In this 38th week match, on Fri May 20th, Real Madrid hosts Real Betis at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in a meeting of these two La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which is great football weather. 1st placed Real Madrid is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Cádiz. Mariano Díaz struck first for Real Madrid in the 5th minute on a feed from Rodrygo, but Sobrino got the equalizer for Cádiz in the 37th minute earning Cádiz a comeback draw. Real Madrid is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Real Betis recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Granada. Juanmi scored the first goal for Real Betis in the 14th minute, then Juanmi added another in the 88th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Granada couldn’t manage to score, and Real Betis took the shutout win. Real Betis should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
Real Betis and Real Madrid last played eachother at the Estadio Benito Villamarín on Aug 28th. Real Madrid won by a score of 1 to 0 in front of almost 23000 dissapointed fans. Carvajal scored the first goal for Real Madrid in the 61st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Real Betis couldn’t muster any offence and Real Madrid ran away with the shutout win.
Both Borja Iglesias and Juanmi have been the hottest scorers for Real Betis in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Real Madrid is glad to have Rodrygo in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 5 goals
Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid squad will be without Dani Ceballos, Eden Hazard, Luka Jović, Marcelo, Isco, Carvajal, Asensio and Gutierrez Ortega, while Víctor Ruíz is unavailable to play for Real Betis.