📊 Form Guide

Barcelona

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Barcelona will be looking for another win after the 2-5 Spanish Super Cup success against Real Madrid.

In that match, Barcelona managed 51% possession and 14 shots on goal with 8 on target. For Barcelona, the scorers were Lamine Yamal (22'), Robert Lewandowski (36'), Raphinha (39', 48') and Alejandro Balde (45'). On the other side, Real Madrid had 19 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Kylian Mbappé (5') and Rodrygo (60') scored for Real Madrid.

Over their past 6 games, Hansi Flick's Barcelona have found the net a total of 12 times - an average number of goals per match of 2.

Real Betis

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Following on from a loss in their previous game against Real Valladolid in La Liga competition, Real Betis and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that match, Real Betis managed 59% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. On the other side, Real Valladolid got 12 attempts on goal with 1 on target. Kike Pérez (58') was the scorer for Real Valladolid.

In 5 of the past six clashes involving Real Betis, a relatively low number of goals have been scored between them and opposing teams. The overall average goals scored per game during that period is just 1.5, with the number of goals averaged by Béticos equalling 1.

👥 Head to head

A study of their past head to head results stretching back to 12/01/2023 tells us that these encounters have not been good ones for Real Betis. They have not been able to register any victories at all whereas Barcelona have been dominant against them, winning in 67 per cent of those ties.

There were also goals galore in those games, with 26 in all at an average of 4.33 goals per meeting.

The previous league match featuring the two was La Liga match day 16 on 07/12/2024 when the final score was Real Betis 2-2 Barcelona.

On that day, Real Betis managed 38% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. The scorers were Giovani Lo Celso (68') and Assane Diao (94').

Barcelona had 9 shots at goal with 3 on target. Robert Lewandowski (39') and Ferrán Torres (82') scored.

The match was refereed by Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz.

🗞️ Team News: Barcelona

Andreas Christensen (Achilles tendon irritation), Iñigo Martínez (Hamstring injury), Marc-André ter Stegen (Patellar tendon rupture) and Marc Bernal (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be able to feature for Barcelona gaffer Hansi Flick.

ℹ️ Team News: Real Betis

Real Betis manager Manuel Pellegrini has to choose a team with limited availability. Marc Roca (Ankle injury) and William Carvalho (Achilles heel problems) are not able to play.

✨ Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Real Betis will manage to breach the defence of this Barcelona lineup, although that may not be enough to avoid defeat.

We are anticipating a 2-1 advantage for Barcelona at the end of the 90 minutes. We’ll have to see what happens.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 19:00 15/01/2025