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La Liga | Gameweek 18
Dec 19, 2021 at 3.15pm UK
San Mames
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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')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Madrid19134243192443
2Atletico MadridAtletico18125133122141
3Barcelona19122551222938
4Athletic Bilbao19106329171236
5Villarreal188643430430
6Mallorca199371921-230
7Real Sociedad187471613325
8GironaGirona187472625125
9Real BetisBetis186752122-125
10Osasuna186752327-425
11Celta Vigo187382728-124
12Rayo Vallecano185762021-122
13Las PalmasLas Palmas186482327-422
14Sevilla186482027-722
15Leganes184681728-1118
16AlavesAlaves184592130-917
17Getafe183781115-416
18Espanyol1843111630-1415
19Valencia1826101728-1112
20Real ValladolidValladolid1833121237-2512


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