Real Betis 3–5 Barcelona — La Liga 2025/26 Match Stats

La Liga · 2025Sat, 6 Dec 2025, 17:30 UTCEstadio de La Cartuja

Real Betis

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3–5Historical match

Barcelona

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A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Barcelona won 3–5.

Shots: 1716
Shots on target: 58
Expected goals: 2.512.83
Possession: 38%62%

Full time

What the match recorded

Barcelona beat Real Betis 5–3. Recorded in this match (Real Betis – Barcelona): shots 17–16, shots on target 5–8, expected goals 2.51–2.83, possession 38%–62%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Barcelona show a distinct attacking-volume record

strong

Barcelona's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

14.9 shots/match ▲ShotsReal Betis · Barcelona19.7 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Real Betis	Barcelona	Baseline
Shots	14.9 shots/match	19.7 shots/match	11.3 shots/match
Shots against	11.4 shots/match	9.38 shots/match	12 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Barcelona's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Barcelona's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

3.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.94 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	3.8 goals/match	2.94 goals/match	1.11 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Barcelona.

6.09 days ▲Rest daysReal Betis · Barcelona3.9 days

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Real Betis	Barcelona	Baseline
Rest days	6.09 days	3.9 days	—
Matches last 14 days	2 matches	2 matches	—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

Shots17 shots16 shotsReal Betis 17 shots, Barcelona 16 shots
Shots on target5 shots8 shotsReal Betis 5 shots, Barcelona 8 shots
Expected goals2.51 xG2.83 xGReal Betis 2.51 xG, Barcelona 2.83 xG
Possession38%62%Real Betis 38%, Barcelona 62%
Corners7 corners7 cornersReal Betis 7 corners, Barcelona 7 corners
Fouls14 fouls9 foulsReal Betis 14 fouls, Barcelona 9 fouls
Yellow cards4 cards2 cardsReal Betis 4 cards, Barcelona 2 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

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Real Betis: 17 shots, 5 on target, 2.51 xG. Barcelona: 16 shots, 8 on target, 2.81 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Real Betis 2.51 xG · Barcelona 2.81 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Real Betis

2Draws

3Barcelona

5 Apr 2025Barcelona — Real Betis · La Liga1–1

7 Dec 2024Real Betis — Barcelona · La Liga2–2

21 Jan 2024Real Betis — Barcelona · La Liga2–4

16 Sept 2023Barcelona — Real Betis · La Liga5–0

29 Apr 2023Barcelona — Real Betis · La Liga4–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Real Betis favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Barcelona in 8 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Real Betis15 matchesBarcelona16 matches

1.67 goals/matchGoals scored15/16▲ 2.94 goals/match

1.27 goals/matchGoals allowed15/161.25 goals/match

1.52 xG/matchExpected goals15/16▲ 2.27 xG/match

14.9 shots/matchShots15/16▲ 19.7 shots/match

4.73 shots/matchShots on target15/16▲ 7.75 shots/match

50.4%Possession15/16● 66.9%

4.93 corners/matchCorners15/16● 6.5 corners/match

2.33 cards/matchCards15/161.88 cards/match

10.3 fouls/matchFouls15/169.56 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited

Season samples15 / 16home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

The fixture is outside the configured active season.
Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 6 Dec 2025, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in La Liga

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Match at a glance

What the match recorded

Barcelona show a distinct attacking-volume record