Real Betis vs 17.10.26 16:302 – 5Full Time
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- 27′Real Betis, goal:1–1assist
- 41′Barcelona, goal:1–2assist
- 45′Real Betis, goal disallowed:Goal Disallowed
- Half-time1 – 2
- 46′Real Betis, substitution:off
- 46′Barcelona, substitution:off
- 51′Barcelona, goal:1–3assist
- 53′Real Betis, goal:2–3assist
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- 62′Barcelona, goal:2–4assist
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- 81′Barcelona, goal:2–5assist
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Barcelona hit five past ten-man Real Betis to stay top of La Liga
Barcelona won 5-2 away to Real Betis at Estadio de la Cartuja on La Liga matchday 9, extending their winning run to 11 games in a row. Lamine Yamal opened the scoring in the 10th minute, set up by Jules Koundé, but Betis levelled through Valentín Gómez in the 27th minute from a Pablo Fornals assist.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Rodri restored Barcelona's lead in the 41st minute, with Fermín providing the assist, and the visitors led 2-1 at half-time. Gabriel Jesus made it 3-1 within six minutes of the restart, Yamal again the creator, but Abdessamad Ezzalzouli pulled one back in the 53rd minute from a Giovani Lo Celso assist.
The contest turned a minute later, when Facundo Bernal was sent off for Betis with the score at 2-3. From then on Betis scored none and conceded two. Eric García made it 4-2 in the 62nd minute and Dani Olmo added a fifth in the 81st, both from Pau Cubarsí assists.
The result ended Betis's run of seven games unbeaten and left Barcelona top on 27 points, eight clear of third-placed Betis. Both sides turn to European action next: Barcelona travel to Paris Saint Germain in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, and Betis host Feyenoord in the same competition on Wednesday.
Lamine Yamal scored the opener and supplied the pass for Gabriel Jesus's goal, earning the highest rating of any player on the pitch at 8.79. Rodri, who scored the second, followed on 8.26.
Barcelona had 69% of the possession, against 31% for Betis.
Barcelona won 5–2 away against Real Betis (half-time 1–2).
Real Betis met Barcelona in the La Liga (Regular Season - 9). Kick-off was Saturday, 17 October 2026, 16:30 UTC at Estadio de la Cartuja. Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea. Attendance: 66,924.
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Key moments
- 10' Goal: Lamine Yamal (assist: Jules Koundé) — 0–1
- 27' Goal: Valentín Gómez (assist: Pablo Fornals) — 1–1 · Watch Valentín Gómez's goal video (27')
- 41' Goal: Rodri (assist: Fermín) — 1–2 · Watch Rodri's goal video (41')
- 51' Goal: Gabriel Jesus (assist: Lamine Yamal) — 1–3
- 53' Goal: Abde Ezzalzouli (assist: Giovani Lo Celso) — 2–3
- 54' Red card: Facundo Bernal
- 62' Goal: Eric García (assist: Pau Cubarsí) — 2–4
- 81' Goal: Dani Olmo (assist: Pau Cubarsí) — 2–5
Starting line-ups
Real Betis (4-2-3-1)
Barcelona (4-2-3-1)
- 1 Joan García
- 12 X. Espart
- 18 Gerard Martín
- 5 Pau Cubarsí
- 23 Jules Koundé
- 8 Pedri
- 16 Rodri
- 14 Karim Adeyemi
- 7 Fermín
- 10 Lamine Yamal
- 9 Gabriel Jesus
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Real Betis 23%, the draw 20%, Barcelona 57%. It finished Real Betis 2–5 Barcelona.
Barcelona's strength gap drives a clear lead — We give Barcelona 57%, mainly because they sit 252 points higher on our strength rating, 2046 to 1794, though home sides across La Liga do better than the global norm, which helps Real Betis a little. The draw sits at 20%, just under the usual 22% for a gap this size, because both teams' own recent games average 4.2 goals.
Why Barcelona at 57%?
Barcelona sit 252 points higher on our strength rating — 2046 to 1794. Sides with a more than 240-point rating edge on the road won 65.7% of 5,873 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 22–23–55.
Why only 57%?
La Liga home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (28.3% vs 30.0%). La Liga homes won 46.6% of 6,159 games vs 44.6% across all 101,264 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why is the draw only 20%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 21.9%. These teams' recent games average 4.2 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 16,940. The goals environment takes 1.9 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Barcelona have averaged 16 percentage points more possession than Real Betis in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Real Betis are unbeaten in their last 15 home La Liga games: 10 wins and 5 draws. The run began on 21 December 2025. Last recorded home league defeat: 6 December 2025 — Real Betis 3–5 Barcelona. Latest home league result: 11 October 2026 — Real Betis 5–2 Osasuna. Across 13,724 historical matches following an unbeaten home league run of at least six games, hosts won 56.0%, compared with 54.8% expected from team strength. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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