Match Report
Real Betis edged past Real Sociedad 1-0 on 21 August 2026. Rodrigo Riquelme opened the scoring 63 minutes into the game for Real Betis, set up by Cucho Hernández, to make it 1-0. Sergio Gómez (46'), Jon Aramburu (49'), Igor Zubeldía (61'), Natan (80'), Fran García (90') and Héctor Bellerín (90') were booked. The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have Real Betis 148 points stronger than Real Sociedad. On current ratings the model favours Real Betis at 67% in this pairing, and Real Betis won this one. Real Betis are unbeaten in the latest 5 matches of their recorded form in La Liga 2025/26, La Liga 2026/27 and Champions League 2026/27.