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La Liga | Gameweek 18
Dec 19, 2021 at 3.15pm UK
San Mames
Real Betis logo
Athletic Bilbao
3 - 2
Real Betis
Williams (2', 72'), de Marcos (89')
Zarraga (58')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Juanmi (6'), Fekir (52')
Fekir (49'), Rodriguez (58'), Pellegrini (90+2')
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's La Liga clash between Athletic Bilbao and Real Betis, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Athletic Bilbao 1-1 Real Betis

Real Betis are a team to be taken extremely seriously this season, and it will be fascinating to see whether they are capable of claiming a top-four spot. Pellegrini's side will be searching for their 11th league win of the season this weekend, but we are expecting draw specialists Athletic to hold the visitors here. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Real Betis win with a probability of 42.1%. A win for Athletic Bilbao had a probability of 32.13% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Real Betis win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.85%) and 0-2 (7.19%). The likeliest Athletic Bilbao win was 1-0 (8.45%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.23%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.2% likelihood.

Result
Athletic BilbaoDrawReal Betis
32.13%25.76%42.1%
Both teams to score 54.15%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.11%49.89%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.11%71.88%
Athletic Bilbao Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.8%29.19%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.86%65.13%
Real Betis Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.47%23.52%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.43%57.56%
Score Analysis
    Athletic Bilbao 32.13%
    Real Betis 42.1%
    Draw 25.76%
Athletic BilbaoDrawReal Betis
1-0 @ 8.45%
2-1 @ 7.53%
2-0 @ 5.21%
3-1 @ 3.09%
3-2 @ 2.24%
3-0 @ 2.14%
4-1 @ 0.95%
Other @ 2.53%
Total : 32.13%
1-1 @ 12.23%
0-0 @ 6.87%
2-2 @ 5.45%
3-3 @ 1.08%
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 25.76%
0-1 @ 9.94%
1-2 @ 8.85%
0-2 @ 7.19%
1-3 @ 4.27%
0-3 @ 3.47%
2-3 @ 2.63%
1-4 @ 1.55%
0-4 @ 1.26%
2-4 @ 0.95%
Other @ 2%
Total : 42.1%

How you voted: Athletic Bilbao vs Real Betis

Athletic Bilbao
22.9%
Draw
22.0%
Real Betis
55.1%
118
Head to Head
Apr 21, 2021 7pm
gameweek 31
Betis
0-0
Athletic Bilbao

Rodriguez (55'), Guardado (82'), Bravo (88')
Fekir (11')

de Marcos (43'), Nunez (90+5')
Feb 4, 2021 8pm
Quarter-finals
Betis
1-1
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao win 4-1 on penalties
Juanmi (84')
Ruibal (55'), Carvalho (83')
Garcia (90+4')
Berchiche (39'), Alvarez (42'), Garcia (48'), Martinez (53'), Lekue (72'), Garcia (83')
Nov 23, 2020 8pm
gameweek 10
Athletic Bilbao
4-0
Betis
Ruiz (9' og.), Capa (33'), Muniain (59'), Berenguer (68')
Jun 20, 2020 4pm
Dec 8, 2019 1pm
gameweek 16
Betis
3-2
Athletic Bilbao
Joaquin (2', 11', 20')
Kaptoum (74'), Guardado (94')
Williams (44' pen.), Berchiche (75')
Nunez (46'), Williams (77'), San Jose (86'), Lopez (96')
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Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Barcelona33264360114982
2Atletico MadridAtletico33216660263469
3Real Madrid33215769323768
4Real Sociedad33187843291461
5Villarreal331661147341354
6Real BetisBetis33157114037352
7GironaGirona33138125246647
8Athletic Bilbao331381243331047
9Rayo Vallecano331210114042-246
10Osasuna33128132935-644
11Sevilla33128134149-844
12Mallorca33118143237-541
13Celta Vigo33109143846-839
14Almeria33106174258-1636
15CadizCadiz33811142649-2335
16Real ValladolidValladolid33105183057-2735
17Valencia3397173640-434
18Getafe33810153042-1234
19Espanyol33710164056-1631
RElcheElche3337232564-3916

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