VS
Athletic Club vs Real Betis is a competitive Spanish meeting shaped by exchange rather than a settled script. Betis won 5–3 in Bilbao on 19 August 2012, Athletic replied 4–0 at San Mamés on 23 November 2020, and Betis won 3–1 at home on 25 February 2024. Athletic answered with 2–1 in Seville on 31 August 2025 and 2–1 in Bilbao on 22 March 2026. Another meeting will test who turns pressure into a decisive margin.
Past matches, Athletic Club vs Real Betis
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Athletic Club
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18M
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6M
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20M
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23M
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22F
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27G
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12D
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47D
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19D
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2D
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44M
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25F
Real Betis Substitutes
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D
2
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M
8
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M
6
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F
11
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F
9
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G
1
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D
23
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D
12
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D
5
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M
15
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M
18
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M
17
Match events
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25'⚽D. Vivian Normal Goal (Asst: I. Williams)
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45'⚽O. Sancet Normal Goal (Asst: I. Williams)
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45' +1Oihan Sancet Goal confirmed
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46'P. Fornals Antony
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46'H. Bellerin A. Ortiz
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46'S. Altimira M. Roca
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46'H. Bellerin A. Ortiz
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46'P. Fornals Antony
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62'M. Jauregizar G. Guruzeta
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62'M. Vesga I. Ruiz de Galarreta
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62'C. Bakambu Cucho Hernandez
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62'M. Vesga I. Ruiz de Galarreta
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62'M. Jauregizar G. Guruzeta
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72'U. Gomez O. Sancet
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74'C. Avila A. Ruibal
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75'⚽P. Fornals Normal Goal
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76'Unai Simón Yellow Card
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77'C. Bakambu Goal Disallowed - offside
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77'Cédric Bakambu Goal cancelled
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86'N. Serrano A. Berenguer
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86'R. Navarro A. Rego
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86'R. Navarro A. Rego
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86'N. Serrano A. Berenguer
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90'Natan Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Athletic Club VS Real Betis
Exchange is the defining feature
Both clubs have produced emphatic wins in contrasting settings. Betis won 5–3 in Bilbao on 19 August 2012, while Athletic answered with a 4–0 home victory on 23 November 2020. Athletic also won 4–2 at home on 27 August 2023, but Betis responded 3–1 in Seville on 25 February 2024. The sequence gives the fixture a competitive identity without reducing it to a single hierarchy.
Close games and away answers
Several meetings have resisted a clear winner: 1–1 in Bilbao on 3 November 2024 and 2–2 in Seville on 2 February 2025 both underline the value of patience. Athletic then won 2–1 at Betis on 31 August 2025 and 2–1 at San Mamés on 22 March 2026. Those results show a side capable of winning home and away, while Betis’s earlier responses keep the contest open. A future meeting will pose the same useful question: can either team protect its first advantage, or will the other find another answer before the margin becomes decisive?