- Real Betis have won 4 of their last 5 matches in all competitions, including their last two.
- Getafe have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 in all competitions.
Possession v press - a 2026/2027 classic at Estadio de La Cartuja
Real Betis have been built by Manuel Pellegrini since August 2020 to be a well-drilled team that enjoys possession, likes to control the tempo in midfield and plays patient football, especially when building from the back.
Pepe Bordalas has been doing a different job at Getafe since April 2023 and his team like to be compact, physical and play high-intensity football that gets bodies behind the ball and tries to win turnovers.
This game is a clash of styles, which can often lead to close contests and that may well be the case in this Thursday night clash between 4th-placed Real Betis (9 points from 4 games) and 15th-placed Getafe (4 points from 4).
Betis face Getafe
Los Verdiblancos are an early pace-setter in LaLiga 2026/2027 after three wins and a defeat and they just seem to have more about them than Getafe, who have had a shaky start to the campaign.
Backing Betis to beat Bordalas' men looks the best play here, but Getafe did beat them 2-0 in LaLiga 2025/2026 and will come at them with plenty of bite, so don't expect any easy ride for the favourites.
Betis, who beat Real Madrid 1-0, followed that up with a 3-2 win over Lille in the Champions League last week to send out a statement.
Getafe, who drew 1-1 with Celta last weekend, lost 1-0 to Osasuna in their opening league fixture and then 2-1 to Partizan Belgrade in the Conference League a few days later.
Getafe can spoil the party, but don't count on it
So it will be a tight fixture at Estadio de La Cartuja with neither side really having it all their own way, but it is Betis who are more likely to nick it.
Enes Unal is Getafe's top scorer in the league with one goal in four matches, but he has scored two of Azulones' last five goals, so he's their biggest threat.
Rodrigo Riquelme leads the scoring charts for Betis with two goals in four league games while Marc Bartra has three in his last five appearances.
The odds look a little skewed here with Betis coming in at around 17/20, which is far too big for a team that is 3-1 up in the head-to-head record since Getafe's 2-0 win last term. The draw at 23/10 and Getafe at 17/5 are both too big too, so we are taking Betis to win.
But it will be close, so both teams to score - no at 73/100 and under 2.5 goals at 31/50 are also advised.
