On Mar 5th, Real Betis will host Real Madrid at Estadio Benito Villamarín in a meeting of these two closely matched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 5th placed Real Betis is fresh off their 3-2 win against Elche. Fidel scored the first goal for Elche in the 7th minute on a penalty kick, then Lucas Boyé added another in the 9th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 95th minute on a penalty goal by Willian José. Real Betis is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 2nd placed Real Madrid is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Atlético Madrid. José Giménez struck first for Atlético Madrid in the 78th minute on a feed from Antoine Griezmann, then Alvaro Daniel Rodriguez Munoz tied it up for Real Madrid in the 85th minute on a feed from Luka Modrić earning Real Madrid at least a draw. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Real Madrid should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on Sep 3rd, Real Madrid was victorious by a score of 2 to 1 in front of almost 59000 jubilant spectators. Vinícius Júnior scored the first goal for Real Madrid in the 9th minute, then Canales tied it up for Real Betis in the 17th minute.
Karim Benzema has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Real Madrid. Real Betis’s most prolific scorer has been Canales. He has netted three goals over the last five matches
Canales, Borja Iglesias, Edgar González, Guido Rodríguez and Paul Edgar Akouokou are unavailable to play for Real Betis, while Real Madrid will be without Toni Kroos, Rodrygo and Ferland Mendy.