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Real Madrid vs. Real Betis Balompie
While the Bundesliga has already taken its summer break, many other top European leagues are still playing this weekend. This is also the case in the Spanish La Liga. For Real Madrid, however, the season is not yet over after the coming weekend. The season finale of the Spanish champions is still to come. On Saturday, 28 May, the Madrilenians will play against Liverpool FC for their 14th title in the top flight.
The dress rehearsal before the Champions League clash is against Betis Sevilla on Friday. In contrast to the royals, the Andalusians have not yet finished the league season. In fifth place with 64 points, they are only three points behind city rivals FC Sevilla (4th) and still have hopes of making it to the CL for the first time in over 15 years. For this, however, they have to win in Madrid. Find out whether we think they can do that and what other predictions we have for this game in our Real Madrid vs Betis Sevilla betting tips.
Real Madrid vs Betis Sevilla info
– Date & Time: 20.05.2022, at 21:00.
– Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
– Competition: LaLiga, Matchday 38
– TV broadcast: DAZN
Real Madrid form & balance check
With just four matchdays to go before the end of the season, Real Madrid secured the Spanish league title. Since then, the royals have been coasting. Of the three games that followed, they only won their home game against relegated UD Levante with 6:0. At Atletico, Real lost the “Derbi madrileño” with 0:1, and on Sunday they played 1-1 at eighteenth-placed Cadiz. In all three games, however, Carlo Ancelotti spared many key players. Karim Benzema, for example, only played against UD Levante.
A season for the history books
Karim Benzema has been the standout performer for Real Madrid this season. In the league, the Frenchman scored 27 goals in 31 games and set up twelve more. His statistics in the top flight are even better. There he scored 15 goals in eleven games. With Real, he can win the Champions League for the fifth time this season. One thing that speaks for the victory of the royals in the final: Whenever a player scored at least 15 goals in a CL season, his team also won the title.
The last time Robert Lewandowski (15 goals) achieved this was in the 2019/20 season with FC Bayern Munich. But Cristiano Ronaldo has also scored at least 15 goals in a CL season three times and won the title in each of those years. Incidentally, the best CL goalscorer to end up empty-handed was Lionel Messi in the 2011/12 season with 14 goals.
Real Madrid facts & analysis
– Spanish champion
– won only 1 of last 3 league matches (1 draw & 1 defeat)
– won last 3 home La Liga matches with a goal difference of 12:0
Betis Sevilla form & balance check
Real Betis Sevilla have not lost faith yet. At three points behind fourth-placed city rivals FC Sevilla, Betis can still jump to the coveted fourth place, which qualifies for participation in the Champions League, on the last matchday. Especially as both teams from the Andalusian capital have the same goal difference (+22) and Sevilla FC also have a difficult away game ahead of them. The Hispalenses have to play Athletic Bilbao on the last matchday. The Basques, for their part, are still aiming for seventh place and participation in the Europa Conference League.
Unbeaten four times in a row
Hope for a treble in Madrid is not only inspired by Betis’ last two performances, 3-0 at Valencia FC and 2-0 against Granada FC, or the fact that Real’s focus is fully on the Champions League final, but also by their recent away games in Madrid. Betis have gone unbeaten in four successive matches at the Royal club. Four times in a row the record champions have failed to score a goal of their own.
Betis Sevilla facts & analysis
– 2 league wins in a row
– Only 5 goals conceded in last 10 league games
– 5 away games in a row not lost
Predicted line-up – last update on 18 May 2022
We expect both teams to be at their best on Friday. For Real Madrid it is the already mentioned dress rehearsal before the Champions League final. Stars like Karim Benzema, Vinicius Junior, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Ferland Mendy & Co were already spared in the last league games. Against Betis, the Madrid star ensemble will get another chance to play together before the Liverpool game.
Betis Sevilla can draw on their full strength in Madrid and have no suspended or injured players to complain about. Against Real, we expect the Andalusians to play a 4-2-3-1 system with Borja Iglesias as the only top player and top scorer Juanmi (16 goals in La Liga) on the left wing.
Real Madrid – Betis Sevilla Direct comparison & Statistics
The overall record between Real Madrid and Betis Sevilla is clearly in favour of the royals. They have won 62 of their 111 encounters, while the Andalusians have “only” won 26 times. 23 other encounters ended in a draw. In recent years, however, the balance has been even. Of the past six encounters, both teams have won two each. Two matches did not find a winner.
– Real Madrid have not lost any of their last 3 matches against Betis Sevilla
– Betis Sevilla have failed to score twice in a row against Real
– Real Madrid have not won 4 home games in a row against Betis Sevilla
– Real Madrid have not scored in any of their last 4 home matches against Betis
