The Seville club, while also reaching the Europa League playoffs, managed to improve their domestic campaign. With 60 points, they finished fifth in the final standings, which guaranteed a return to the Champions League. The new temporada began with a 1-0 victory over potential rivals Real Sociedad. They then repeated the scoreline against Valencia. However, the 2-5 defeat to Levante was all the more surprising.
The Santiago Bernabéu giants failed to win a single trophy last season. Florentino Pérez responded by bringing Mourinho back to the managerial post and launching a major transfer campaign. However, they began with a hard-fought victory away to Espanyol. They subsequently defeated both Real Sociedad and Málaga, scoring four goals against each opponent.
Pellegrini’s side averaged 1.33 goals scored per game, while opponents had managed to score against them only in the latest round, although they did so five times. The capital club are currently averaging 3.33 goals scored per match while conceding just 0.67.
Head to Head matches: Real Betis vs Real Madrid
The capital club have won two of their last seven meetings, suffering just one defeat.
The visitors will be clear favourites, and rightly so. However, the hosts have their own strengths, so the better option may be to back both teams to score (odds – 1.60).
Real Betis vs Real Madrid: key statistics and trends
Real Betis have won two of their first three matches of the season
33% of Real Betis’ matches have featured goals from both teams, with an average total of 3.0 goals per game
Real Madrid have won all three of their matches
67% of Real Madrid’s matches have featured goals from both teams, with an average total of 4.0 goals per game.
