Football Previews
Real Betis vs Villarreal
Competition – Spanish Primera
Stadium – Benito Villamarín
Date: 3rd February 2018
Kick-off time – 15:15 GMT
Real Betis are one of the best sides to watch on their day but they have been so inconsistent you never quite know if they will be a good team or terrible one on match day.
They have the third worst defencive record in La Liga this term as they have conceded 2.1 goals per game on average.
They have lost 3 and won 3 of their last 6 games, scoring an average of 2 goals in each of those games, while keeping just 1 clean sheet.
Javier Calleja has done an outstanding job at Villarreal even though he hasn’t gotten as much credit as he should.
He took a team that lost its top scorer and has been stricken with so many injuries to within the Champions League places in 5th position.
They come into this game just 1 point behind Real Madrid and 3 behind Valencia who have started dropping points.
A win here would move them inside the top four and on the evidence of current form they should be able to achieve that here.
Villarreal have won 1.55 points per game this season and head into this game off the back of four consecutive wins in all competitions.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Real Betis
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Real Betis |  |
0-5 |  |
Barcelona | 21 Jan, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Real Betis | |
3-2 |  |
Leganes | 15 Jan, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Sevilla FC |  |
3-5 | |
Real Betis | 6 Jan, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| L | Real Betis | |
0-2 |  |
Athletic Bilbao | 22 Dec, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Málaga |  |
0-2 | |
Real Betis | 18 Dec, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
Villarreal
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Villarreal |  |
4-2 |  |
Real Sociedad | 27 Jan, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Villarreal | |
2-1 |  |
Levante | 20 Jan, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Real Madrid |  |
0-1 | |
Villarreal | 13 Jan, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Villarreal | |
2-1 | |
Leganes | 10 Jan, 2018 | Spanish Copa del Rey |
| D | Villarreal | |
1-1 |  |
Deportivo La Coruña | 7 Jan, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
H2H
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal | |
3-1 | |
Real Betis | 10 Sep, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| Real Betis | |
0-1 | |
Villarreal | 4 Apr, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| Villarreal | |
2-0 | |
Real Betis | 6 Nov, 2016 | Spanish Primera División |
| Villarreal | |
0-0 | |
Real Betis | 16 Jan, 2016 | Spanish Primera División |
| Real Betis | |
1-1 | |
Villarreal | 23 Aug, 2015 | Spanish Primera División |
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:
| May 5, 2024 | ||
| Osasuna | 13:00 | Real Betis |
| Celta Vigo | 15:15 | Villarreal |
| Valencia | 17:30 | Alaves |
| Rayo Vallecano | 20:00 | Almeria |
| Sevilla | 20:00 | Granada |
| May 10, 2024 | ||
| Alaves | 20:00 | Girona |
| May 11, 2024 | ||
| Mallorca | 13:00 | Las Palmas |
| Villarreal | 15:15 | Sevilla |
| Granada | 17:30 | Real Madrid |
| Athletic Bilbao | 20:00 | Osasuna |
| May 12, 2024 | ||
| Cadiz | 13:00 | Getafe |
| Atlético de Madrid | 15:15 | Celta Vigo |
| Valencia | 17:30 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Real Betis | 20:00 | Almeria |
| May 13, 2024 | ||
| Barcelona | 20:00 | Real Sociedad |
| May 14, 2024 | ||
| Osasuna | 18:30 | Mallorca |
| Real Madrid | 20:30 | Alaves |
| Girona | 21:00 | Villarreal |
Spanish Primera Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 34 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 74 | 22 | +52 | 87 |
| 2 | Girona | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 73 | 42 | +31 | 74 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 73 |
| 4 | Atlético de Madrid | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 67 |
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 61 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 54 |
| 7 | Real Betis | 33 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 49 |
| 8 | Valencia | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 38 | -1 | 47 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 55 | -1 | 45 |
| 10 | Getafe | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 41 | 47 | -6 | 43 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 49 | -12 | 39 |
| 12 | Alaves | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 38 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 38 |
| 14 | Las Palmas | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 43 | -13 | 37 |
| 15 | Rayo Vallecano | 33 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 34 |
| 16 | Mallorca | 34 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 32 |
| 17 | Celta Vigo | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 50 | -13 | 31 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 34 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 49 | -26 | 26 |
| 19 | Granada | 33 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 61 | -25 | 21 |
| 20 | Almeria | 33 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 67 | -35 | 14 |
Spanish Primera Results
| May 4, 2024 | ||
| Mallorca | 0 - 1 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Girona | 4 - 2 | Barcelona |
| Real Madrid | 3 - 0 | Cadiz |
| Real Sociedad | 2 - 0 | Las Palmas |
| May 3, 2024 | ||
| Getafe | 0 - 2 | Athletic Bilbao |
| April 29, 2024 | ||
| Barcelona | 4 - 2 | Valencia |
| April 28, 2024 | ||
| Real Betis | 1 - 1 | Sevilla |
| Villarreal | 3 - 0 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Granada | 3 - 0 | Osasuna |
| Cadiz | 1 - 1 | Mallorca |
| April 27, 2024 | ||
| Atlético de Madrid | 3 - 1 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Alaves | 3 - 0 | Celta Vigo |
| Almeria | 1 - 3 | Getafe |
| Las Palmas | 0 - 2 | Girona |
| April 26, 2024 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 0 - 1 | Real Madrid |
| April 22, 2024 | ||
| Sevilla | 2 - 1 | Mallorca |
| April 21, 2024 | ||
| Real Madrid | 3 - 2 | Barcelona |
| Alaves | 2 - 0 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Almeria | 1 - 2 | Villarreal |
| Getafe | 1 - 1 | Real Sociedad |
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