La Liga · Regular Season - 9
Real Betis 2–5 Barcelona
Sat 17 Oct 2026 · 16:30 UTC · Estadio de la Cartuja, Seville
Real BetisTeam 2279
BarcelonaTeam 2738Match story
Real Betis · draw · BarcelonaBefore kick-off: 15% · 19% · 65%
Last reading, 90+3': 0% · 0% · 100%
Live chances from PlayerElo's pre-match model and the current score.
We gave Barcelona 65% to win: they did.
- 10'Lamine Yamal 2851 +14 assist Jules Koundé 2682 +10
Barcelona:Lamine Yamal 2851 +14 assist Jules Koundé 2682 +10 - 20'Fermín López 2700 +19
Barcelona:Fermín López 2700 +19 - Héctor Bellerín 2174 −322'
Real Betis:Héctor Bellerín 2174 −3 - Diego Valentín Gómez 2181 −8* assist Pablo Fornals 2287 −727'
Real Betis:Diego Valentín Gómez 2181 −8* assist Pablo Fornals 2287 −7 - 41'Rodrigo Hernandez Cascante 2791 +20 assist Fermín López 2700 +19
Barcelona:Rodrigo Hernandez Cascante 2791 +20 assist Fermín López 2700 +19 - Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti45'
Real Betis:Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti - 45'Eric García 2710 +14 for Gerard Martín 2571 +7
Barcelona:Eric García 2710 +14 for Gerard Martín 2571 +7 - Nelson Deossa 2179 0 for Dani Ceballos 2295 −345'
Real Betis:Nelson Deossa 2179 0 for Dani Ceballos 2295 −3 - 51'Gabriel Jesus 2480 +39 assist Lamine Yamal 2851 +14
Barcelona:Gabriel Jesus 2480 +39 assist Lamine Yamal 2851 +14 - Abde Ezzalzouli 2335 −11 assist Giovani Lo Celso 2131 −10*53'
Real Betis:Abde Ezzalzouli 2335 −11 assist Giovani Lo Celso 2131 −10* - Facundo Bernal 2152 054'
Real Betis:Facundo Bernal 2152 0 - 55'Lamine Yamal 2851 +14
Barcelona:Lamine Yamal 2851 +14 - Diego Llorente 2181 −561'
Real Betis:Diego Llorente 2181 −5 - 62'Daniel Olmo Carvajal 2739 +7 for Fermín López 2700 +19
Barcelona:Daniel Olmo Carvajal 2739 +7 for Fermín López 2700 +19 - 62'Anthony Gordon 2530 +12 for Karim Adeyemi 2447 +12
Barcelona:Anthony Gordon 2530 +12 for Karim Adeyemi 2447 +12 - 62'Eric García 2710 +14 assist Pau Cubarsí 2823 +20
Barcelona:Eric García 2710 +14 assist Pau Cubarsí 2823 +20 - Troy Parrott 2262 0 for Cucho Hernández 2288 −264'
Real Betis:Troy Parrott 2262 0 for Cucho Hernández 2288 −2 - Rodrigo Riquelme 2246 0 for Giovani Lo Celso 2131 −10*64'
Real Betis:Rodrigo Riquelme 2246 0 for Giovani Lo Celso 2131 −10* - 70'Raphael Dias Belloli 2729 −4* for Lamine Yamal 2851 +14
Barcelona:Raphael Dias Belloli 2729 −4* for Lamine Yamal 2851 +14 - Ángel Ortiz 2016 0 for Héctor Bellerín 2174 −370'
Real Betis:Ángel Ortiz 2016 0 for Héctor Bellerín 2174 −3 - Álvaro Fidalgo 2042 −9* for Pablo Fornals 2287 −770'
Real Betis:Álvaro Fidalgo 2042 −9* for Pablo Fornals 2287 −7 - 79'Pablo Martín Páez Gavira 2521 +2 for Gabriel Jesus 2480 +39
Barcelona:Pablo Martín Páez Gavira 2521 +2 for Gabriel Jesus 2480 +39 - 81'Daniel Olmo Carvajal 2739 +7 assist Pau Cubarsí 2823 +20
Barcelona:Daniel Olmo Carvajal 2739 +7 assist Pau Cubarsí 2823 +20
Line-ups
Elo change from this match, next to the Elo after it.
Before kick-off: 15% · 19% · 65%(Real Betis · draw · Barcelona)
Our most likely score was 1–2 (9%); the result 2–5 had 1%.
- Average value of the starting XI: Real Betis €11.4M, Barcelona €46.5M.
- La Liga: Joan García was the highest-rated goalkeeper (2694).
- Style contrast in pressing & duels (La Liga): Real Betis ranked #3 of 20, Barcelona #18.
- Barcelona's expected eleven was in form: average EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +4.6 over 180 days.
- All 11 of Real Betis' expected starters were past their position's peak age.
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
Real Betis
3rd in La Liga · 19 pts from 8
- 14 OctWFC Porto UEFA Champions League2250
- 11 OctWOsasuna La Liga2276
- 20 SepDDeportivo La Coruna La Liga2287
- 17 SepWGetafe La Liga2213
- 14 SepWVillarreal La Liga2249
Barcelona
1st in La Liga · 24 pts from 8
- 13 OctWGalatasaray UEFA Champions League2677
- 10 OctWGetafe La Liga2598
- 19 SepWSevilla La Liga2614
- 16 SepWRacing Santander La Liga2611
- 13 SepWLevante La Liga2628
Season outlook
From the La Liga simulation, before this match.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Betis | 19 /8 | 73.0 | <1% | 82% | 0% | 4th |
| Barcelona | 24 /8 | 97.2 | 92% | 100% | 0% | 1st |
Each bar is one finishing position, 1st on the left to 20th on the right; the taller the bar, the likelier that finish.
Players to watch
Highest EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. (Elo Above Replacement over the last 180 days) in each starting eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.

Real Betis · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +4.0 (Elite) · Elo 2346

Barcelona · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +9.0 (Elite) · Elo 2771
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Coach DNA: balanced profile
Coach DNA: possession-based · shot-heavy
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
Real Betis: balanced profile (how Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti plays) · Barcelona: possession-based · shot-heavy (how Hansi Flick plays)
* Includes our monthly adjustment: every month we take a little off each player's Elo to keep ratings from inflating.