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Athletic Bilbao vs Real Betis

Competition – Spanish Primera

Stadium – San Mamés

Date: 5th May 2018

Kick-off time – 15:15 GMT

The fact that Betis will finish this season ahead of Athletic Bilbao has taken many La Liga followers by surprise.

What is even more shocking is that they could actually secure Champions League football if Valencia falters on the run-in.

Betis secured Europa League football last Monday when they defeated Malaga, and the 53,000 fans that came to watch that game showed their appreciation for what Quique Setién has done for them this season.

They have won seven of their last eight games, a record better than that of Barcelona and Real Madrid in the same period of time.

Athletic Bilbao have been underwhelming this season and they come into this game having collected just 8 points from their last 8 games with one point coming from their last four games.

In their last four home games, Bilbao have lost to Marseille, Levante and Deportivo La Coruna – their fans would be wishing this season can end now so the club can change their manager.

Athletic have a good record in this fixture with 4 wins from their last 5 games and 4 wins from the last 4 times they have hosted Betis.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Athletic Bilbao

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
L Real Sociedad 3-1 Athletic Bilbao 28 Apr, 2018 Spanish Primera División
L Athletic Bilbao 1-3 Levante 23 Apr, 2018 Spanish Primera División
D Real Madrid 1-1 Athletic Bilbao 18 Apr, 2018 Spanish Primera División
L Athletic Bilbao 2-3 Deportivo La Coruña 14 Apr, 2018 Spanish Primera División
W Villarreal 1-3 Athletic Bilbao 9 Apr, 2018 Spanish Primera División

Real Betis

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
D Atletico Madrid 0-0 Real Betis 22 Apr, 2018 Spanish Primera División
W Real Betis 1-0 Las Palmas 19 Apr, 2018 Spanish Primera División
W Girona 0-1 Real Betis 13 Apr, 2018 Spanish Primera División
W Real Betis 2-0 Eibar 7 Apr, 2018 Spanish Primera División
W Getafe 0-1 Real Betis 2 Apr, 2018 Spanish Primera División

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
Real Betis 0-2 Athletic Bilbao 22 Dec, 2017 Spanish Primera División
Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Real Betis 27 Apr, 2017 Spanish Primera División
Real Betis 1-0 Athletic Bilbao 11 Dec, 2016 Spanish Primera División
Athletic Bilbao 3-1 Real Betis 13 Mar, 2016 Spanish Primera División
Real Betis 1-3 Athletic Bilbao 1 Nov, 2015 Spanish Primera División

Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:

May 3, 2024
Getafe 20:00 Athletic Bilbao
May 4, 2024
Real Sociedad 13:00 Las Palmas
Real Madrid 15:15 Cadiz
Girona 17:30 Barcelona
Mallorca 20:00 Atlético de Madrid
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

Spanish Primera Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Real Madrid 33 26 6 1 71 22 +49 84
2 Barcelona 33 22 7 4 68 39 +29 73
3 Girona 33 22 5 6 69 40 +29 71
4 Atlético de Madrid 33 20 4 9 62 39 +23 64
5 Athletic Bilbao 33 16 10 7 53 33 +20 58
6 Real Sociedad 33 13 12 8 46 35 +11 51
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 33 10 13 10 41 45 -4 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 33 10 7 16 30 41 -11 37
15 Rayo Vallecano 33 7 13 13 27 42 -15 34
16 Mallorca 33 6 14 13 27 39 -12 32
17 Celta Vigo 33 7 10 16 37 50 -13 31
18 Cadiz 33 4 14 15 23 46 -23 26
19 Granada 33 4 9 20 36 61 -25 21
20 Almeria 33 1 11 21 32 67 -35 14

Spanish Primera Results

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
April 20, 2024
Girona 4 - 1 Cadiz
Valencia 1 - 2 Real Betis
Rayo Vallecano 2 - 1 Osasuna
Celta Vigo 4 - 1 Las Palmas
April 19, 2024
Athletic Bilbao 1 - 1 Granada

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