The La Liga meeting at Spotify Camp Nou on Saturday will see home side Barcelona playing Real Betis.
To see all of our predictions, user poll & stats for Barcelona v Real Betis, scroll down - as well as the best betting odds.
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Barcelona
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Barcelona fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being a 4-1 La Liga triumph versus Girona FC.
In that match, Barcelona had 69% possession and 21 shots at goal with 9 of them on target. For Barcelona, the scorers were Robert Lewandowski (61', 77') and Ferrán Torres (86'). On the other side, Girona had 4 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Ladislav Krejčí (43' Own goal) and Arnaut Danjuma (53') scored for Girona FC.
Fixtures involving Barcelona have often been exciting affairs recently with high scoring being a common characteristic. Over their past 6 clashes alone, a total of 23 goals have flown in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.83 goals per game) with 19 of those coming from Barcelona. Putting that to one side, it remains to be seen if such a trend will persist in this next game or not.
Leading up to this clash, Barcelona:
- are unbeaten in the league by Real Betis in their previous 6 matches.
- are unbeaten in their previous 6 home league matches.
Real Betis
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Real Betis come into this encounter following a 2-1 La Liga win with the defeat of Sevilla in their previous fixture.
In that game, Real Betis had 56% possession and 11 shots at goal with 3 on target. For Real Betis, the goals were scored by Johnny Cardoso (25') and Cucho Hernández (45'). For their opponents, Sevilla got 6 shots at goal with 2 on target. Ruben Vargas (17') was the scorer for Sevilla.
In as many as 5 out of the previous 6 games involving Real Betis, three or more goals have been struck. The average number of goals per game during that spell is 3.33, with the number of goals averaged by Real Betis standing at 2.33.
Their prior results show that Real Betis:
- haven't won against Barcelona when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league matches.
- have not been beaten in their last 2 away league matches.
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Head to head
A review of their past head to head results stretching back to 01/02/2023 tells us that these fixtures have not been fruitful for Real Betis. They’ve not managed to register any victories at all while Barcelona have been the better of the two, running out winners in 83 per cent of those matches played.
Loads of goals were seen in those games, too - 28 in all which averages out at 4.67 goals per meeting.
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Team News: Barcelona
Andreas Christensen (Muscle injury), Dani Olmo (Adductor injury), Marc Bernal (Cruciate ligament tear), Marc Casadó (Ligament injury) and Marc-André ter Stegen (Patellar tendon rupture) won’t be able to feature for Barcelona gaffer Hansi Flick.
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Team News: Real Betis
Owing to an otherwise full-strength group of players, there is only the lone fitness worry for the Real Betis manager Manuel Pellegrini to contend with. Marc Roca (Foot injury) won’t be in action.
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Prediction
We’re of the opinion that Real Betis are likely to score against this Barcelona team, although it probably shouldn’t be enough to avoid defeat.
We’re tipping a 2-1 win for Barcelona at the end of this one. Definitely a tough call.
Renata Leite,
20:07 02/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Barcelona
Formed: 1899
Stadium: Spotify Camp Nou (99,354)
Captain: Marc-André ter Stegen
Chairman: Joan Laporta
Manager: Hansi Flick
Competitions: La Liga position 1, Copa del Rey (Semi-Finals), Spanish Super Cup (Final), Champions League (Quarter Finals)
🔑 Star Man: Robert Lewandowski
Customarily deployed in the Striker position, Robert Lewandowski was born in Warsaw, Poland. Having played his first senior match for Lech Poznań in the 2008 - 2009 season, the accomplished Forward has hit 25 league goals in this LaLiga 2024 - 2025 campaign so far coming from a total of 28 appearances.