The last time Betis won at home against Barcelona in the league, Henry and Eto’o wore the red and blue kit. The two teams meet on Wednesday, from 22:00, in a match remaining from stage 17.
Betis, close to fourth place
The team led by Pellegrini has three wins in the last nine stages. Betis have a total of 31 points after the first 18 matches, with nine wins, four draws and five defeats. They are sixth in the Primera Division, eight points behind third-placed Sociedad and just six behind 10th-placed Mallorca. Betis started 2023 with two away wins and a home defeat, also against a team from Catalonia, Espanyol.
The team scored only 20 goals, the fewest of the top six, but conceded only 14, being the third-best defence in the championship. He has won 78 corners so far. She was sanctioned 36 times with a yellow card, and eight times with the red one, the highest number of dismissals in the league. In addition, Betis are the most fouled team in La Liga, with 274 fouls against them.
Barcelona distance themselves from Real Madrid
Xavi’s side is now 5 points clear of their rivals in the Spanish capital after their white draw with Sociedad. Barcelona leads the table with 47 points from 15 wins, two draws and one defeat. In 2023 he achieved three victories, all 1-0, but Lewandowski returns for the match with Betis. The Blaugrana squad is the second-best offensive in the championship with 37 goals scored, just one behind Real Madrid.
But Barcelona has the best defence in the league, being the only team that allowed less than 10 goals, 6 to be exact. In the last nine stages, Barca has conceded only two goals. The team has won 112 corners so far, an average of over 6 per game, and has been yellow-carded 43 times. They are by far the best team in average possession, with 65%.
