Barcelona vs Real Betis Preview - 20 August 2017

Home

Previews

Barcelona

Real Betis

Kick Off at 18:15 (GMT) on 20th August, 2017
The referee for this match is {{ maCtrl.match.refereeName }}
Game is played at {{ maCtrl.match.venueName }}
This is a match in Spain - Primera Division Match Day 1, Season 2017/2018

{{ preview.homeTeam.team_name }} vs {{ preview.awayTeam.team_name }} previous matches

*Stats from all competitions and matches in FR database between the two teams.

		home	away
	Wins
	Loses
	Draws

home	away
		Wins
		Loses
		Draws

{{ match.homeTeamScore }} - {{ match.awayTeamScore }}

{{ match.datetime | date:'d MMM yyyy':'UTC' | uppercase }}

Who's in form?

*Stats from all competitions and matches in FR database

{{ match.opponent.team_name | teamNameAbbr | uppercase }}
{{ match.home_score }} - {{ match.away_score }}
{{ preview.form.home.form }}%

{{ match.opponent.team_name | teamNameAbbr | uppercase }}
{{ match.home_score }} - {{ match.away_score }}
{{ preview.form.away.form }}%

How are they doing this season?

*Stats from this season of Primera Division

Who's likely to start?

Who's been scoring?

*Stats from this season of Primera Division

Match facts

Barcelona

Barcelona are unbeaten in their last 12 league games against Real Betis (W9 D3), while their last defeat against them was in March 2008 at the Benito Villamarin (3-2).
Barcelona’s last defeat in a season opener in La Liga came in August 2008 against Numancia, which was the first league game managed by Pep Guardiola. Since then, the Azulgranas have won each of their eight opening games in La Liga.
Barcelona have won their last 12 games at Camp Nou in La Liga, scoring 50 goals and conceding just 11.
Lionel Messi has scored 349 goals in La Liga, and could become the second player from the top five European leagues to reach 350 goals for the same club, after Gerd Müller with Bayern Munchen (365 in total).

Real Betis

Betis’ last away win against Barcelona in the top-flight was in May 1998 (3-1). Since then, they have gone 15 away games without a win against them in La Liga (D2 L13), losing each of the last seven.
Real Betis have only won two of their last 11 season openers in La Liga (D3 L6) but both wins came away from home (1-0 in Granada in 2011 and 5-3 in Bilbao in 2012).
Real Betis had more shots- 17 to ten- that Barcelona did in their last meeting back in January.
Real Betis have three losses and two wins in their last five friendlies.

Predictions

Even with all of these injuries and all of the transfer speculation that is currently surrounding this club, it is difficult to see Barcelona not coming through at home in front of their fans with a massive victory.

Final Score – 3 : 1

Can you predict the score?

Barcelona

Real Betis

vote

Barcelona

Draw

Real Betis

Who do you think will score?

vote

3 Comments

diehardbarca 7 years ago

Barcelona 0 1821

I would put semedo, roberto, alcacer, in playing 11 and remove vidal, delofue, and gomes.

diehardbarca 7 years ago

Barcelona 0 1821

Last time our points were robbed against betis and paid huge prize of losing laliga.. I don't know what going to happen this time around. We are not strong and organized to play betis.. god knows best for us..

ForcaCataluna 7 years ago

Barcelona, Argentina 2 455

Would be funny if Denis starts as striker instead of Alcacer. But that's the beauty of it, versatile players all around.

Please log in or sign up to comment.

Statistical data is licensed from Enetpulse. Images are either allowed for reuse or fall under fair use.