Real Betis Balompié
Football Spain - La Liga Estadio de La Cartuja Sun 31 Aug 14:00
Athletic Club Bilbao
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  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

La Liga Betting Preview: Real Betis vs Athletic Club

Real Betis host Athletic Club in this Spanish La Liga fixture at Estadio de La Cartuja, with kick-off set for 14:00 on Sunday 31 August. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

Get Ready for a Low-Scoring Encounter

We believe that odds of -164 are appealing when it comes to wagering Under 2.5 on the Total Goals market. We’re of the opinion that Betis and Athletic Club will play out a low-scoring contest.

Previous H2H Encounter Ended 2-2

Real Betis played Celta Vigo away in their last game. It was a 1-1 draw at Estadio Balaídos. Manuel Pellegrini's team recorded two shots on target and had 53% possession, while Marc Bartra scored the goal.

Athletic Club beat Rayo Vallecano in their previous league game, making it back-to-back La Liga victories. It was a 1-0 home win at San Mamés. The Basque Country side had 41% possession and managed four shots on goal, with Oihan Sancet scoring the winner in the 66th minute.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Betis haven’t lost to Athletic in their past three games, with the last clash ending 2-2 at Estadio Benito Villamarín. The previous 10 H2H matches include three Betis victories, two Athletic wins along with five draws.

La Liga G W D L GF GA GD GD P
5 Real Betis logo Real Betis 27 11 10 6 42 34 8 42:34 43
10 Athletic Club logo Athletic Club 27 10 5 12 30 37 -7 30:37 35
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Real Betis – Last 10 League Games

Betis have 4 wins, 1 loss and 5 draws, averaging 1.8 goals from 13.1 attempts and 5.5 shots on goal. The Seville outfit have averaged 51.3% possession, 478.0 passes and 5.3 corners per game, conceding 1.3 goals and 5.4 corners from 12.5 attempts and 5.2 shots on goal.

Antony, Isco and Juan Hernandez lead the way with 3 goals, while Giovani Lo Celso has scored 2. Isco is the leading assists maker on 4.

Athletic Club – Last 10 League Games

Athletic have 7 victories, 2 defeats and 1 draw, averaging 9.4 attempts, 2.8 shots on goal and 1.2 goals. Los Leones average 45.1% possession, 352.5 passes, 4.6 corners awarded and 4.7 corners against them, while 0.7 goals have been conceded from 3.0 shots on goal and 9.7 attempts.

Oihan Sancet got 3 goals, Nico Williams notched 2, while Robert Navarro and two other players scored 1. Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta has had 2 assists, with Unai Simon notching 6 clean sheets in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Real Betis confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Alvaro Valles (GK), Angel Ortiz, Marc Bartra, Natan, Junior Firpo, Pablo Fornals, Sergi Altimira, Pablo Garcia, Giovani Lo Celso, Rodrigo Riquelme, Juan Hernandez.

Athletic Club confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Unai Simon (GK), Jesus Areso, Daniel Vivian, Aitor Paredes, Yuri Berchiche, Mikel Jauregizar, Benat Prados, Inaki Williams, Oihan Sancet, Nico Williams, Alex Berenguer.

Real Betis vs Athletic Club Prediction & Betting Tips

This expert Real Betis vs Athletic Club betting breakdown features our match prediction, a correct score tip, corners analysis, player prop suggestions and a carefully constructed bet builder to guide your wagers.

Match Prediction

We can’t resist the opportunity to back Under 2.5 for this La Liga encounter. This wager gives us the opportunity to land odds of -164 and we feel confident of securing a return.

Plenty of research goes into our football picks. It begins by focusing on the latest La Liga form and knowing the injury situation. The important numbers can then be utilised to help complete the picture.

Key Real Betis vs Athletic Club league stats:

  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 4 Betis games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 8 Athletic games on the road.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 14 of the last 20 Athletic games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 12 of the last 19 Athletic games on the road.
Under 2.5 Probability

When you look at the latest betting odds, our pick has a 62.1% chance of winning. In the opinion of our tipsters, there’s actually a probability of success closer to 70%. The bet can be recommended for this precise reason.

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Bettors who are looking for more juice from their bet could consider a wager on Under 2.5 Goals along with a team to win. The Result & Total Goals market provides this particular option.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Betis Betis logo 1 - 1 Athletic logo Athletic

The teams can be backed at +460 to play out a 1-1 scoreline. It can be fun to have a wager on the correct score and there’s a big potential return if the bet wins.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Nico Williams Over 0.5 Shots On Target -120 BetMGM logo

Nico Williams (Athletic) has finished with at least one shot on goal in his past two La Liga games. He certainly looks capable of covering the line when it comes to this player prop and odds of -120 are currently on offer.

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Oihan Sancet to Score +300 BetMGM logo

Oihan Sancet (Athletic) has registered three goals in his past eight La Liga matches. Based on the stats, we think that odds of +300 are really appealing when it comes to betting on Anytime Goalscorer.

Latest Oihan Sancet Player Prop Odds

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Corners Prediction

Over 9.5 Corners -109 BetMGM logo

There has been 10.70 corners on average in the past ten Real Betis games. We endorse betting on the -109 that the teams successfully cover the line, with this Total Corners wager landing a handsome potential return.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Betis Logo Betis
Total
10.70 5.30 5.40
Home
9.10 5.40 3.70
Away
11.30 5.60 5.70
Athletic Logo Athletic
Total
9.30 4.60 4.70
Home
8.70 5.50 3.20
Away
9.50 4.30 5.20
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Bet Builder Tips

Total Goals Under 2.5 -164
Full-Time Result Draw +210
Shots On Target Nico Williams Over 0.5 -120

Our bet builder is packed with these picks: two or less goals to be registered, a draw on the 1x2 merged with Nico Williams (Athletic) to record a minimum of one shot on target.

The bet builder route is a great one for football fans requiring a tailored same-game multi on a match. It’s especially good if you have a strong view on the likely outcomes and the odds for each pick are combined.

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Real Betis vs Athletic Club Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Bookies Expecting Tight Affair

Real Betis are chalked up at betting odds of +205 to defeat Athletic Club, with their opponents operating at +140 with the bookmakers. If you want to back the draw, it’s available at +210 for this La Liga clash.

If you want to side with Athletic winning against Betis, then the -0.25 on the Asian Handicap is one potential option. You can land +105 and also have the insurance of half stake returns in the event of a draw.

For the Total Goals market, Under 2.5 is the shortest price for this interesting contest. For the Both Teams to Score market, it’s hard to separate the BTTS Yes and No options when it comes to the odds available.

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Cucho Hernández Favourite to Be First Goalscorer

Cucho Hernández is the favourite to be First Goalscorer at +480. If you’re interested in backing him to find the net at anytime, then the price is +220.

Player Goals
Cucho Hernández (Betis)
First
+220
Anytime
+480
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Oihan Sancet (Athletic)
First
+265
Anytime
+575
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Urko Izeta (Athletic)
First
+275
Anytime
+550
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Nico Williams (Athletic)
First
+280
Anytime
+600
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Player Shots On Target
Nico Williams (Athletic)
Over 0.5
-200
Under 0.5
+115
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Cucho Hernández (Betis)
Over 0.5
-179
Under 0.5
+104
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Urko Izeta (Athletic)
Over 0.5
-139
Under 0.5
-116
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Oihan Sancet (Athletic)
Over 0.5
-139
Under 0.5
-122
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Player Shots
Cucho Hernández (Betis)
Over 2.5
-154
Under 2.5
-
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Urko Izeta (Athletic)
Over 2.5
+140
Under 2.5
-
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Nico Williams (Athletic)
Over 2.5
-120
Under 2.5
-
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Oihan Sancet (Athletic)
Over 2.5
+132
Under 2.5
-
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Team Stats
Real Betis logo Real Betis League Stats
Athletic Club logo Athletic Club League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 1 defeat and 5 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 6 wins, 1 defeat and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 7 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Real Betis vs Athletic Club Lineups & Team News

Before making your bets, take a look at the Betis vs Athletic team news. We’ll keep you posted with predicted and confirmed lineups for La Liga and all current injury news.

Real Betis Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Athletic Club Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Real Betis Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Alvaro Valles
40 Angel Ortiz 5 Marc Bartra 4 Natan 23 Junior Firpo
8 Pablo Fornals 6 Sergi Altimira
52 Pablo Garcia 20 Giovani Lo Celso 17 Rodrigo Riquelme
19 Juan Hernandez
1 Unai Simon
12 Jesus Areso 3 Daniel Vivian 4 Aitor Paredes 17 Yuri Berchiche
18 Mikel Jauregizar 24 Benat Prados
9 Inaki Williams 8 Oihan Sancet 10 Nico Williams
7 Alex Berenguer

Athletic Club Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Real Betis Substitutes

  • 2Hector Bellerin
  • 3Diego Llorente
  • 9Ezequiel Avila
  • 11Cedric Bakambu
  • 12Ricardo Rodriguez
  • 13Adrian
  • 16Valentin Gomez
  • 18Nelson Deossa
  • 21Marc Roca
  • 30German Garcia
  • 37Dani Perez

Athletic Club Substitutes

  • 2Andoni Gorosabel
  • 6Mikel Vesga
  • 11Gorka Guruzeta
  • 19Adama Boiro
  • 20Unai Gomez
  • 21Maroan Sannadi
  • 22Nico Serrano
  • 23Robert Navarro
  • 25Urko Izeta
  • 27Alex Padilla
  • 30Alejandro Rego
  • 34Jon De Luis

Previous Real Betis Lineups

27 Aug La Liga
Celta Vigo 1-1 Real Betis
22 Aug La Liga
Real Betis 1-0 Alavés
18 Aug La Liga
Elche 1-1 Real Betis
28 May Europa Conference League
Real Betis 1-4 Chelsea
23 May La Liga
Real Betis 1-1 Valencia
18 May La Liga
Atlético Madrid 4-1 Real Betis

Previous Athletic Club Lineups

25 Aug La Liga
Athletic Club 1-0 Rayo Vallecano
17 Aug La Liga
Athletic Club 3-2 Sevilla
25 May La Liga
Athletic Club 0-3 Barcelona
18 May La Liga
Valencia 0-1 Athletic Club
15 May La Liga
Getafe 0-2 Athletic Club
11 May La Liga
Athletic Club 1-0 Alavés

Injuries & Suspensions

Real Betis Injury Table
Type Name Info
Isco Other
Mateo Flores Other
Giovani Lo Celso Muscle
Athletic Club Injury Table
Type Name Info
Unai Gomez Knee
Julen Agirrezabala Hamstring
Maroan Sannadi Knee
Yeray Alvarez Other
Nico Williams Groin
Unai Eguiluz Cruciate ligame
Benat Prados Knee
Yeray Alvarez Doping
Team Squads

Real Betis Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Manuel Pellegrini

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Marc Bartra 5 D 3 270 3 0 1 0 0 0
Pablo Fornals 8 M 3 270 3 0 0 0 0 0
Hector Bellerin 19 D 3 270 3 0 0 0 0 0
Natan 6 D 3 270 3 0 0 0 1 0
Giovani Lo Celso 21 M 3 264 3 0 1 1 1 0

Athletic Club Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Ernesto Valverde

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Yuri Berchiche 17 D 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0
Daniel Vivian 3 D 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0
Aitor Paredes 4 D 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mikel Jauregizar 18 M 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0
Unai Simon 1 G 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0
Spain FlagLa Liga Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Barcelona 27 22 1 4 72:26 67
2 Real Madrid 27 20 3 4 56:23 63
3 Atlético Madrid 27 16 6 5 46:25 54
4 Villarreal 27 17 3 7 50:32 54
5 Real Betis 27 11 10 6 42:34 43
6 Celta Vigo 27 10 10 7 37:30 40
7 Espanyol 27 10 7 10 34:40 37
8 Real Sociedad 27 9 8 10 40:41 35
9 Getafe 27 10 5 12 23:29 35
10 Athletic Club 27 10 5 12 30:37 35
11 Osasuna 27 9 7 11 32:32 34
12 Valencia 27 8 8 11 30:41 32
13 Rayo Vallecano 27 7 10 10 27:33 31
14 Sevilla 27 8 7 12 35:42 31
15 Girona 27 7 10 10 28:43 31
16 Alavés 27 7 6 14 25:37 27
17 Elche 27 5 11 11 35:41 26
18 Mallorca 27 6 7 14 31:44 25
19 Levante 27 5 7 15 29:45 22
20 Real Oviedo 27 3 9 15 17:44 18
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Barcelona 13 13 0 0 41:6 39
2 Atlético Madrid 14 12 1 1 33:12 37
3 Villarreal 14 11 1 2 31:12 34
4 Real Madrid 13 11 0 2 29:9 33
5 Osasuna 13 7 4 2 24:16 25
6 Real Betis 13 7 3 3 25:15 24
7 Valencia 14 6 5 3 19:15 23
8 Athletic Club 14 7 2 5 17:16 23
9 Elche 14 5 7 2 22:15 22
10 Real Sociedad 13 6 3 4 24:20 21
11 Espanyol 14 6 3 5 17:19 21
12 Rayo Vallecano 13 4 7 2 15:10 19
13 Mallorca 13 5 4 4 19:17 19
14 Alavés 13 5 4 4 16:15 19
15 Getafe 14 5 3 6 12:11 18
16 Celta Vigo 14 4 5 5 20:17 17
17 Sevilla 14 4 4 6 19:20 16
18 Girona 13 4 4 5 13:21 16
19 Real Oviedo 13 2 5 6 5:14 11
20 Levante 14 2 5 7 14:24 11