Real Betis vs Espanyol

La Liga Gameweek 35 Sun, May 9 · 16:00 Estadio Benito Villamarín, Sevilla

Real Betis 4th · 19 pts · 9 played WWDWL

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Espanyol 15th · 8 pts · 9 played WLLDL

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Our take

No forecast yet.

Forecasts are published up to 21 days before kick-off.

Away travel821 kmRest days7 · 7Matches / 14d1 · 1

Real contextStrength only

Real Betis—%

Draw—%

Espanyol—%

Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.

Weather (Sevilla)

Forecast from 24 Apr

Referee—Not appointed yet

Key insights

Headlines

Attack

Defence

Streaks

Streak Real Betis 10+ Scoring in a row Last 10 recorded matches · all competitions Goals scored · W/D/L colours
Solid = Scoring in a row

Team strength

Real Betis

Espanyol

— L90 StrengthIn forecast —

72 Current StrengthIn forecast 44

79 AttackIn forecast 36

59 DefenceIn forecast 51

80 Form indexContext 31

In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Real Betis

Attack—

Defense risk—

Espanyol

Attack—

Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Real Betis

Espanyol

1.78 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.22

1.56 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.33

1.65 xGVia Att/Def 1.14

1.96 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.28

+0.13 Goals minus xGContext +0.08

100% Scored inContext 89%

44% Clean sheetsContext 22%

16.44 ShotsContext 12.67

6.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.67

39% On target shareContext 29%

9.67 Shots in the boxContext 7.33

56% Box shareContext 57%

11% ConversionContext 10%

1.33 OffsidesContext 3.50

15.33 Shots allowedContext 13.11

6.22 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.75

3.78 BlocksContext 3.00

4.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.71

70% Save rateContext 75%

51% PossessionIn forecast 46%

495 PassesContext 376

429 Accurate passesContext 305

87% Pass accuracyContext 81%

7.03 Team ratingContext 6.78

9.89 FoulsContext 16.00

11.67 Fouls sufferedContext 10.44

1.56 Yellow cardsContext 3.00

0.11 Red cardsContext 0.11

This league season, per match · 9 and 9 games

2.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20

1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30

1.71 xGVia Att/Def 1.26

1.79 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.30

+0.39 Goals minus xGContext -0.06

100% Scored inContext 90%

30% Clean sheetsContext 20%

16.70 ShotsContext 13.10

6.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.10

37% On target shareContext 31%

10.00 Shots in the boxContext 7.50

58% Box shareContext 57%

13% ConversionContext 9%

1.40 OffsidesContext 3.14

14.60 Shots allowedContext 12.70

6.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.56

3.50 BlocksContext 2.78

4.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.38

67% Save rateContext 73%

52% PossessionIn forecast 47%

504 PassesContext 379

438 Accurate passesContext 308

87% Pass accuracyContext 81%

6.98 Team ratingContext 6.80

10.70 FoulsContext 15.50

11.90 Fouls sufferedContext 11.10

1.80 Yellow cardsContext 2.80

0.10 Red cardsContext 0.10

Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games

In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Real Betis WDWWL

Rest7 dayssince last match

Matches / 14d1all competitions

Travel0 km0 km in 14d

Schedule load0%Low

Form 80 · 10 pts vs 6.1 for an average club · +2.3 vs expected

L17 OctH · Barcelona2–50.8 xPts
W14 OctH · FC Porto3–21.4 xPts
W11 OctH · Osasuna5–22.0 xPts
D20 SepA · Deportivo La Coruna1–11.6 xPts
W17 SepH · Getafe1–02.0 xPts

Espanyol WLLDL

Rest7 dayssince last match

Matches / 14d1all competitions

Travel821 km835 km in 14d

Schedule load12%Low

Form 31 · 4 pts vs 6.2 for an average club · -1.7 vs expected

L17 OctH · Atletico Madrid0–10.9 xPts
D9 OctA · Malaga1–11.2 xPts
L18 SepH · Elche1–31.7 xPts
L15 SepA · Rayo Vallecano1–21.0 xPts
W12 SepA · Osasuna2–00.9 xPts

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery

	Real Betis	Espanyol
Schedule loaddescriptive index, context	Low · 0	Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecast	No	No
Rest dayssince last match	7La Liga 2026-2027, 2 May	7La Liga 2026-2027, 2 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium	0 km	821 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways	0 km	835 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days	1 / 1 / 4	1 / 1 / 4
Next matchdays after this one	7	7

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Real Betis Last XI · not confirmed

4-2-3-1 · vs Barcelona (H) 2–5, 17 Oct

1Álvaro Vallés(G)

11Fran García 16Valentín Gómez 3Diego Llorente 2Héctor Bellerín

25Dani Ceballos 6F. Bernal

10A. Ezzalzouli 8Pablo Fornals 20G. Lo Celso

9C. Hernández

Espanyol Last XI · not confirmed

5-4-1 · vs Atletico Madrid (H) 0–1, 17 Oct

1Ángel Fortuño(G)

21Roger Hinojo 6L. Cabrera 5C. Riedel 16V. Drkušić 23O. El Hilali

15Bryan Zaragoza 10Pol Lozano 8Edu Expósito 28Javi Hernández

9R. Fernández Jaén

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences

Real Betis Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh

Espanyol Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh

Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Real Betis · Home 2.40points per game · 5 home games

W-D-L: 4-0-1
Scored: 2.00
Conceded: 1.40

Espanyol · Away 1.00points per game · 4 away games

W-D-L: 1-1-2
Scored: 1.25
Conceded: 1.25

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 4 this season

Opponent	Real Betis	Espanyol
Osasuna	W 5–2 H	W 2–0 A
Real Madrid	W 1–0 H	L 1–2 H
Levante	L 2–5 A	W 3–0 H
Real Sociedad	W 1–0 H	L 1–2 A
Points	9 of 12 · 2.25 per game	6 of 12 · 1.50 per game

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

5 Real Betis wins2 draws1 Espanyol wins

Goals per game1.75 – 0.88 Over 2.563% Both scored63% Clean sheets25% · 25%

4 Apr 2026Real Betis0–0Espanyol
5 Oct 2025Espanyol1–2Real Betis
4 May 2025Espanyol1–2Real Betis
29 Sep 2024Real Betis1–0Espanyol
15 Apr 2023Real Betis3–1Espanyol
21 Jan 2023Espanyol1–0Real Betis

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Goals & match trends

	Real Betis	Espanyol
Scored per game	1.78	1.22
Conceded per game	1.56	1.33
Match goals	3.33	2.56
Over 1.5	56%	89%
Over 2.5	44%	56%
Over 3.5	33%	11%
Both teams scored	56%	67%
Clean sheets	44%	22%
Failed to score	0%	11%
Games	9	9

	Real Betis	Espanyol
Scored per game	2.10	1.20
Conceded per game	1.80	1.30
Match goals	3.90	2.50
Over 1.5	70%	90%
Over 2.5	60%	50%
Over 3.5	50%	10%
Both teams scored	70%	70%
Clean sheets	30%	20%
Failed to score	0%	10%
Games	10	10

Actual results: Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. The Forecast column is the LOAD90 model for this match, so you can compare what the teams have done with what the model expects.

Corners & cards

	Real Betis	Espanyol	League
Corners
Corners won	4.78	3.14
Corners conceded	6.44	5.71
Match total	11.22	8.85	9.91
Over 8.5	78% 7/9	43% 3/7
Over 9.5	67% 6/9	43% 3/7
Over 10.5	56% 5/9	14% 1/7
Cards
Cards	1.67	3.11
Opponent cards	2.67	2.89
Match total	4.34	6.00	4.73
Over 3.5	56% 5/9	89% 8/9
Over 4.5	56% 5/9	89% 8/9

	Real Betis	Espanyol	League
Corners
Corners won	4.90	3.13
Corners conceded	5.90	5.63
Match total	10.80	8.76	9.91
Over 8.5	70% 7/10	38% 3/8
Over 9.5	70% 7/10	38% 3/8
Over 10.5	50% 5/10	13% 1/8
Cards
Cards	1.90	2.90
Opponent cards	2.60	2.90
Match total	4.50	5.80	4.73
Over 3.5	60% 6/10	90% 9/10
Over 4.5	60% 6/10	80% 8/10

Actual per-match figures; Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. LOAD90 does not forecast corners or cards. Corner and card markets on eScored.