Barcelona vs Real Betis – Preview, H2H, Line-ups, Prediction | La Liga 2021-22

Pedri during the match between FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad
Pedri during the match between FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad

Barcelona will look to continue their impressive run under Xavi, as they host Real Betis on Saturday.

Venue: Camp Nou

Key statistics

  • Barcelona have lost one of their last 20 games in the La Liga against Real Betis (W16 D3)
  • Barca are unbeaten in their last four La Liga games this season and could look to win three in a row for the first time since April.
  • Real Betis are fifth in the league table this season with 27 points, four points clear of seventh-placed Barca.
  • Barca’s new manager Xavi hasn’t suffered a defeat since taking the charge ( 1D 2W).

Head to Head record

Barcelona lead Real Betis by a huge margin in terms of head to head records, winning 32 out of 50 games played. Betis have only registered nine victories.

Latest performances in all competitions

Barcelona: W D W D W

Real Betis: L W W W W

Barcelona

Barcelona are looking impressive under Xavi, as they haven’t suffered a defeat during his three games in charge. ( D1 W2)

The Catalan giants picked up an emphatic away win against Villarreal in La Liga last week and they look to build on that.

Barca appear to be brimming with confidence however they face a tough game against Real Betis, who have been highly impressive this season.

The Catalan giants hold a stunning record against Betis and they would look to take advantage of it.

Barca will be facing Bayern Munich in a do or die contest in the Champions League next and they would be hoping for three points against Betis to gain enough momentum.

Ansu Fati has returned to training but it remains to be seen whether he would be thrown in the starting 11 straightaway. Xavi is said to be wanting the Spanish forward to be fully fit for the game against Bayern.

Ousmane Dembele’s return from injury is welcome news for Xavi and the French man could start against Betis.

Possible Barcelona line-up

Marc Andre ter Stegen; Eric Garcia, Ronald Araujo, Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba; Frenkie de Jong, Sergio Busquets, Nico Gonzalez; Ousmane Dembele, Memphis Depay, Gavi

Injured: Martin Braithwaite, Ansu Fati, Pedri, Sergio Roberto, Sergio Aguero

Doubtful: None

Suspended: None

Real Betis

Real Betis haven’t looked back since their defeat against Sevilla as they have won all of their last four games in all competitions.

They secured a 3-1 win over Levante in La Liga last week after Juanmi netted a stellar hat-trick. The Spanish forward looks in good nick of form this season after scoring eight goals.

Manuel Pellegrini’s men turn out to be a dark horse this season as they are aiming for a place in the top-four.

Furthermore, they are only two points off second-placed Atletico Madrid and if they manage to beat Barca on Saturday, the top-four race could be pretty more exciting.

Possible Real Betis line-up

Silva; Hector Bellerin, German Pezzella, Ruiz, Alberto Moreno; Guido Rodriguez, Guardado; Sergio Canales, Rodri, Juanmi; Willian Jose

Injured: Youssouf Sabaly, Claudio Bravo

Doubtful: Martin Montoya

Suspended: Nabil Fekir

Prediction

Barcelona 2 – 0 Real Betis