La Liga, Round 9Real BetisBET 17/10/2026 17:30 BarcelonaBAR Venue Estadio de la CartujaWhere to Watch Real Betis v Barcelona: TV and online streamsReal Betis versus Barcelona kicks off at5:30pm BST (6:30pm local time) on Saturday, October 17at the Estadio de La Cartuja. In the UK, you can watch it on Premier Sports and stream on the Premier Sports Player.Preview for Real Betis v BarcelonaTen games, 10 wins. Barcelonas start to the season has been flawless, but Saturday evenings trip to Seville could be the biggest test of Hansi Flicks perfect run so far. Real Betis are third in La Liga, flying in the Champions League, and havent lost a league game at La Cartuja for more than 10 months.Barca were rampant again in midweek. Galatasaray took the lead in Istanbul through Aleksey Batrakovs deflected strike, but Jo�o Cancelo equalised before the break and Lamine Yamal took over in the second half. He set up Fermn Lpez and Anthony Gordon, and Karim Adeyemi completed a 4-1 win that put Barca top of the Champions League standings with nine goals in two games.Domestically, the numbers are staggering. Eight wins from eight, 34 goals scored, and a five-point lead over Atltico Madrid at the top. With PSG away on Tuesday and the Clsico on October 25, its a huge week ahead for Flick.Betis, though, might just be the form side in Spain behind Barca. Manuel Pellegrinis team have taken 19 points from eight games, they hammered Osasuna 5-2 last weekend, and theyve already beaten Real Madrid this season. In Europe, theyve won both of their Champions League games 3-2, away at Lille and then at home to Porto in midweek.La Cartuja has become a fortress. Betis havent lost a league game at their temporary home since December 6 2025, and that defeat came against Barcelona. Antony gave Betis an early lead that night, but Ferran Torres scored a hat-trick and Roony Bardghji and Lamine Yamal also scored as Barca netted five in less than an hour on their way to a 5-3 win.La Liga Table La Liga 2026 Spain Primera Divisin #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 5 1 Barcelona88003472724 W W W W W 2 Atletico Madrid86111881019 W W W W L 3 Real Betis8611149519 W D W W W 4 Real Madrid86021981118 W L W W L 5 Sevilla84221312114 D L W W D 6 Real Sociedad84131215-313 W W L W D 7 Alaves8323128411 L D L L W 8 Deportivo La Coruna82421211110 L D L D W 9 Celta Vigo81528628 D W D D D 10 Athletic Club62227618 D D W W L 11 Villarreal8224131308 L W W L L 12 Espanyol8224111108 D L L W D 13 Rayo Vallecano72231116-58 D W L W L 14 Getafe8224410-68 L W L D D 15 Racing Santander82241323-108 D L L W L 16 Osasuna8224818-108 L D L L L 17 Levante71331115-46 D L L D W 18 Elche81341117-66 D W L D L 19 Valencia8125615-95 D L W L L 20 Malaga8044413-94 D L L D D Position 1, 2, 3, 4 : Promotion Champions League (League phase) Position 5 : Promotion Europa League (League phase) Position 6 : Promotion Conference League (Qualification) Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation LaLiga2 Team News for Real Betis v BarcelonaRaphinha trained with the rest of the squad on Thursday for the first time since picking up a thigh injury on international duty with Brazil on September 29. The Brazilian is pushing to make the trip to Seville but may be held back for Tuesdays trip to PSG. Either way, Barca are not expected to take any risks with the Clsico coming up.Frenkie de Jong is also back in training after his knee problem and could return to the squad, though not necessarily to the starting line-up. Pedri came off against Galatasaray with a stomach upset rather than an injury and should be available. Andreas Christensen (quad) and Bardghji (knee) remain out.Gabriel Jesus is expected to continue up front if Raphinha isnt ready to start.Betis are without Junior Firpo, who injured his left adductor on international duty with the Dominican Republic. Aitor Ruibal is a doubt because of his fitness. Isco, Abde Ezzalzouli, Antony, Marc Roca and Nelson Deossa all came through the Porto game, although several have had a heavy workload.Expected line-ups for Real Betis v BarcelonaReal Betis: Valls; Bellern, Natan, Valentn Gmez, Fran Garca; Ceballos, Deossa; Antony, Isco, Abde; ParrottBarcelona: Joan Garca; Kound, Cubars, Gerard Martn, Cancelo; Rodri, Pedri, Fermn; Lamine Yamal, Gabriel Jesus, GordonRecent Form & Stats for Real Betis v BarcelonaBarca have scored 34 La Liga goals and are five points clear at the top.Betis have won both of their Champions League games 3-2, against Lille and Porto.Betis havent lost a league game at La Cartuja since a 5-3 defeat to Barcelona on 6 December 2025.Barcelona have won the last two meetings between the sides, 3-1 and 5-3.Over 2.5 goals has landed in eight of the last 10 Betis home games against Barcelona. Recent Results : Real Betis UEFA Champions League Real Betis BET W 3 2 2026-10-14 FC Porto POR La Liga Real Betis BET W 5 2 2026-10-11 Osasuna OSA La Liga Deportivo La Coruna COR D 1 1 2026-09-20 Real Betis BET La Liga Real Betis BET W 1 0 2026-09-17 Getafe GET La Liga Villarreal VIL W 1 2 2026-09-14 Real Betis BET Recent Results : Barcelona UEFA Champions League Galatasaray GAL W 1 4 2026-10-13 Barcelona BAR La Liga Barcelona BAR W 3 0 2026-10-10 Getafe GET La Liga Sevilla SEV W 1 3 2026-09-19 Barcelona BAR La Liga Barcelona BAR W 7 2 2026-09-16 Racing Santander SAN La Liga Levante LEV W 2 4 2026-09-13 Barcelona BAR Prediction for Real Betis v BarcelonaReal Betis are a good side but Barcelona are even better. The hosts will provide a test but its one the Catalans will come through. 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