La Liga Gameweek 26 Sun, Mar 1 · 17:30 Estadio Benito Villamarín, Sevilla
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Our take

Real Betis were clear favourites.

Real Betis were the stronger side on L90 Strength (72 vs 43). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Real Betis. Real Betis had 8.1 days of rest, Sevilla 7.2 and had to travel 0 km.

Away travel0 kmRest days8.1 · 7.2Matches / 14d2 · 1
Real Betis61%
Draw23%
Sevilla16%
Expected goals 1.84 – 0.82
Real Betis61%
Draw22%
Sevilla16%
Expected goals 1.97 – 0.91
Real Betis61%
Draw24%
Sevilla16%
Expected goals 1.82 – 0.81
Real Betis54%
Draw26%
Sevilla21%
Expected goals 1.64 – 0.92
Real Betis62%
Draw22%
Sevilla15%
Expected goals 1.95 – 0.87
Over 2.5 50% Both score 48% Likeliest score 1–0
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.
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Referee · SpainRicardo De Burgos Bengoetxea
  • Cards per match 3.9
  • Penalties per match 0.32
  • Matches 47

Team strength

Real BetisSevilla
72 L90 StrengthIn forecast 43
72 Current StrengthIn forecast 50
79 AttackIn forecast 48
59 DefenceIn forecast 57
— Form indexContext —
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—

Sevilla

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Real BetisSevilla
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.28
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.56
1.49 xGVia Att/Def 1.05
1.14 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.52
+0.11 Goals minus xGContext +0.23
92% Scored inContext 80%
32% Clean sheetsContext 20%
14.56 ShotsContext 10.96
4.92 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.76
34% On target shareContext 34%
8.76 Shots in the boxContext 7.28
59% Box shareContext 64%
11% ConversionContext 12%
2.11 OffsidesContext 3.40
12.28 Shots allowedContext 10.56
4.16 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.44
3.21 BlocksContext 3.45
3.17 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.32
75% Save rateContext 70%
49% PossessionIn forecast 54%
449 PassesContext 418
378 Accurate passesContext 343
84% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.91 Team ratingContext 6.76
10.48 FoulsContext 14.72
12.92 Fouls sufferedContext 12.88
1.84 Yellow cardsContext 2.80
0.04 Red cardsContext 0.08
This league season, per match · 25 and 25 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.31 xGVia Att/Def 1.27
1.45 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.45
-0.01 Goals minus xGContext -0.07
90% Scored inContext 70%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
14.40 ShotsContext 11.90
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.60
31% On target shareContext 39%
7.60 Shots in the boxContext 7.70
52% Box shareContext 64%
9% ConversionContext 10%
2.29 OffsidesContext 3.00
13.00 Shots allowedContext 10.30
4.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.30
3.60 BlocksContext 3.00
3.40 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.11
72% Save rateContext 67%
50% PossessionIn forecast 54%
445 PassesContext 418
377 Accurate passesContext 347
85% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.83 Team ratingContext 6.75
10.90 FoulsContext 14.40
13.20 Fouls sufferedContext 11.70
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
0.00 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
Rest8.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,577 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Sevilla
Rest7.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km757 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

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 Sevilla
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8.1La Liga 2025-2026, 21 Feb7.2La Liga 2025-2026, 22 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km0 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,577 km757 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 30 / 1 / 4
Next matchdays after this one6.97

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
4-3-3
1Álvaro Vallés(G)
12R. Rodríguez 4Natan 3Diego Llorente 24Aitor Ruibal
15Álvaro Fidalgo 21Marc Roca 8Pablo Fornals
10A. Ezzalzouli 19C. Hernández 7Antony
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Sevilla Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1O. Vlachodimos(G)
4Kike Salas 6N. Gudelj 3César Azpilicueta
12G. Suazo 20M. Sow 18L. Agoumé 2J. Carmona Navarro
10A. Sánchez 16Juanlu Sánchez
9A. Adams
+6 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 Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Sevilla Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Real Betis+0.2 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Sevilla+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Real Betis · Home 1.92points per game · 12 home games
W-D-L
7-2-3
Scored
1.92
Conceded
1.08
Sevilla · Away 1.17points per game · 12 away games
W-D-L
4-2-6
Scored
1.17
Conceded
1.67

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 18 this season

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

Head to head last 10 of 11 meetings

2 Real Betis wins4 draws4 Sevilla wins
Goals per game0.80 – 1.00 Over 2.520% Both scored50% Clean sheets20% · 40%
  • 30 Nov 2025Sevilla0–2Real Betis
  • 30 Mar 2025Real Betis2–1Sevilla
  • 6 Oct 2024Sevilla1–0Real Betis
  • 28 Apr 2024Real Betis1–1Sevilla
  • 12 Nov 2023Sevilla1–1Real Betis
  • 21 May 2023Sevilla0–0Real 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.

Referee · Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea Spain · 47 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.64league 4.19
Red cards0.23league 0.27
Cards 5+30%league 46%
Fouls21.8league 24.6
Penalties0.32league 0.38
Home wins49%league 47%
Real Betis5 with this referee
Record2-3-0 Cards · opp.1.6 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • D15 Dec 25A · Rayo Vallecano0–01
  • W9 Feb 24A · Cadiz2–01
  • D21 Dec 23H · Girona1–12
  • W1 Oct 23H · Valencia3–02
  • D20 Aug 23H · Atletico Madrid0–02
Sevilla3 with this referee
Record0-3-0 Cards · opp.2.3 · 2.3 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • D19 Jan 26A · Elche2–21
  • D11 Mar 24A · Almeria2–21
  • D21 Oct 23H · Real Madrid1–15

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 Betis25 games · scored 40 · conceded 30
3 8 0-15
8 3 16-30
6 5 31-45
7 6 46-60
7 3 61-75
9 5 76-90
Sevilla25 games · scored 32 · conceded 39
3 3 0-15
5 4 16-30
5 7 31-45
7 7 46-60
4 6 61-75
8 12 76-90
Real Betis10 games · scored 13 · conceded 14
1 0-15
5 2 16-30
2 1 31-45
1 3 46-60
1 3 61-75
4 4 76-90
Sevilla10 games · scored 12 · conceded 15
1 2 0-15
1 1 16-30
3 3 31-45
2 3 46-60
2 1 61-75
3 5 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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