La Liga Gameweek 4 Fri, Sep 4 · 20:00 Estadio Benito Villamarín, Sevilla
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Our take

Real Madrid were slight favourites.

Real Madrid were the stronger side on L90 Strength (89 vs 67). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Real Madrid. Real Betis had 6.2 days of rest, Real Madrid 5.2 and had to travel 390 km. Weather to note: heat stress.

Away travel390 kmRest days6.2 · 5.2Matches / 14d3 · 3
Real Betis21%
Draw21%
Real Madrid59%
Expected goals 1.19 – 2.12
Real Betis25%
Draw25%
Real Madrid50%
Expected goals 1.09 – 1.64
Real Betis20%
Draw21%
Real Madrid59%
Expected goals 1.17 – 2.12
Real Betis15%
Draw18%
Real Madrid67%
Expected goals 1.06 – 2.38
Real Betis21%
Draw21%
Real Madrid58%
Expected goals 1.16 – 2.05
Over 2.5 64% Both score 61% Likeliest score 1–2
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Sevilla)
34°COvercast
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 8 km/h
  • Humidity 36%
Heat stress
Referee · SpainAlejandro Hernandez
  • Cards per match 5.3
  • Penalties per match 0.32
  • Matches 142

Team strength

Real BetisReal Madrid
67 L90 StrengthIn forecast 89
72 Current StrengthIn forecast 89
79 AttackIn forecast 89
59 DefenceIn forecast 85
69 Form indexContext 84
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—

Real Madrid

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Real BetisReal Madrid
1.33 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 3.33
1.67 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.67
1.29 xGVia Att/Def 2.82
1.75 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.78
+0.04 Goals minus xGContext +0.51
100% Scored inContext 100%
67% Clean sheetsContext 33%
17.67 ShotsContext 20.00
5.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 9.00
30% On target shareContext 45%
10.33 Shots in the boxContext 14.00
57% Box shareContext 70%
8% ConversionContext 17%
1.33 OffsidesContext 1.50
14.67 Shots allowedContext 10.67
5.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.33
4.33 BlocksContext 3.33
3.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.67
63% Save rateContext 71%
55% PossessionIn forecast 57%
531 PassesContext 577
461 Accurate passesContext 529
87% Pass accuracyContext 92%
7.00 Team ratingContext 7.32
9.00 FoulsContext 7.67
10.33 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
1.67 Yellow cardsContext 1.33
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 3 and 3 games
1.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.20
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
1.35 xGVia Att/Def 1.80
1.52 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.96
+0.45 Goals minus xGContext +0.40
100% Scored inContext 90%
30% Clean sheetsContext 40%
14.20 ShotsContext 16.10
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.50
35% On target shareContext 40%
7.80 Shots in the boxContext 11.00
54% Box shareContext 71%
13% ConversionContext 14%
2.13 OffsidesContext 2.78
12.90 Shots allowedContext 12.40
5.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.30
3.20 BlocksContext 3.40
4.22 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.89
75% Save rateContext 84%
50% PossessionIn forecast 59%
489 PassesContext 573
424 Accurate passesContext 517
87% Pass accuracyContext 90%
6.92 Team ratingContext 7.15
10.70 FoulsContext 9.20
9.30 Fouls sufferedContext 14.50
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
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
Rest6.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel0 km2,159 km in 14d
Schedule load20%Moderate
Form 69 · 6 pts vs 3.8 for an average club · +1.4 vs expected
  • L29 AugA · Levante2–51.5 xPts
  • W25 AugA · Valencia1–01.3 xPts
  • W21 AugH · Real Sociedad1–01.9 xPts
Real Madrid
Rest5.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel390 km995 km in 14d
Schedule load21%Moderate
Form 84 · 9 pts vs 4.4 for an average club · +2.2 vs expected
  • W30 AugH · Malaga4–02.4 xPts
  • W26 AugH · Real Sociedad4–12.4 xPts
  • W22 AugA · Espanyol2–12.0 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 Real Madrid
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextModerate · 20Moderate · 21
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.2La Liga 2026-2027, 29 Aug5.2La Liga 2026-2027, 30 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km390 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways2,159 km995 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 3 / 31 / 3 / 3
Next matchdays after this one44

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 Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Álvaro Vallés(G)
11Fran García 4Natan 3Diego Llorente 2Héctor Bellerín
21Marc Roca 6F. Bernal
8Pablo Fornals 22Isco 7Antony
9C. Hernández
+7 more reported missing outside this XI
Real Madrid Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1T. Courtois(G)
17Marc Cucurella 4D. Huijsen 16I. Konaté 24D. Dumfries
6E. Camavinga 8F. Valverde
7Vinícius 5J. Bellingham 15A. Güler
10K. Mbappé
+7 more reported missing outside this XI

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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Real Madrid Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Real Betis+0.5 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Real Madrid-0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Real Betis · Home 3.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.00
Real Madrid · Away 3.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
1.00

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 1 this season

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

Head to head last 10 of 12 meetings

1 Real Betis wins5 draws4 Real Madrid wins
Goals per game0.60 – 1.30 Over 2.530% Both scored50% Clean sheets30% · 50%
  • 24 Apr 2026Real Betis1–1Real Madrid
  • 4 Jan 2026Real Madrid5–1Real Betis
  • 1 Mar 2025Real Betis2–1Real Madrid
  • 1 Sep 2024Real Madrid2–0Real Betis
  • 25 May 2024Real Madrid0–0Real Betis
  • 9 Dec 2023Real Betis1–1Real Madrid

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.

Referee · Alejandro Hernandez Spain · 142 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.04league 4.26
Red cards0.26league 0.19
Cards 5+58%league 45%
Fouls25.0league 25.5
Penalties0.32league 0.32
Home wins42%league 52%
Real Betis12 with this referee
Record5-3-4 Cards · opp.2.7 · 3.1 Pens for · against2 · 1 Reds4
  • L4 Jan 26A · Real Madrid1–51
  • D18 Oct 25A · Villarreal2–21
  • W21 Apr 25A · Girona3–12
  • W1 Mar 25H · Real Madrid2–13
  • L18 Jan 25H · Alaves1–35
Real Madrid14 with this referee
Record7-3-4 Cards · opp.2.5 · 3.4 Pens for · against3 · 2
  • L10 May 26A · Barcelona0–24
  • W4 Jan 26H · Real Betis5–11
  • L11 May 25A · Barcelona3–43
  • L1 Mar 25A · Real Betis1–24
  • W1 Dec 24H · Getafe2–02

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Real Betis3 games · scored 4 · conceded 5
0-15
1 16-30
2 1 31-45
1 46-60
1 1 61-75
1 1 76-90
Real Madrid3 games · scored 10 · conceded 2
1 0-15
3 1 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
3 76-90
Real Betis10 games · scored 18 · conceded 15
2 1 0-15
2 3 16-30
4 3 31-45
2 1 46-60
5 4 61-75
3 3 76-90
Real Madrid10 games · scored 22 · conceded 8
3 1 0-15
5 2 16-30
3 2 31-45
4 46-60
2 61-75
5 3 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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