UEFA Europa League Matchday 5 Thu, Nov 27 · 20:00 Estadio Benito Villamarín, Sevilla
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Our take

Real Betis were clear favourites.

Real Betis were the stronger side on L90 Strength (68 vs 37). Absences weigh more on Utrecht. Real Betis had 4.2 days of rest, Utrecht 4.3 and had to travel 1,851 km.

Away travel1,851 kmRest days4.2 · 4.3Matches / 14d1 · 1
Real Betis65%
Draw21%
Utrecht15%
Expected goals 2.14 – 0.92
Real Betis63%
Draw22%
Utrecht16%
Expected goals 2.00 – 0.89
Real Betis63%
Draw21%
Utrecht15%
Expected goals 2.05 – 0.91
Real Betis57%
Draw23%
Utrecht20%
Expected goals 1.91 – 1.04
Real Betis64%
Draw21%
Utrecht15%
Expected goals 2.09 – 0.91
Over 2.5 59% Both score 54% Likeliest score 2–0
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.
Weather (Sevilla)

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Referee · SerbiaNenad Minaković
  • Cards per match 4.2
  • Penalties per match 0.37
  • Matches 19

Team strength

Real BetisUtrecht
68 L90 StrengthIn forecast 37
72 Current StrengthIn forecast 34
79 AttackIn forecast 32
59 DefenceIn forecast 31
— 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—

Utrecht

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Real BetisUtrecht
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.25
0.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.25
0.67 xGVia Att/Def 0.79
1.09 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.10
+0.83 Goals minus xGContext -0.54
75% Scored inContext 25%
75% Clean sheetsContext 0%
8.75 ShotsContext 9.25
3.75 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.25
43% On target shareContext 24%
4.50 Shots in the boxContext 5.25
51% Box shareContext 56%
17% ConversionContext 3%
3.50 OffsidesContext 1.67
11.00 Shots allowedContext 13.75
2.75 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.25
3.67 BlocksContext 4.25
2.25 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.25
82% Save rateContext 81%
48% PossessionIn forecast 42%
458 PassesContext 344
398 Accurate passesContext 268
87% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.89 Team ratingContext 6.72
13.00 FoulsContext 13.75
12.00 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
2.75 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.25
This league season, per match · 4 and 4 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
0.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.21 xGVia Att/Def 1.05
0.83 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.39
+0.29 Goals minus xGContext +0.25
80% Scored inContext 80%
50% Clean sheetsContext 10%
12.90 ShotsContext 12.00
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.50
35% On target shareContext 29%
7.40 Shots in the boxContext 7.90
58% Box shareContext 63%
12% ConversionContext 11%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.60
10.90 Shots allowedContext 12.60
2.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.10
2.88 BlocksContext 4.50
2.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.60
77% Save rateContext 71%
52% PossessionIn forecast 46%
501 PassesContext 388
430 Accurate passesContext 311
86% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.96 Team ratingContext 6.78
9.90 FoulsContext 12.80
11.10 Fouls sufferedContext 9.40
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 1.40
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
Rest4.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Utrecht
Rest4.3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel1,851 km104 km in 14d
Schedule load20%Moderate
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 Utrecht
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Moderate · 20
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.2La Liga 2025-2026, 23 Nov4.3Eredivisie 2025-2026, 23 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,851 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km104 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 41 / 1 / 4
Next matchdays after this one2.82.7

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 Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Álvaro Vallés(G)
12R. Rodríguez 4Natan 3Diego Llorente 40Ángel Ortiz
14S. Amrabat 6Sergi Altimira
10A. Ezzalzouli 22Isco 7Antony
19C. Hernández
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Utrecht Confirmed XI
4-3-3
25M. Brouwer(G)
16S. El Karouani 24N. Viergever 3M. van der Hoorn 2S. Horemans
8C. Bozdoğan 27A. Engwanda 20D. de Wit
10Y. Cathline 91S. Haller 22Miguel Rodríguez
+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 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Utrecht Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.10 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Real Betis+1.5 pp
  • Draw-0.9 pp
  • Utrecht-0.7 pp

Home / Away this season

Real Betis · Home 2.00points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
1-1-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
1.00
Utrecht · Away 0.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
0-0-2
Scored
0.00
Conceded
1.50

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

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Nenad Minaković Serbia · 19 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.00league 4.06
Red cards0.16league 0.16
Cards 5+37%league 41%
Fouls25.5league 24.7
Penalties0.37league 0.40
Home wins63%league 49%
Real Betis

No previous matches with this referee.

Utrecht

No previous matches with this referee.

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 Betis4 games · scored 6 · conceded 2
1 0-15
1 2 16-30
2 31-45
1 46-60
61-75
1 76-90
Utrecht4 games · scored 1 · conceded 5
0-15
1 16-30
2 31-45
1 46-60
2 61-75
76-90
Real Betis10 games · scored 15 · conceded 7
1 2 0-15
2 1 16-30
5 2 31-45
2 46-60
4 1 61-75
1 1 76-90
Utrecht10 games · scored 13 · conceded 16
1 0-15
1 2 16-30
2 5 31-45
4 4 46-60
2 2 61-75
4 2 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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