Four months will pass from the official start of the course for the Bétis. On August 18, the team led by Manuel Pellegrini the first day of La Liga. The result, in the away match against Elchewas … tie (1-1). This Monday, Betis visits Rayo Vallecano in the match which will close the 16th day of the championship. In which it will be another test to check the performance of the green and white team away from the Cartuja stadium. The assessment proposed so far leaves a significant detail.
Betis has not lost any of the twelve matches played since mid-August between the First Division championship, the Europa League and the Copa del Rey. Such a circumstance, arriving at this point of the course without losing as a visitor, had not happened since Pellegrini’s arrival in the summer of 2020.
In La Liga, in addition to the draw against Elche on the first day, the Betis team played six other away games. Four of them also finished with a tied score. It happened before Celta (1-1), Levante (2-2), Villarreal (2-2) and Valencia (1-1). The other two ended in a victory for Betis in the matches with Espanyol (1-2) and Sevilla (0-2). 11 points out of 21 possible as a visitor for a green and white team which, in total, after the first 15 days, has 24 points in the standings.
Added to Betis’ two wins and five draws away in La Liga is the record achieved so far in the two other competitions they face this season. In the Europa League championship phase, two wins and one draw. The green and white team won Ludogorest (0-2) and Dinamo Zagreb (1-3) while the meeting with Genk finished 0-0. In the first two rounds of the Copa del Rey, Betis respectively beat Atlético Palma del Río (1-7) and Torrent (1-4). Next Thursday the green and white team will travel to Real Murcia for the third round of the tournament. And Betis’ next away match is already scheduled for early 2026. The first match of the year will take place as a visitor against Real Madrid.
four years ago
Under the Pellegrini era, the green and white team had never reached this point in a season’s calendar without losing an away match. However, four years ago they scored a higher number of points after playing seven away games in the First Division Championship. In the 21-22 season, Betis collected 13 points from a possible 21 after winning four games, drawing one and losing two.
The green and white team then won against Granada (1-2), Osasuna (1-3), Alavés (0-1) and Elche (0-3). The draw took place against Mallorca (1-1) on the first day of the championship, while the defeats took place in the matches against Villarreal (2-0) and Atlético de Madrid (3-0). Betis finished this season in fifth place in the table with a total of 65 points and it turns out that they did more as a visitor than at Benito Villamarín. At home, the green and white team collected 33 points after nine wins, six draws and four defeats. Betis’ home record (32 points) was ten games won, two draws and seven defeats.