Barcelona widely expected to beat Real Betis

Real Betis and Barcelona face each other this Thursday at the King Fahd International Stadium for a match of the semi-finals of the Supercopa de España. Real Betis mark their 2nd participation in the competition, whilst Barcelona, who have already won this tournament 13 times, go into their 27th.

Real Betis head into this clash on the back of a 1x2 win against Rayo Vallecano (La Liga 2022/23), while Barcelona overcame Atlético Madrid with a 0x1 win (La Liga 2022/23). Digging back into the archives highlights that Manuel Pellegrini's team and the catalães have faced each other one hundred thirty-four times, with Xavi Hernández's team holding the advantage: 80 victories, against 30 victories of Real Betis.

In the Supercopa de España, two games were played between the two teams, with 1 win for Barcelona, 0 draws and 1 win for Real Betis.

Looking into the history of Real Betis in the competition, Dani Martín stands out as their best scorer of all time, with 2 goals in total, which has given him the sixteenth position in the Supercopa de España top scorers. Arzu excels as their most used player, with 2 games in total. Regarding the history of Barcelona in the competition, the catalães's best scorer ever is Lionel Messi, with 14 goals, and occupying the first position in the Supercopa de España top scorers. Lionel Messi excels as their most used player, with 20 games in total.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Barcelona winning 2x1. Xavi Hernández's team is given the favouritism to win this match.