Real Betis vs Real Madrid Competition – La Liga Stadium: Estadio La Cartuja Date: 24th April 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 means very different things to each side. Betis sit fifth on 46 points — a position of relative comfort in the table with European football for next season already a realistic prospect — while Real Madrid arrive in second place on 70, nine points behind Barcelona with seven games to play. The title is not yet lost for Los Blancos, but it has rarely looked further away, and an increasingly inconsistent run of form in recent weeks has added genuine pressure to the visit to Seville.
Betis come into this one having endured a difficult end to their season on multiple fronts. Their most recent outing ended in a 4–2 home defeat to Braga in the Europa League knockout stage — a result that brought their European campaign to a close. Prior to that, a 1–1 draw away at Osasuna in the league was a low-energy performance that yielded a single point. Before that, a 1–1 draw away at Braga in the first leg had set up the tie but ultimately proved insufficient. Earlier in this run, a goalless home draw with Espanyol and a 2–1 defeat away at Athletic Bilbao complete a sequence of no wins, three draws and two defeats from the last five. The Europa League exit may free up mental and physical energy for the run-in, but the form is far from convincing.
Real Madrid’s recent record makes for similarly uncomfortable reading for their supporters. Their most recent outing ended in a 4–3 defeat away at Bayern Munich in the Champions League knockout stage — a result that ended their European campaign and left the club with only the league title as a realistic target. Prior to that, a 1–1 home draw with Girona in La Liga squandered two vital points. Before that, a 2–1 home defeat to Bayern in the first leg was the beginning of the end in Europe. Earlier in this run, a 2–1 defeat away at Mallorca in the league — one of the season’s more damaging setbacks — contrasts with a 3–2 home win over Atlético Madrid earlier, which now looks like a distant high point. One win, one draw and three defeats from five is the form of a team whose title aspirations are hanging by a thread.
The head-to-head record favours Real Madrid, who have won two of the last five meetings, with two draws and one win for Betis. Most recently, Madrid won 5–1 at home in January 2026 — a dominant result at the Bernabéu. In the previous encounter, Betis won 2–1 at home in March 2025 — a result that demonstrated the Verdiblancos can find a way against the Madrid machine on their own ground.
Barcelona’s nine-point lead with seven games remaining makes the title race mathematically tight but practically mountainous for Madrid. A win tonight moves them to 73, keeping pressure on Barcelona, but anything less could effectively end the challenge.
In Spain, the match is live on DAZN Spain, DAZN LaLiga, DAZN LaLiga 2, and Movistar+. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the game is available via the Premier Sports Player. In the United States, viewers can watch on ESPN Deportes, ESPN Select, and fuboTV.
Real Betis Form
| Result | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Competition | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Betis | 2–4 | Braga | Europa League | Apr 16, 2026 |
| D | Osasuna | 1–1 | Betis | La Liga | Apr 12, 2026 |
| D | Braga | 1–1 | Betis | Europa League | Apr 8, 2026 |
| D | Betis | 0–0 | Espanyol | La Liga | Apr 4, 2026 |
| L | Ath. Bilbao | 2–1 | Betis | La Liga | Mar 22, 2026 |
Real Madrid Form
| Result | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Competition | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Bayern | 4–3 | Real Madrid | Champions League | Apr 15, 2026 |
| D | Real Madrid | 1–1 | Girona | La Liga | Apr 10, 2026 |
| L | Real Madrid | 1–2 | Bayern | Champions League | Apr 7, 2026 |
| L | Mallorca | 2–1 | Real Madrid | La Liga | Apr 4, 2026 |
| W | Real Madrid | 3–2 | Atl. Madrid | La Liga | Mar 22, 2026 |
Head To Head
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Competition | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 5–1 | Real Betis | Spanish LaLiga | Jan 4, 2026 |
| Real Betis | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Spanish LaLiga | Mar 1, 2025 |
| Real Madrid | 2–0 | Real Betis | Spanish LaLiga | Sep 1, 2024 |
| Real Madrid | 0–0 | Real Betis | Spanish LaLiga | May 25, 2024 |
| Real Betis | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Spanish LaLiga | Dec 9, 2023 |
TV Listings / Streaming
| Country | Channel |
|---|---|
| Spain | DAZN Spain, DAZN LaLiga, DAZN LaLiga 2, Movistar+, LaLiga TV Bar HD |
| Great Britain | Premier Sports Player |
| Ireland | Premier Sports Player |
| USA | ESPN Deportes, ESPN Select, fuboTV, ESPN App |
| Germany | DAZN Germany, DAZN2 Germany |
| France | beIN Sports 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT |
| Italy | DAZN Italia |
| Netherlands | Ziggo Sport 2, Ziggo Go |
| Australia | beIN Sports 3, beIN Sports Connect |
| Canada | TSN+ |
La Liga Table
| Pos | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 31 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 84 | 30 | +54 | 79 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 31 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 65 | 29 | +36 | 70 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 31 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 61 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 57 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 31 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 46 |
| 6 | Celta Vigo | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 44 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 42 |
| 8 | Getafe | 31 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 41 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 38 | -1 | 39 |
| 10 | Espanyol | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 48 | -11 | 38 |
| 11 | Girona | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 45 | -12 | 38 |
| 11 | Athletic Club | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 45 | -12 | 38 |
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 35 |
| 14 | Valencia | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 46 | -12 | 35 |
| 15 | Mallorca | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 48 | -9 | 34 |
| 16 | Sevilla | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 51 | -12 | 34 |
| 17 | Alavés | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 46 | -11 | 33 |
| 18 | Elche | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 47 | -8 | 32 |
| 19 | Levante | 31 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 35 | 50 | -15 | 29 |
| 20 | Real Oviedo | 31 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 48 | -24 | 27 |
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