Betisvs.Barcelona

Hansi Flick's side will enter the contest off the back of a 5-1 success over Mallorca, with the result leaving them top of the La Liga table, four points ahead of second-placed Real Madrid, who still have a game in hand.

Real Betis, meanwhile, recorded a 3-1 victory over Sant Andreu in the Copa del Rey on Tuesday night, but they have been beaten in each of their last two league fixtures, which has seen them drop into 10th spot in the division.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides ahead of what should be an intriguing contest in Seville this weekend.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 139

Real Betis wins: 30

Draws: 24

Barcelona wins: 85

Barcelona and Real Betis have locked horns on 139 occasions in all competitions, and Barcelona lead the head-to-head 85 wins to Real Betis' 30, while there have also been 24 draws throughout history.

Unsurprisingly, Barcelona have the most goals in this fixture, finding the back of the net on 326 occasions to Real Betis' 159, while Lionel Messi is comfortably the all-time leading goalscorer in this contest, scoring 26 times against Real Betis during his time with Barcelona, while Sandor Kocsis is second in the list with 12.

Barcelona are on a six-game winning run against Real Betis in all competitions, including 5-0 and 4-2 successes in their two league matches during the 2023-24 campaign.

The Catalan team also thumped Real Betis 4-0 in the league in April 2023, and they are unbeaten against the Green and Whites since a surprise 1-0 reverse at Camp Nou in December 2021.

Interestingly, Barcelona's last two defeats to Real Betis have come on home soil, and they are unbeaten away to the Seville outfit since January 2011, when they lost 3-1 in the second leg of their Copa del Rey quarter-final.

Not since March 2008 have Barcelona lost to Real Betis at Estadio Benito Villamarin, which is an indication of the size of the home side's task in Saturday's contest.

In La Liga, Barcelona lead the head-to-head record 73 wins to Real Betis' 22, while there have also been 21 draws; the Catalan team have also won 10 of the last 11 meetings in Spain's top flight, while they have scored at least twice in 22 of their last 25 matches against Real Betis in all competitions.

There has not actually been a league draw between these two sides since January 2017, while they have only shared the points on two occasions since February 2009.

Last 20 meetings

Jan 21, 2024: Betis 2-4 Barcelona (La Liga)

Sep 16, 2023: Barcelona 5-0 Betis (La Liga)

Apr 29, 2023: Barcelona 4-0 Betis (La Liga)

Feb 01, 2023: Betis 1-2 Barcelona (La Liga)

Jan 12, 2023: Betis 2-2 Barcelona (Supercopa de Espana Semi-Finals)

May 07, 2022: Betis 1-2 Barcelona (La Liga)

Dec 04, 2021: Barcelona 0-1 Betis (La Liga)

Feb 07, 2021: Betis 2-3 Barcelona (La Liga)

Nov 07, 2020: Barcelona 5-2 Betis (La Liga)

Feb 09, 2020: Betis 2-3 Barcelona (La Liga)

Aug 25, 2019: Barcelona 5-2 Betis (La Liga)

Mar 17, 2019: Betis 1-4 Barcelona (La Liga)

Nov 11, 2018: Barcelona 3-4 Betis (La Liga)

Jan 21, 2018: Betis 0-5 Barcelona (La Liga)

Aug 20, 2017: Barcelona 2-0 Betis (La Liga)

Jan 29, 2017: Betis 1-1 Barcelona (La Liga)

Aug 20, 2016: Barcelona 6-2 Betis (La Liga)

Apr 30, 2016: Betis 0-2 Barcelona (La Liga)

Dec 30, 2015: Barcelona 4-0 Betis (La Liga)

Apr 05, 2014: Barcelona 3-1 Betis (La Liga)

Last 10 La Liga meetings

Jan 21, 2024: Betis 2-4 Barcelona (La Liga)

Sep 16, 2023: Barcelona 5-0 Betis (La Liga)

Apr 29, 2023: Barcelona 4-0 Betis (La Liga)

Feb 01, 2023: Betis 1-2 Barcelona (La Liga)

May 07, 2022: Betis 1-2 Barcelona (La Liga)

Dec 04, 2021: Barcelona 0-1 Betis (La Liga)

Feb 07, 2021: Betis 2-3 Barcelona (La Liga)

Nov 07, 2020: Barcelona 5-2 Betis (La Liga)

Feb 09, 2020: Betis 2-3 Barcelona (La Liga)

Aug 25, 2019: Barcelona 5-2 Betis (La Liga)

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