La Liga’s top two at this early stage of the season meet on Saturday as reigning champions Real Madrid host Real Betis.
Both sides have won their opening three league games, with Los Blancos’ all coming away from home ahead of their first game at the Santiago Bernabeu this term.
Here’s what you need to know about the fixture.
Channel: Movistar+
Streaming Service: LaLigaTV
Broadcast Time: 15:00 (BST)
Streaming Service: ESPN+
Broadcast Time EST: 10:00
Broadcast Time PST: 07:00
Channel: TSN
Streaming Service: TSN App
Broadcast Time (EST): 10:00
Where can you watch Real Madrid vs Real Betis Highlights?
Channel: Premier Sports
Stream: La Liga YouTube channel
H2H Results (Last Five Games)
Real Madrid: 2 Wins
Real Betis: 1 Win
Draws: 2
Current Form (Last Four Games)
Real Madrid: WWWW
Real Betis: WWWW
Real Madrid team news
Real Madrid have very few injury concerns to worry about. Winger Rodrygo and defender Nacho return to the squad after muscle complaints, though Alvaro Odriozola was not included.
Carlo Ancelotti will put out a strong XI, with the only areas of contention being in defence, depending on whether David Alaba plays centrally or out wide.
Real Madrid Starting 11: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy; Kroos, Tchouameni, Modric; Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius.
Bench: Lunin, Lopez, Nacho, Rudiger, Camavinga, Vazquez, Ceballos, Hazard, Asensio, Mariano.
Real Betis team news
Betis are without long-term absentees Martin Montoya and Victor Camarasa, while defender German Pezzella is suspended for three games after getting sent off against Osasuna.
Nabil Fekir is the leading light in Betis’ attack but is yet to get off the mark for the new season, having netted six goals in La Liga last term.
Real Betis Starting 11: Silva; Ruibal, Felipe, Gonzalez, Moreno; Rodriguez, Carvalho; Rodri, Fekir, Juanmi; Iglesias.
Bench: Akouokou, Ruiz, Canales, Henrique, Willian Jose, Rui Silva, Joaquin, Guardado, Loren, Sabaly, Martin, Miranda.
It doesn’t matter what gets thrown at Real Madrid these days, they just keep on winning. Three wins in a row on the road have seen them best Almeria, Mallorca and Osasuna, but the return to the Bernabeu pits them against much tougher opposition in Betis.
With a similar record to Madrid having only conceded once, Betis also have the joint-leading scorer in La Liga so far this season in Borja Iglesias. They’ll test Los Blancos, but may still leave empty-handed.
Prediction: Real Madrid 2-1 Real Betis
