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Villarreal vs Real Betis Live Stream, Predictions
Real Betis make the trip to The Estadio de la Cerámica on Sunday for the La Liga clash with home side Villarreal.
To see all of our predictions, user poll & stats for Villarreal v Real Betis, scroll down (including the best match odds).
📏 Form Guide
Villarreal
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Villarreal head into this game coming off the back of a 1-1 Conference League drawn game vs RSC Anderlecht.
The only scorer from Villarreal was Manu Trigueros (28'). Anders Dreyer (57') scored for RSC Anderlecht.
It’s been all too rare in recent games that Villarreal have shown defensive steel. The facts show that Villarreal have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, letting in 10 goals in the process.
Real Betis
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Following on from being beaten in their last game against Manchester United in Europa League competition, Real Betis will be aiming to make amends here.
In that game, Real Betis managed 43% possession and 6 shots at goal with 2 on target. The scorer for Real Betis was Ayoze Pérez (32'). On the other side, Manchester United got 25 attempts on goal with 13 on target. Marcus Rashford (6'), Antony (52'), Bruno Fernandes (58') and Wout Weghorst (82') scored for Manchester United.
Illustrating their appetite for high-scoring encounters, we’ve had goals 25 times in the previous 6 matches in which Real Betis have played, yielding an average of 4.17 goals per fixture. Opposition teams have hit 13 of those goals. That pattern might not follow through here, however.
Coming into this clash, Real Betis are undefeated in their last 3 away league matches.
👥 Head to head
Checking on their most recent head to head clashes stretching back to 01/07/2020 tells us that Villarreal have won 3 of these games & Real Betis 2, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.
A combined total of 12 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 8 of them for El Submarino Amarillo and 4 for Béticos. That’s an average goals per game of 2.
The previous league game featuring the two was La Liga match day 5 on 11/09/2022 which ended up with the score at Real Betis 1-0 Villarreal.
That day, Real Betis had 47% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Rodri (61').
Villarreal had 14 shots on goal with 3 of them on target.
The referee was Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea.
🗞️ Team News: Villarreal
It doesn’t get much better regarding selection, with just the lone fitness concern for the Villarreal boss Quique Setién to contend with from an otherwise fully-primed group. Nicolas Jackson (Hip problems) is out of contention.
🗞️ Team News: Real Betis
In an otherwise available group, there is just the sole fitness worry for the Real Betis gaffer Manuel Pellegrini to be concerned about. Nabil Fekir (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) misses out for this game.
⚡ Prediction
Looking at these two teams, we feel that Real Betis should have enough to score against this Villarreal team, although it might not prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.
We’re tipping both teams to score in a 2-1 victory for Villarreal when the full-time whistle blows. It really should be an interesting one.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira, 02:46 08/03/2023
Predicted Lineups


⚽️ Team Focus:
Villarreal
Formed: 1923
Stadium: The Estadio de la Cerámica (23,500)
Captain: Raúl Albiol
Chairman: Fernando Roig
Manager: Quique Setién
Competitions: La Liga position 6, Conference League Qualifiers (Play Off Round), Conference League (Round of 16)
🔑 Key Player: José Luis Morales
Customarily used in the Striker position, José Luis Morales was born in Madrid, Spain. Having made his senior debut playing for Eibar in the 2013 - 2014 season, the accomplished Forward has struck 4 league goals in this LaLiga 2022 - 2023 season to date coming from a total of 23 appearances.
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24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 62 | WWWLW |
2 |
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25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 56 | WWDDW |
3 |
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24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 45 | DWWDW |
4 |
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25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 45 | WDLDD |
5 |
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24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 41 | LWWWD |
6 |
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24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 37 | LLLWW |
7 |
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25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 35 | DDLDL |
8 |
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25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 34 | DLWDL |
9 |
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24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 33 | WWLLD |
10 |
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25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 32 | LWLLD |
11 |
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25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 31 | LDWDW |
12 |
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24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 30 | WLWWL |
13 |
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25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | -16 | 28 | DLLWD |
14 |
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25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | -8 | 27 | LWWLL |
15 |
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25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | -17 | 27 | WLWDD |
16 |
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25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 26 | LLWLW |
17 |
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25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 26 | DWLWD |
18 |
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25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | -12 | 26 | LWDLL |
19 |
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25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -14 | 26 | LLLWL |
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25 | 2 | 7 | 16 | -30 | 13 | LLLWD |
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RSC Anderlecht |
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RSC Anderlecht |
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UD Almería |
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Getafe |
Real Betis |
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Mallorca |
Real Betis |
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Manchester United |
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Manchester United |
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Real Madrid |
Elche CF |
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Getafe |
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Barcelona |
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Rayo Vallecano |
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Girona FC |
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Real Madrid |
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Valencia |
Elche CF |
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UD Almería |
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Getafe |
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Espanyol |
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Rayo Vallecano |
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Valencia |
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Goals scored | 1.5 |
Goals conceded | 0.8 |
Time first goal scored | 52 |
Time first goal conceded | 31 |
Yellow cards | 2.5 |
Red cards | 0.2 |
Subs used | 4.5 |
Biggest victory | 4-0 |
Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
Goals scored | 1.2 |
Goals conceded | 1.1 |
Time first goal scored | 39 |
Time first goal conceded | 29 |
Yellow cards | 2.7 |
Red cards | 0.3 |
Subs used | 4.1 |
Biggest victory | 2-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Gerard Moreno | 6 |
Álex Baena | 4 |
José Luis Morales | 4 |
Samuel Chukwueze | 3 |
Yeremy Pino | 3 |
Borja Iglesias | 11 |
Juanmi | 4 |
Sergio Canales | 4 |
Nabil Fekir | 2 |
Rodri | 2 |
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Real Valladolid |
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Espanyol |
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Celta Vigo |
Valencia |
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Athletic Bilbao |
Girona FC |
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Mallorca |
Atlético Madrid |
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Cádiz |
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Espanyol |
Osasuna |
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Real Sociedad |
Barcelona |
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Athletic Bilbao |
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Rayo Vallecano |
Sevilla |
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