Betis vs Real Madrid: predicted lineups, where to watch and our prediction

Betis vs Real Madrid is played on Friday 4 September at 21:00 at the Estadio Benito Villamarín, and it opens matchday 4 of LaLiga as far as the big clubs are concerned.

The reason it travels is one line of the away side's predicted eleven: Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior up front, with Jude Bellingham behind them.

Where to watch

In Italy the game is shown on DAZN, who hold the LaLiga rights this season alongside Serie A and Serie B. Coverage differs by country, so check your local listing elsewhere.

The predicted lineups

Betis (4-2-3-1)
Álvaro Valles in goal; Bellerín, Diego Llorente, Natan and Fran García behind; Facundo Bernal and Marc Roca in the middle; Antony, Pablo Fornals and Rodrigo Riquelme behind Cucho Hernández.

Real Madrid (4-2-3-1)
Courtois in goal; Dumfries, Konaté, Huijsen and Cucurella at the back; Valverde and Bernardo Silva in midfield; Arda Güler, Bellingham and Vinícius Júnior behind Mbappé.

Predicted lineups can change until an hour before kick-off, when the official teamsheets are released.

Our prediction

We say fewer than 4.5 goals. That is not a verdict on the attacks, which are there on both sides: it is that the Villamarín is one of the grounds where Real Madrid struggle most, and meetings between these two have recently been decided on narrow margins rather than in shoot-outs.

On the individual we published Mbappé to score or assist. It is the most direct call of the LaLiga round: he starts through the middle in a side that creates a lot, and he only has to be involved in a goal in any way.

Then we count it

When the round closes we publish the tally with nothing removed. The full record of every settled call is in the results history.

Our analysis stays updated until kick-off on the LaLiga page, and the individual calls are in the Player Predictions section.