Real Betis (home)
- Real Betis has 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses from 15 home games in LaLiga in 2025-26.
- Manuel Pellegrini’s side are in a spot of bother with no wins, three draws and two defeats in their last five in all competitions, although their previous two home matches were a draw and a defeat.
- They overload pockets of the field, especially in wide areas where the full-backs can get forward, but may find it tough against Madrid’s pragmatic approach to the game.
Real Madrid (away)
- Real Madrid has 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats from 15 away games in the 2025-26 edition of LaLiga.
- Álvaro Arbeloa, the Real Madrid head coach since January 2026, has brought some structure back to the side and his pragmatic side are set to face Betis in a LaLiga encounter on Friday.
- Madrid have three wins, one draw and one loss in their last five matches in all competitions; they lost 2-1 away to Mallorca and were held to a 1-1 draw by Girona last time out.
- Madrid’s away stats on the road are impressive, with nine wins, three draws and three defeats from 15 games played with 16 goals conceded, although the average of 1.07 goals per game allowed at home by Betis is even better.
- Federico Valverde has provided a timely boost with four of Madrid's last 11 goals.
- Kylian Mbappe remains the talisman with 23 goals in 26 LaLiga games this season.
Key Players
- Federico Valverde has provided a timely boost to Madrid’s goalscoring capability with four of Madrid's last 11 goals.
- Kylian Mbappe remains the talisman for the Spanish giants with 23 goals in 26 LaLiga games this season.
Betting Insights
- Both sides need the three points and are likely to come out swinging, so it should be an open game.
- The odds on an away win are a little rich at 1.94, but both teams to score and over 2.5 goals are 1.46.
Prediction
With Madrid’s firepower and Arbeloa’s structure, the visitors will be expected to take all three points from this game.
