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Matchday

LaLiga 25/26 · 22 Mar 2026

Athletic Club 2–1 Real Betis

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.5 – 0.9
Actual xG
1.3 – 0.5
Goals
2 – 1

Footybot made Athletic Club favourites at 51%.

Athletic Club won and made the better chances: 1.3 xG to 0.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Pablo Fornals, 76.5 in 45′.

Well above their usual level: Pablo Fornals +21.7, Aitor Ruibal +15.1, Oihan Sancet +13.2.

Well below it: Gorka Guruzeta −13.5, Íñigo Lekue −12.2, Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta −12.1.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Athletic Club

14 Mar 2026L 0–3at Girona FC LaLiga
7 Mar 2026L 0–1v FC Barcelona LaLiga
28 Feb 2026D 1–1at Rayo Vallecano LaLiga
20 Feb 2026W 2–1v Elche LaLiga
15 Feb 2026W 2–1at Real Oviedo LaLiga

Real Betis

19 Mar 2026W 4–0v Panathinaikos FC Europa League
15 Mar 2026D 1–1v Celta Vigo LaLiga
12 Mar 2026L 0–1at Panathinaikos FC Europa League
8 Mar 2026L 0–2at Getafe LaLiga
1 Mar 2026D 2–2v Sevilla LaLiga

Head to head

31 Aug 2025Real Betis 1–2 Athletic Club LaLiga

Athletic Club

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Oihan Sancet Midfielder72100.5562.3+13.2
Unai Simón Goalkeeper9000–50.7+4.7
Aymeric Laporte Defender90000.1147.9−2.4
Alejandro Rego Mora Midfielder8600–47.8+2.1
Iñaki Williams Midfielder90020.3946.6+6.5
Dani Vivian Defender90100.0445.9−0.8
Álex Berenguer Midfielder86000.1443.0−7.1
Mikel Jauregizar Midfielder2800–39.4–
Yuri Berchiche Defender90000.0538.4−12.0
Gorka Guruzeta Forward6200–38.0−13.5
Mikel Vesga Midfielder2800–37.9–
Robert Navarro Midfielder1000–36.9–
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Midfielder6200–35.4−12.1
Unai Gómez Midfielder1800–34.6–
Nico Serrano Midfielder1000–33.9–
Íñigo Lekue Defender9000–33.3−12.2

Real Betis

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Pablo Fornals Midfielder45100.0776.5+21.7
Sergi Altimira Midfielder4500–63.7+11.1
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli Midfielder90000.2160.2+8.8
Natan Defender9000–60.2+12.9
Aitor Ruibal Defender74000.0260.0+15.1
Diego Llorente Defender9000–59.3+5.7
Antony Midfielder45000.0355.5+3.9
Valentín Gómez Defender9000–54.9+4.1
Cucho Hernández Forward62000.1253.8+3.6
Chimy Ávila Forward1600–52.2–
Angel Ortiz Defender4500–51.4+3.2
Sofyan Amrabat Midfielder9000–48.2−2.7
Pau López Goalkeeper9000–46.9−2.9
Héctor Bellerín Defender4500–45.5−1.0
Marc Roca Midfielder4500–44.8−3.4
Cédric Bakambu Forward28000.0538.5–