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Real Betis vs Elche

Competition – La Liga

Stadium: Estadio La Cartuja

Date: 12th May 2026

Kick-off time – 19:00 GMT

Tuesday evening’s La Liga action at Estadio La Cartuja pits Real Betis against Elche in a fixture where both clubs have something meaningful at stake as the 2025-26 season enters its final stretch. The hosts are chasing a European finish, while the visitors are scrapping to preserve their top-flight status.

Real Betis have been a difficult side to pin down this term, and their recent form reflects that inconsistency. Their most recent outing ended in a 2-2 draw away at Real Sociedad, a result that felt like two points dropped rather than one gained for a side harbouring European ambitions. Prior to that, they delivered one of their cleaner performances of the run, a 3-0 home win over Real Oviedo that showed their attacking quality in full. Before that, they held Real Madrid to a 1-1 draw at La Cartuja — creditable against the Whites but another occasion where maximum points slipped away. Earlier in this run, they claimed an impressive 3-2 victory away at Girona, before a heavy 4-2 home defeat to Braga brought a European night to a chastening end. A sequence of D-W-D-W-L captures a side of genuine quality that too often fails to convert it into victories.

Elche come into this match in the kind of form that few would have predicted given their season-long struggles. Their most recent outing produced a 1-1 home draw against Alavés — a point shared between two sides with relegation concerns, though Elche will be the more disappointed having been unable to press home advantage. Prior to that, they suffered a 3-1 defeat away at Celta Vigo, a result that checked momentum. Before that, they earned a hard-fought 2-1 win on the road at Real Oviedo, a result that demonstrated their capacity to grind out results when their backs are against the wall. Earlier in this run, they produced back-to-back home wins of real quality — 3-2 against Atlético Madrid and 1-0 against Valencia — performances that announced their survival credentials loudly. The form sequence of D-L-W-W-W tells of a team with genuine fight.

The head-to-head record favours Real Betis, who have won three of the last five meetings, with one draw and one win for Elche. Most recently, Betis won 2-1 at home in the Copa del Rey in January 2026. In the previous encounter, Elche and Betis drew 1-1 at Elche’s ground in August 2025.

Real Betis currently occupy fifth place in La Liga with 54 points from 35 matches, four points ahead of Celta in sixth. A victory here would push them to 57 points and extend that cushion to seven, giving their European qualification a far more comfortable footing with games running out. Elche sit in 16th with 39 points — just two above the relegation zone, where Alavés occupy 18th on 37. Three points would take them to 42, five clear of the drop, and would go a long way to making their survival mathematically secure at the right moment.

In Spain, the match is live on DAZN Spain, DAZN LaLiga, Movistar+ and LaLiga TV Bar HD. Viewers in the United Kingdom and Ireland can stream the action via the Premier Sports Player. In the United States, the game is available on ESPN Select, fuboTV and the ESPN App.


Real Betis Form

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
🤝 Real Sociedad 2-2 Real Betis La Liga May 9, 2026
Real Betis 3-0 Real Oviedo La Liga May 3, 2026
🤝 Real Betis 1-1 Real Madrid La Liga Apr 24, 2026
Girona 2-3 Real Betis La Liga Apr 21, 2026
Real Betis 2-4 Braga Europa League Apr 16, 2026

Elche Form

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
🤝 Elche 1-1 Alavés La Liga May 9, 2026
Celta Vigo 3-1 Elche La Liga May 3, 2026
Real Oviedo 1-2 Elche La Liga Apr 26, 2026
Elche 3-2 Atlético Madrid La Liga Apr 22, 2026
Elche 1-0 Valencia La Liga Apr 11, 2026

Head to Head

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Real Betis 2-1 Elche Copa del Rey Jan 14, 2026
Elche 1-1 Real Betis La Liga Aug 18, 2025
Elche 2-3 Real Betis La Liga Feb 24, 2023
Real Betis 3-0 Elche La Liga Aug 15, 2022
Real Betis 0-1 Elche La Liga Apr 19, 2022

TV Listings / Streaming

Country Channel
Spain DAZN Spain, DAZN LaLiga, Movistar+, LaLiga TV Bar HD
UK & Ireland Premier Sports Player
USA ESPN Select, fuboTV, ESPN App
Germany DAZN Germany
France beIN Sports MAX 4, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, freemyCANAL
Italy DAZN Italia
Netherlands Ziggo Go, Ziggo Sport 2
Australia beIN Sports Connect
Argentina ESPN3 Argentina, Disney+ Premium Argentina
Canada TSN+

La Liga Table

Pos Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Barcelona 35 30 1 4 91 31 +60 91
2 Real Madrid 35 24 5 6 70 33 +37 77
3 Villarreal 35 21 6 8 65 40 +25 69
4 Atlético Madrid 35 19 6 10 58 38 +20 63
5 Real Betis 35 13 15 7 54 43 +11 54
6 Celta 35 13 11 11 49 44 +5 50
7 Getafe 35 13 6 16 28 36 -8 45
8 Real Sociedad 35 11 11 13 54 55 -1 44
9 Athletic Club 35 13 5 17 40 51 -11 44
10 Osasuna 35 11 9 15 42 45 -3 42
11 Rayo Vallecano 34 10 12 12 35 41 -6 42
12 Valencia 35 11 9 15 38 50 -12 42
13 Sevilla 35 11 7 17 43 56 -13 40
14 Espanyol 35 10 9 16 38 53 -15 39
15 Mallorca 35 10 9 16 43 52 -9 39
16 Elche 35 9 12 14 46 54 -8 39
17 Girona 34 9 11 14 36 51 -15 38
18 Alavés 35 9 10 16 41 54 -13 37
19 Levante 35 9 9 17 41 57 -16 36
20 Real Oviedo 35 6 11 18 26 54 -28 29

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