Athletic Club vs Real Betis prediction | 20 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


Athletic Club
Ranking: #37 overall, #5 in Spain

78.2 → 80.1 (+1.9 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-0 27 Aug Barcelona (A) 78.2 -0.2
0-2 30 Aug Celta Vigo (A) 79.4 +1.2
3-0 05 Sep Atl Madrid (H) 79.5 +0.1
1-1 12 Sep Elche (H) 79.6 +0.1
0-0 19 Sep Alavés (H) 80.1 +0.5
Real Betis
Ranking: #41 overall, #6 in Spain

77.6 → 79.0 (+1.4 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-2 14 Sep Villarreal (A) 79.0 +1.5
1-0 17 Sep Getafe (H) 79.3 +0.3
1-1 20 Sep La Coruña (A) 78.3 -1.0
5-2 11 Oct Osasuna (H) 78.7 +0.4
3-2 14 Oct Porto (H) 79.0 +0.3

Athletic Club vs Real Betis: by the numbers

There are 4 places between these two in our European rankings, with Athletic Club the higher, and 1 place between them in Spain.

Athletic Club arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +1.9 rating points over their last 10 matches against Real Betis's +1.4.

Last time these teams played, on 22 March 2026, Real Betis lost 0.3 rating points.

Athletic Club first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 84.6 on 13 January 2024.

The highest Real Betis have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #26, first reached on 21 December 2021.