villamarin HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 21' Ferran Torres

0–2 48' Ferran Torres

Isco 56' 1–2

Isco 59' 2–2

2–3 90' Joao Felix

2–4 90+2' Ferran Torres

Y 57' Frenkie de Jong

Abner Vinicius 72' Y

Overview

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Real Betis Balompie vs FC Barcelona — La Liga at Benito Villamarin.

Real Betis Balompie 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
FC Barcelona 7 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jesus Gil Manzano (Spain)
Assistant 1 Angel Nevado Rodriguez (Spain)
Assistant 2 Javier Martinez Nicolas (Spain)

5 games this season 🟨 5.6/game ⚽ 13.8 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	7	21
2	Club Atlético de Madrid	7	16
3	Real Betis Balompié	7	16
4	Real Madrid CF	7	15
5	Sevilla FC	7	13
6	Deportivo Alavés	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	Málaga CF	7	3

Head-to-Head

Real Betis Balompié 16 games · Avg 4.8 goals FC Barcelona

Last 5 meetings

2024-01-21 Real Betis Balompié 2–4 FC Barcelona 2023-09-16 FC Barcelona 5–0 Real Betis Balompié 2023-04-29 FC Barcelona 4–0 Real Betis Balompié 2023-02-01 Real Betis Balompié 1–2 FC Barcelona 2022-05-07 Real Betis Balompié 1–2 FC Barcelona

Recent Form

Real Betis Balompié

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	FC Barcelona	H	2–4	L
13 Jan	Granada CF	H	1–0	W
03 Jan	RC Celta de Vigo	A	1–2	L
21 Dec	Girona FC	H	1–1	D
17 Dec	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	0–0	D
14 Dec	Rangers FC	H	2–3	L

FC Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	Real Betis Balompié	A	4–2	W
04 Jan	UD Las Palmas	A	2–1	W
20 Dec	UD Almería	H	3–2	W
16 Dec	Valencia CF	A	1–1	D
13 Dec	Royal Antwerp FC	A	2–3	L
10 Dec	Girona FC	H	2–4	L

Season Stats

Real Betis Balompié		FC Barcelona
#3	Position	#1
16	Points	21
7	Played	7
5 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	7 / 0 / 0
9	Scored	31
7	Conceded	7
+2	GD	+24
2.29	PPG	3.00
71%	Win %	100%

Key Stats

81% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

88% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

57% Clean Sheets
Real Betis Balompié this season

43% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season

Real Betis Balompié are 3rd (16 pts). FC Barcelona are 1st (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Betis Balompié

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

6/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

1/1

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Barcelona

0-15

4/1

16-30

6/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

3/1

61-75

5/1

76+

8/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Betis Balompié

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

FC Barcelona

Raphinha	12 G	2 A
Lamine Yamal	7 G	4 A
Fermin Lopez	4 G	2 A
Karim Adeyemi	2 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Real Betis Balompié host FC Barcelona — let the battle begin!
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Betis Balompié and FC Barcelona are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' Real Betis Balompié are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Barcelona backline.
20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
21' A stunning finish from Ferran Torres — that came from absolutely nowhere!
26' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Betis Balompié must find a spark to ignite this game.
31' Real Betis Balompié started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 31.
36' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
41' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
46' Real Betis Balompie make a change. Assane Diao trudges off to be replaced by Nabil Fekir on 46 minutes.
48' Ferran Torres adds to his 9 season tally! FC Barcelona lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
53' The energy levels are beginning to show. Manuel Pellegrini might look to freshen things up shortly.
56' What a moment for Isco! That strike on 56 puts his side firmly in control.
57' FC Barcelona receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 57.
59' A stunning finish from Isco — that came from absolutely nowhere!
63' Another change for FC Barcelona made on 63 minute. Robert Lewandowski leaves to be changed by Vitor Roque.
68' The travelling FC Barcelona supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
71' Another substitution for FC Barcelona to replace Pedri by Fermin Lopez on 71 minute.
72' Abner Vinicius is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
73' Johnny makes way for Sergi Altimira at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Betis Balompie.
78' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Betis Balompié is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
81' Time for substitution for FC Barcelona. Pau Cubarsi is replaced by Joao Felix.
86' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Betis Balompié needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
90' Joao Felix is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Barcelona players.

Lineups

Real Betis Balompie Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

FC Barcelona Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xavi Hernandez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lionel Messi	8
Raphinha	6
Ferran Torres	5
Robert Lewandowski	4
Loren	3
Antoine Griezmann	3
Isco	3
Nabil Fekir	2

Head to Head

Real Betis Balompie Form

2024-01-21 Real Betis Balompié 2–4 FC Barcelona W 2024-01-13 Real Betis Balompié 1–0 Granada CF L 2024-01-03 RC Celta de Vigo 2–1 Real Betis Balompié L 2023-12-21 Real Betis Balompié 1–1 Girona FC D 2023-12-17 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0–0 Real Betis Balompié D 2023-12-14 Real Betis Balompié 2–3 Rangers FC W

FC Barcelona Form

2024-01-21 Real Betis Balompié 2–4 FC Barcelona W 2024-01-04 UD Las Palmas 1–2 FC Barcelona W 2023-12-20 FC Barcelona 3–2 UD Almería W 2023-12-16 Valencia CF 1–1 FC Barcelona D 2023-12-13 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 FC Barcelona L 2023-12-10 FC Barcelona 2–4 Girona FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.16 Real Betis Balompie xG

Expected Goals

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

2.79 FC Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Betis Balompie17% Draw19% FC Barcelona64%

Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.95

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Real Betis Balompie or Draw

37%

Draw or FC Barcelona

83%

Real Betis Balompie or FC Barcelona

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Betis Balompie13% Draw34% FC Barcelona53%

Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

8.5%

1 – 3

7.8%

0 – 2

7.7%

1 – 1

0 – 3

6.9%

1 – 4

5.4%

0 – 1

5.2%

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 4

4.8%

2 – 3

4.5%

2 – 1

3.6%

2 – 4

Actual

Asian Handicap — Real Betis Balompie

Handicap	Real Betis Balompie covers	Push	FC Barcelona covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	8%	87%
-0.5	13%	—	87%
+0.5	30%	—	70%
+1	30%	20%	50%
+1.5	50%	—	50%
+2	50%	20%	31%
+2.5	69%	—	31%

Clean Sheet

Real Betis Balompie keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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