Real Madrid enter Real Betis contest as hot favourites

Real Betis and Real Madrid face off this Sunday at the Benito Villamarín in an intriguing match in the La Liga. Currently, Manuel Pellegrini's team are 5th in the table with 40 points, while the merengues are 2nd with 52 points.

Real Betis head into this clash on the back of a 2x3 win against Elche (La Liga 2022/23), while the visitors were beaten 0x1 by Barcelona (Copa del Rey 2022/23). On arrival at this matchday, Manuel Pellegrini's team is on a scoring run that has seen them score at least one goal a game in their past 6 matches in the Liga Santander 22/23. When analysing the previous encounters between the teams, Real Betis and Real Madrid have faced each other one hundred thirty-six times, with the merengues holding the advantage: 76 victories, against 31 victories of Manuel Pellegrini's team. Specifically in the Benito Villamarín, Carlo Ancelotti's team has the advantage in the duels against Real Betis: 27 wins in 68 games, while Manuel Pellegrini's team has 24 wins.

In the La Liga, one hundred thirteen games were played between the two teams, with 63 wins for Real Madrid, 24 draws and 26 wins for Real Betis.

Considering the Liga Santander 22/23, from Real Betis's most influential players, Luiz Henrique has entered the field 21 times, and Rui Silva is the one with more minutes played (1620). Borja Iglesias has scored 10 goals, the most across Real Betis's squad. As for Real Madrid, Fede Valverde participated in 23 games, and Vinícius Júnior has played the most minutes (1941). Karim Benzema is their current best scorer with 11 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Real Madrid winning 2x1. Carlo Ancelotti's team is given the favouritism to win this match.