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Espanyol v Real Betis : La Liga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 4th May, 17:30 BST, RCDE Stadium, Barcelona

We’ve La Liga action to enjoy on Sunday evening, as José Manuel González Álvarez and his Espanyol side host Manuel Pellegrini’s Real Betis at the RCDE Stadium. All the odds are provided straight from top bookmakers, while predictions are calculated from statistics over a 20-game period. We pay particular attention to La Liga match data, including head-to-head records. Click the tabs below to explore it all.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals means, quite simply that there will be 3 goals or less scored by Espanyol and Real Betis combined during 90 minutes. Latest form statistics and historical head-to-head (H2H) records have led us to this prediction, and we think there's a 76% chance of it being right on the money. The best price available at present on under 3.5 goals is 1.25.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Espanyol are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 39% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 3.60.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Espanyol
39%
3.50
6%
-
Draw
27%
3.00
9%
-
Real Betis
35%
2.30
5%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
6.00
8%
-
Espanyol 1-0
10%
9.50-
Real Betis 1-0
10%
7.50-
Espanyol 2-1
8%
12.00-
Draw 0-0
8%
8.00
11%
-
Real Betis 2-1
8%
9.50
6%
-
Espanyol 2-0
7%
17.00-
Real Betis 2-0
6%
10.00-
Draw 2-2
5%
15.00-
Espanyol 3-1
4%
29.00-
Real Betis 3-1
3%
19.00-
Espanyol 3-0
3%
34.00-
Real Betis 3-0
2%
21.00-
Espanyol 3-2
2%
41.00
21%
-
Real Betis 3-2
2%
29.00-
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
2.20
10%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
1.67
7%
-
Home 1st Goal
49%
2.40
1%
-
Away 1st Goal
47%
1.73
2%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
8.00
11%
-
BTTS - Yes
52%
1.91
8%
-
BTTS - No
48%
1.91
1%
-
BTTS - Home Win
17%
7.00
8%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.33
4%
-
BTTS - Away Win
16%
5.00
5%
-
Home/draw
65%
1.57
4%
-
Away/draw
61%
1.29
1%
-
Home/away
73%
1.36
5%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
1.36
5%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
3.20
6%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
4.00
7%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
1.25-
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
8.00
14%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1.08
1%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
17.00
13%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1.02-
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1.08
3%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
8.00
11%
-
Home DNB
57%
2.25-
Away DNB
53%
1.57
2%
-
Espanyol win to nil
21%
5.50-
Real Betis win to nil
19%
3.75-
Espanyol / Espanyol
15%
5.50-
Espanyol / Real Betis
3%
26.00-
Espanyol / Draw
6%
15.00-
Draw / Espanyol
12%
7.00-
Draw / Real Betis
15%
5.50-
Draw / Draw
18%
4.75
5%
-
Real Betis / Espanyol
2%
34.00-
Real Betis / Real Betis
22%
3.75
4%
-
Real Betis / Draw
6%
13.00-
Win / draw / win La Liga table

Espanyol have played 33 matches so far this season and are in 13th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

21 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 4 and won 7. Espanyol have conceded 26 goals, scored 23, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 6 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Espanyol have played 16 games at home, winning 7, drawing 6 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 20 goals, conceded 16 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Real Betis lay in 6th place on 54 points in the La Liga league table having played 33 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 24 games against teams below them in the table, winning 12, drawing 5 and losing 7 games. They have scored 38 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Real Betis have conceded 29 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Real Betis have played 16 away games, winning 6, drawing 4 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Espanyol
Real Betis
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barcelona3324455776 
May 15
l
 
3-1A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
2
Real Madrid3322653572 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-1F
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-0A
3
A.Madrid3319952966 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
May 18
4
A.Bilbao33161252460 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-1A
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
5
Villarreal33151081155 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2F
w
 
1-2F
6
Real Betis Away331599954 
May 4
l
 
1-0A
-
-
7
Celta3313713146 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-2F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-2F
8
Osasuna3310149-644 
d
 
0-00-0
May 18
May 11
w
 
1-2F
9
Mallorca3312813-744 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1F
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
10
R.Sociedad3312615-542 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-0A
11
R.Vallecano33101112-741 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-4F
d
 
1-1F
May 15
12
Getafe3310914139 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-2F
13
Espanyol Home3310914-739 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
May 4
14
Valencia3391212-1239 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
May 25
l
 
4-2A
15
Sevilla3391014-937 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
16
Girona339816-1235 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-3F
17
Alaves3381015-1134 
w
 
3-2F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-3A
d
 
0-00-0
18
Las Palmas338817-1532 
May 25
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
19
Leganes3361215-1930 
d
 
1-1F
May 11
w
 
2-0F
w
 
2-3A
20
Valladolid334425-5716 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
5-1F
l
 
1-0A
Win / draw / win form
10
Espanyol have not lost in 10 consecutive home league games
Espanyol 13TH
20 league games
Home
10
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
Real Betis 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Espanyol since 2016
Espanyol
Real Betis
Goals: Scored
8
13
Games: Scored
6 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
1 / 7
ESP
3
D
1
BET
3
League games at Real Betis since 2015
Real Betis
Espanyol
Goals: Scored
12
8
Games: Scored
7 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
1 / 8
ESP
2
D
2
BET
4
Goal Statistics

Espanyol's defensive record is to be admired, J. González Álvarez's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive La Liga matches. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.2 for Real Betis makes sense in this context.

Espanyol 13th Real Betis 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Espanyol will score no more than 1 goal
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Real Betis will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+3
Espanyol’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+14
Real Betis have scored 14% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2024/2025 season
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Espanyol
PG (predicted goals)
Real Betis
1.3
1.2
Attack rating
ESP
BET
16%
better
view stats
Games scored24
28
Failed to score9
5
Scored first17
19
Goals scored35
50
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.5
Avg. shots per game7
10
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for16
15
Avg. XG for0.9
1.6
KickOff rating
+16%
Defence rating
4%
better
ESP
BET
view stats
Games conceded26
26
Clean sheets7
7
Conceded first14
13
Goals conceded42
41
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded11
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
6
Conversion rate against12%
17%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.2
KickOff rating
+4%

Espanyol v Real Betis La Liga lLine ups will show here when available.

Espanyol La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3311412
J GarcíaJ PuadoÁlvaro TejeroP Lozano
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J García GLK33
2
-
A Kral MID331
1
-
O Hilali DEF322
8
-
J Carreras FWD3233
5
-
M Kumbulla DEF313
7
-
J Puado FWD30113
5
-
C Romero DEF2921
6
-
L Cabrera DEF2932
3
-
P Lozano MID26
12
-
Álvaro Tejero DEF2514
2
-
A Véliz FWD231
3
-
A. Roca Vives FWD221
3
-
W Cheddira FWD2011
2
-
B Oliván DEF171
2
-
F Calero DEF161
-
P Milla FWD161
3
-
Álvaro Aguado MID151
3
-
E Expósito MID142
2
-
R Fernández FWD145
1
-
U González MID121
1
-
S Gómez DEF11
1
-
J Gragera MID10
-
R. Bauzà Sureda MID5
1
-
Real Betis La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29858
D LlorenteIscoIscoR Perraud
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Llorente DEF302
4
-
S Altimira MID281
2
-
A Ezzalzouli FWD2722
2
-
Natan DEF2611
3
1
A Ruibal DEF2513
5
-
R Perraud DEF2522
7
1
Johnny MID2531
5
-
P Fornals MID221
2
-
V Roque FWD224
4
-
M Bartra DEF2121
1
-
G Celso MID2172
4
-
C Bakambu FWD2122
4
-
Y Sabaly DEF201
1
-
C Ávila FWD192
5
1
Isco MID1785
5
-
J. Rodríguez Caraballo FWD172
-
R Rodríguez DEF15
-
A Adrián GLK14
3
-
M Roca MID1422
4
-
Antony FWD1232
1
1
C Hernández FWD1031
-
W Carvalho MID9
-
H Bellerín DEF81
1
-
M. Flores Lozano MID6
1
-
F Vieites GLK4
-
?. Ortiz Monterrey FWD41
-
C. Guirao Mora MID2
-
P. García Fernández FWD2
-
S. Arribas Prieto DEF1
-