The big picture

Athletic Club come in 7th on the ladder with 16 points; Real Betis are 4th on 26. Real Betis are the side higher up the table.

Athletic Club are 4–3–3 in LaLiga 2026-27, averaging 1.4 goals for and 1 against.

Real Betis are 7–2–2 in LaLiga 2026-27, averaging 1.6 goals for and 1.4 against.

Form

Athletic Club have won two of their last five and most recently beat Real Sociedad 2–1.

Real Betis have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Borussia Dortmund 1–2.

Head to head

These sides have met 40 times on our records since 2003: Athletic Club 17, Real Betis 11, 11 drawn.

Last time out (2025-26), Athletic Club won 2–1 at San Mamés.

Biggest margin between these two: Athletic Club by 4 goals in 2020-21 (4–0).

Players to watch

For Athletic Club, watch Álex Berenguer (0.4 goals a game, 4 assists in 2026-27) and Iñaki Williams (0.3 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27).

For Real Betis, watch Isco (0.5 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Marc Bartra (0.7 goals a game in 2026-27).

At San Mamés

Athletic Club have won 8 of their last 20 at San Mamés.

What the numbers say

On the numbers this is too close to split.