As of now Betis are occupying sixth spot in the Spanish top flight standings, having collected 49 points from 32 games, while the visitors are sitting one place behind them, separated by just two points.
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Athletic Bilbao will host Real Betis in a La Liga fixture at San Mames Barria on Thursday night. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 1-1 draw away to Mallorca, while Betis suffered a 4-0 thrashing at Barcelona. As of now Betis are occupying sixth spot in the Spanish top flight standings, having collected 49 points from 32 games, while the visitors are sitting one place behind them, separated by just two points. Meanwhile, the reverse fixture between these two sides in December last year at Benito Villamarin ended in a 0-0.
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Athletic Bilbao shared the spoils against Mallorca last time out thanks to Inaki Williams’ equaliser six minutes into the injury time. Ernesto Valverde’s men will be disappointed that they could only earn a point at Iberostar Estadi despite having more than 70% possession and attempting 16 shots with six of them on target. Prior to that, the Lions suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Sevilla. It was their 11th league-defeat of the season and the result ended their six-game unbeaten streak across all competitions. Meanwhile, Valverde’s side haven’t been great at home this term, recording seven wins, three draws and six defeats from 16 matches at San Mames Barria.
Betis, on the other hand, have taken 21 points from a possible 48 on the road thus far. Last time out, Manuel Pellegrini’s side suffered their 11th league-defeat of the campaign against league-leaders Barcelona at Camp Nou courtesy of goals from Andreas Christensen, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and an own goal by Guido Rodriguez. It was their third consecutive league defeat on the road. After losing four of their last six La Liga matches, Betis find themselves nine points adrift of the Champions League spot.
Athletic Bilbao probable starting lineup: Agirrezabala, Paredes, Vivian, Alvarez, Berchiche, Herrera, Vesga, Williams, Garcia, Berenguer, Guruzeta
Real Betis probable starting lineup: Silva, Montoya, Pezzella, Felipe, Miranda, Rodriguez, Carvalho, Henrique, Canales, Perez, Jose
Athletic Bilbao
| Opponents | Score |
| Mallorca | 1-1 (D) |
| Sevilla | 0-1 (L) |
| Almeria | 1-2 (W) |
| Real Sociedad | 2-0 (W) |
| Espanyol | 1-2 (W) |
Real Betis
| Opponents | Score |
| Barcelona | 4-0 (L) |
| Real Sociedad | 0-0 (D) |
| Osasuna | 3-2 (L) |
| Espanyol | 3-1 (W |
| Cadiz | 0-2 (L) |
| last 5 match-results | Score |
| Betis draw Athletic Bilbao | 0-0 |
| Betis beat Athletic Bilbao | 1-0 |
| Athletic Bilbao beat Betis | 3-2 |
| Betis draw Athletic Bilbao | 0-0 |
| Athletic Bilbao beat Betis | 1-2 |
The La Liga match between Athletic Bilbao and Real Betis will take place at San Mames Barria on Friday at 1:30 am IST.
| Athletic Bilbao vs Real Betis | Key Details |
| Date | May 4 (Spain) |
| Venue | San Mames Barria |
| Kickoff time in Spain | 10:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 1:30 am (Friday) |
The live telecast of the La Liga matches in India will be available on Sports 18 network. Besides, fans in India can live stream the match through Jio TV. Meanwhile, those is Spain can catch the live action via Movistar La Liga, Movistar + and GOL Play.
