Villarreal vs BetisPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Villarreal reach matchday five in seventeenth place on 2 points: four matches, two draws and two defeats, six goals scored and eight conceded. At the Estadio de la Ceramica they have played once and lost 2-3, while their three away trips produced two draws and a defeat, four goals scored and five conceded. Real Betis are fourth on 9 points, also from four rounds: three wins and one defeat, five goals scored and five conceded. At home they have won both games played without conceding, two goals to nil across the two matches; on the road the record reads one win and one defeat in two trips, three goals scored and five conceded. Villarreal's last five outings are all without a win: the 2-3 on Borussia Dortmund soil in the most recent match, before that the 2-3 at home to Deportivo La Coruna, the 0-1 away to Alaves and two 2-2 draws taken at Atletico Madrid and Racing Santander, both on the road. Real Betis, by contrast, have four wins in their last five: the 3-2 away to Lille in the most recent round, before that the 1-0 over Real Madrid, and further back the 2-5 conceded at Levante, the 1-0 in Valencia and the 1-0 against Real Sociedad. The five most recent meetings are split: two wins each and one draw. The latest, in January 2026, saw Real Betis win 2-0 on their own ground; in October 2025 the Estadio de la Ceramica produced a 2-2. Further back came a 1-2 in April 2025 and a 2-3 in March 2024, both Villarreal wins at Real Betis, while in December 2024 it was Real Betis who won 1-2 in Villarreal. The competition average is 3.00 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.