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Real Betis vs Real Madrid

Competition – La Liga

Stadium: Estadio La Cartuja

Date: 4th  September 2026

Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT

 

Friday evening at the Estadio La Cartuja in Seville, and Real Betis host Real Madrid in a La Liga fixture that already carries early-season significance, with Los Blancos looking to keep up a perfect start to the campaign and Los Verdiblancos aiming to steady themselves after a chastening result last time out.

Betis arrive on the back of a mixed run of form. Their most recent outing ended in a 5-2 defeat away at Levante, a heavy loss that will have stung after a promising few weeks. Prior to that, a 1-0 win away at Valencia was a solid win against quality opposition. Before that, a narrow 1-0 home win over Real Sociedad had opened their league campaign in style. Earlier in this run, a 1-0 defeat away at Inter and a 2-2 draw at home to Bournemouth complete a five-match sequence of two wins, one draw and two losses. The Levante result is the one that will concern Los Verdiblancos most heading into the weekend, and they will be keen to put it right in front of their own supporters.

Real Madrid’s form, by contrast, is about as good as it gets. Their most recent outing brought a comfortable 4-0 win at home over Malaga. Prior to that, a 4-1 home win over Real Sociedad kept the momentum going. Before that, a 2-1 win away at Espanyol underlined their quality on the road. Earlier in this run, a 3-0 win away at Schalke and a 1-0 win away at Deportivo A Coruña complete a five-match sequence of five straight wins, with no draws or defeats in that span. Los Blancos travel to Seville full of confidence and sitting top of the table on a perfect record.

The head-to-head record favours Real Madrid, who have won two of the last five meetings, with two draws and a single win for Real Betis. Most recently, the sides played out a 1-1 draw at La Cartuja. In the previous encounter, Real Madrid won 5-1 at home. History offers Betis some encouragement given how tight recent meetings have been, but Real Madrid’s current form makes them clear favourites on paper.

As things stand, Real Madrid sit top of the table on nine points from three games, while Real Betis are sixth on six points having won two and lost one of their opening fixtures. That three-point gap could shift by full time. A Real Madrid win would take them to 12 points and stretch the advantage to six. A Betis win would draw both sides level on nine points, though Real Madrid’s goal difference of plus eight against Betis’s minus one would keep them above their hosts regardless. A draw would move Real Madrid to 10 points with the gap holding at three before other fixtures are played.

In Spain, the match is live on Movistar+ and can also be streamed via LaLiga TV Bar HD and M+ LALIGA TV. In the UK and Ireland, coverage is available on the Premier Sports Player and Premier Sports 2, while viewers in the United States can catch the action on ESPN+, fuboTV and the ESPN App.

Possible Lineups

Real Betis (4-2-3-1) Valles, Bellerin, Bartra, Natan, Riquelme, Bernal, Roca, Antony, Isco, Parrott, Garcia

Real Madrid (4-2-3-1) Courtois, Cucurella, Huijsen, Rudiger, Alexander-Arnold, Camavinga, Valverde, Vinicius, Bellingham, Diaz, Mbappe

Real Betis Form

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Levante 5-2 Real Betis Spanish LaLiga 29.08.26
Valencia 0-1 Real Betis Spanish LaLiga 25.08.26
Real Betis 1-0 Real Sociedad Spanish LaLiga 21.08.26
Inter 1-0 Real Betis Club Friendly 15.08.26
🤝 Real Betis 2-2 Bournemouth Club Friendly 08.08.26

Real Madrid Form

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Real Madrid 4-0 Malaga Spanish LaLiga 30.08.26
Real Madrid 4-1 Real Sociedad Spanish LaLiga 26.08.26
Espanyol 1-2 Real Madrid Spanish LaLiga 22.08.26
Schalke 0-3 Real Madrid Club Friendly 16.08.26
Dep. A Coruña 0-1 Real Madrid Club Friendly 12.08.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Real Betis 1-1 Real Madrid Spanish LaLiga 24.04.26
Real Madrid 5-1 Real Betis Spanish LaLiga 04.01.26
Real Betis 2-1 Real Madrid Spanish LaLiga 01.03.25
Real Madrid 2-0 Real Betis Spanish LaLiga 01.09.24
Real Madrid 0-0 Real Betis Spanish LaLiga 25.05.24

TV Listings / Streaming

Country Channel
Spain Movistar+, LaLiga TV Bar HD, M+ LALIGA TV
Great Britain Premier Sports Player, Premier Sports 2
Ireland Republic Premier Sports Player, Premier Sports 2
USA ESPN+, fuboTV, ESPN App
Germany DAZN Germany
France DAZN France, Disney+ Premium
Italy DAZN Italia
Portugal DAZN Portugal
Canada TSN Premium
Japan DAZN Japan

Table

POS TEAM MP W D L GF GA GD P
1 Real Madrid 3 3 0 0 10 2 8 9
2 Atlético Madrid 3 2 1 0 7 3 4 7
3 Deportivo Alavés 3 2 1 0 5 1 4 7
4 Barcelona 2 2 0 0 7 0 7 6
5 Sevilla 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 6
6 Real Betis 3 2 0 1 4 5 -1 6
7 Deportivo La Coruña 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 5
8 Osasuna 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 4
9 Racing Santander 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
10 Levante 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
11 Espanyol 3 1 0 2 5 4 1 3
12 Getafe 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 3
13 Real Sociedad 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 3
14 Villarreal 3 0 2 1 4 5 -1 2
15 Rayo Vallecano 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 1
16 Celta de Vigo 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 1
17 Valencia 3 0 1 2 1 3 -2 1
18 Elche 3 0 1 2 3 9 -6 1
19 Malaga 3 0 1 2 1 7 -6 1
20 Athletic Club 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 0

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