Barcelona vs Real Betis

17 May 2026 · La Liga · 2025/26 · Referee Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Raphinha 28’, 62’
  • João Cancelo 74’
  • Isco 69’ (pen)

Match summary

Barcelona saw off Real Betis 3-1. Barcelona led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Raphinha put Barcelona ahead with a direct free kick in the 28th minute. In the second half, Raphinha made it 2-0 in the 62nd minute, Isco pulled one back to make it 2-1 from the penalty spot in the 69th minute, and João Cancelo made it 3-1 in the 74th minute, set up by Pedri.

The chances backed that up: Barcelona created 1.60 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Real Betis's 0.99 from 7.

Match stats

63% Possession 37%
15 Shots 7
9 Shots on target 2
6 Corners 4
131 Attacks 72
62 Dangerous attacks 41
705 Passes 411
91% Pass accuracy 83%
16 Tackles 13
7 Fouls 8
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 4

Key events

Barcelona Real Betis
Kick-off
RaphinhaShot on target
4’
Fermín LópezShot on target
7’
RaphinhaShot on target
18’
RaphinhaFree Kick1-0 (Barcelona)
28’
36’
Abdessamad EzzalzouliShot on target
Jules KoundéFoul
38’
Fermín LópezShot on target
45’
Half-time1-0
46’
Cédric BakambuÁlvaro Fidalgo
Alejandro BaldeFermín López
46’
46’
IscoGiovani Lo Celso
Second half underway
RaphinhaLeft foot shot2-0 (Barcelona)
62’
Ronald AraujoEric García
63’
Roony BardghjiRaphinha
63’
67’
VAR review
69’
IscoPenalty2-1 (Real Betis)
João CanceloRight foot shot3-1 (Barcelona)
74’
Dani OlmoMarc Bernal
75’
79’
Rodrigo RiquelmeAbde Ezzalzouli
80’
Marc RocaSofyan Amrabat
85’
Chimy ÁvilaAntony
Marc CasadóRobert Lewandowski
85’
Jules KoundéShot on target
90+2’
Gerard MartínShot on target
90+3’
Full-time3-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.60 0.99 28’ Raphinha (Barcelona), 1-0 28’ 62’ Raphinha (Barcelona), 2-0 62’ 69’ Isco (Real Betis), 2-1 69’ 74’ João Cancelo (Barcelona), 3-1 74’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.60 0.99 28’ Raphinha (Barcelona), 1-0 Raphinha 28’ 62’ Raphinha (Barcelona), 2-0 Raphinha 62’ 69’ Isco (Real Betis), 2-1 Isco 69’ 74’ João Cancelo (Barcelona), 3-1 Cancelo 74’
Barcelona 1.60 xGReal Betis 0.99 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Betis attacking Barcelona attacking 
69’ Isco (Real Betis), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 62’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 18’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 83’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 57’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 45’ Fermín López (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 89’ Álex Balde (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+1’ Héctor Bellerín (Real Betis), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 16’ Fermín López (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 28’ Raphinha (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, goal 36’ Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Real Betis), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 81’ Roony Bardghji (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+2’ Jules Koundé (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 7’ Fermín López (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 50’ João Cancelo (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Gerard Martín (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Sofyan Amrabat (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ João Cancelo (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 4’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Antony (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Antony (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Nelson Deossa (Real Betis), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 69’ Isco (Real Betis), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 62’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 18’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 83’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 57’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 45’ Fermín López (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 89’ Álex Balde (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+1’ Héctor Bellerín (Real Betis), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 16’ Fermín López (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 28’ Raphinha (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, goal 36’ Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Real Betis), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 81’ Roony Bardghji (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+2’ Jules Koundé (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 7’ Fermín López (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 50’ João Cancelo (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Gerard Martín (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 4’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Sofyan Amrabat (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ João Cancelo (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 43’ Antony (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Antony (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Nelson Deossa (Real Betis), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Barcelona 4-3-3 Starting XI
García
Koundé
García 63’
Martín
Cancelo
Gavi
Bernal 75’
Pedri
Raphinha 2 63’
Lewandowski 85’
López 46’
Real Betis 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Valles
Firpo
Gómez
Natan
Bellerín
Amrabat 80’
Ezzalzouli 79’
Fidalgo 46’
Deossa
Antony 85’
Celso 46’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Joan García GK900 0.000.000
Jules Koundé DEF901 0.060.000
Gerard Martín DEF901 0.040.000
Eric Garcia DEF650 0.000.000
João Cancelo DEF9012 0.080.041
Pedri MID9010 0.000.274
Gavi MID900 0.000.422
Marc Bernal MID760 0.000.000
Raphinha FWD6425 0.910.152
Robert Lewandowski FWD861 0.140.051
Fermín López FWD473 0.220.000
Álex Balde Sub431 0.080.000
Roony Bardghji Sub261 0.070.000
Ronald Araújo Sub250 0.000.000
Dani Olmo Sub140 0.000.071
Marc Casadó Sub40 0.000.081

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Barcelona win 71% Avg odds 1.32
Draw 16% Avg odds 5.67
Real Betis win 13% Avg odds 7.30

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Barcelona WWWWL
Real Betis WDWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Betis 3-5 Barcelona, 06 Dec 25 Next meeting: Real Betis 2-5 Barcelona, 17 Oct 26  All Barcelona vs Real Betis meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.