Villarreal vs Real Betis Preview

Villarreal host Real Betis at the Estadio de la Cerámica on Monday evening, with the Yellow Submarine winless in this run and Betis flying in the form of their lives.

Villarreal are winless in their last 5, drawing two and losing three, and head into this one under real pressure. Most recently, they lost 3-2 at home to Dortmund in the Champions League. Prior to that, Dep. A Coruna beat them 3-2 away. Before that, Alaves beat them 1-0 away. Four games back, they drew 2-2 at home with Atl. Madrid and the run started with a 2-2 draw away at Racing Santander.

Betis have won four of their last five games and arrive as one of the form sides in Spain. Most recently, they beat Lille 3-2 away in the Champions League. Prior to that, they beat Real Madrid 1-0 at home in an astonishing performance against one of the giants in Spanish football. Before that, they lost 5-2 away at Levante in a capitulation. Earlier in this run, they won 1-0 away at Valencia, and before that they beat Real Sociedad 1-0 at home.

The head-to-head record favours Betis, who have won 3 of the last five meetings, with 1 draw and 1 win for Villarreal. Most recently, Betis won 2-0 at home. In the previous encounter, the sides drew 2-2 at Villarreal.

Villarreal sit 17th on 2 points from four games, deep in the relegation zone at this early stage with a goal difference of -2. Betis are 4th on 9 points, seven clear of their hosts and boasting a goal difference of 0. A win for Villarreal would take them to 5 points and out of the bottom three, while another defeat would leave them on 2 and facing a real fight to stay up. For Betis, a win would move them to 12 points and further towards the summit of the division.

In Spain, the match is available on Movistar+, LaLiga TV Bar HD and Movistar Plus+. In Great Britain, coverage is on Premier Sports 1 and the Premier Sports Player app, while in the United States viewers can follow the action via ESPN+, fuboTV and the ESPN App. The game is also broadcast in Germany on DAZN Germany and in Italy on DAZN Italia.

Possible Lineups

Villarreal (4-4-2)
Luiz Junior, Costa, Veiga, Freeman, Moreno, Cardona, Gueye, Pepe, Perez, Moleiro, Bellerin

Real Betis (4-2-3-1)
Valles, Bellerin, Natan, Llorente, Roca, Bernal, Garcia, Isco, Fornals, Antony, Hernandez

Villarreal Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Dortmund	3-2	Villarreal	CL	08.09.26
❌	Villarreal	2-3	Dep. A Coruna	LL	05.09.26
❌	Alaves	1-0	Villarreal	LL	28.08.26
🤝	Atl. Madrid	2-2	Villarreal	LL	23.08.26
🤝	Racing Santander	2-2	Villarreal	LL	16.08.26

Real Betis Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Lille	2-3	Betis	CL	08.09.26
✅	Betis	1-0	Real Madrid	LL	04.09.26
❌	Levante	5-2	Betis	LL	29.08.26
✅	Valencia	0-1	Betis	LL	25.08.26
✅	Betis	1-0	Real Sociedad	LL	21.08.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Betis	2-0	Villarreal	LL	17.01.26
Villarreal	2-2	Betis	LL	18.10.25
Betis	1-2	Villarreal	LL	13.04.25
Villarreal	1-2	Betis	LL	15.12.24
Betis	2-3	Villarreal	LL	10.03.24

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Spain	Movistar+ / LaLiga TV Bar HD / Movistar Plus+
Great Britain	Premier Sports 1 / Premier Sports Player
Ireland Republic	Premier Sports 1 / Premier Sports Player
USA	ESPN+ / fuboTV / ESPN App
Germany	DAZN Germany
Italy	DAZN Italia
Austria	DAZN Austria
Belgium	DAZN Belgium
Switzerland	DAZN Switzerland
Japan	DAZN Japan / U-NEXT

Table

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