Real Betis v Barcelona

FULL TIME2 – 5

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 16:30:00 UTCEstadio de La Cartuja

Post-game report— full article

Barcelona Match Real Madrid's 1968 Record With 5-2 Thrashing of Real Betis

Lamine Yamal scored a stunning opener and forced a second-half red card as Hansi Flick’s side secured their ninth consecutive La Liga victory. The Catalan club’s 39-goal start matches an all-time Spanish top-flight record.

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Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Real Betis 36%Draw 20%Barcelona 44%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Real BetisBarcelona

31Possession69

1.02Expected goals (xG)3.05

6Shots18

5Shots on target10

0Shots off target6

1Blocked shots2

3Shots inside box8

3Shots outside box10

2Corners5

1Offsides2

10Fouls11

3Yellow cards2

1Red cards0

5Saves3

324Passes751

256Accurate passes693

Match events

10′Lamine Yamal (assist Jules Koundé)
20′Fermín
22′Hector Bellerin
27′Valentín Gómez (assist Pablo Fornals)
41′Rodri (assist Fermín)
45′Giovani Lo Celso · VAR
45′Gerard Martín ← Eric García
45′Dani Ceballos → Nelson Deossa
51′Gabriel Jesus (assist Lamine Yamal)
53′Facundo Bernal
53′Abde Ezzalzouli (assist Giovani Lo Celso)
54′Facundo Bernal
55′Lamine Yamal
61′Diego Llorente
62′Fermín ← Dani Olmo
62′Karim Adeyemi ← Anthony Gordon
62′Eric García (assist Pau Cubarsí)
64′Cucho Hernández → Troy Parrott
64′Giovani Lo Celso → Rodrigo Riquelme
70′Lamine Yamal ← Raphinha
70′Hector Bellerin → Ángel Ortiz
70′Pablo Fornals → Álvaro Fidalgo
79′Gabriel Jesus ← Gavi
81′Dani Olmo (assist Pau Cubarsí)

Real Betis · Barcelona

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Real Betis4-4-2

26.0↓70'Bellerin

256.3↓45'Ceballos

36.0Llorente

207.1↓64'Celso

87.1↓70'Fornals

96.3↓64'Hernández

15.5Valles

116.3García

107.3Ezzalzouli

64.4Bernal

167.3Gómez

Barcelona4-3-3

97.8↓79'Jesus

167.8Rodri

237.5Koundé

146.8↓62'Adeyemi

86.8Pedri

16.5Garcia

108.3↓70'Yamal

186.8↓45'Martín

77.2↓62'Fermín

58.3Cubarsí

126.8Espart

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Real Betis

2Hector Bellerin6.0
25Dani Ceballos6.3
3Diego Llorente6.0
20Giovani Lo Celso7.1
8Pablo Fornals7.1
9Cucho Hernández6.3
1Álvaro Valles5.5
11Fran García6.3
10Abde Ezzalzouli7.3
6Facundo Bernal4.4
16Valentín Gómez7.3

Barcelona

9Gabriel Jesus7.8
16Rodri7.8
23Jules Koundé7.5
14Karim Adeyemi6.8
8Pedri6.8
1Joan Garcia6.5
10Lamine Yamal8.3
18Gerard Martín6.8
7Fermín7.2
5Pau Cubarsí8.3
12Xavi Espart6.8

Real BetisTale of the tapeBarcelona

4-4-2Formation4-3-3

19 ptsTable27 pts

+2Goal difference+30

WDWWWFormWWWWW

36%Win chance44%

Head to head

First meeting

Real Betis and Barcelona have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Real Betis

WDWWW

vsOsasuna5-2
@Deportivo La Coruna1-1
vsGetafe1-0
@Villarreal2-1
vsReal Madrid1-0

Barcelona

WWWWW

vsGetafe3-0
@Sevilla3-1
vsRacing Santander7-2
@Levante4-2
@Valencia5-0

This season — other meeting

BarcelonavReal Betis

Where they stand — In a 20-team table

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Real Betis	9	6	1	2	+2	19
Barcelona	9	9	0	0	+30	27

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