Real Betis - Real Madrid live - Football

On 4 September 2026 at 20:00 BST, Real Betis take on Real Madrid at Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville in La Liga Matchday 4 - a clash between Betis (6 points, 7th place) and the joint leaders from Madrid, who have won all three of their opening league fixtures and scored 10 goals. Los Blancos arrive on the back of a perfect La Liga record and five consecutive wins in all competitions, while Betis suffered a damaging 2-5 defeat to Levante in their most recent outing. Across 141 all-time meetings, Real Madrid lead the head-to-head with 77 wins, 32 draws and just 32 defeats.

Match Info: Real Betis vs Real Madrid

Real Betis face Real Madrid on Friday, 4 September 2026, with kick-off at 20:00 BST (19:00 UTC) at Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville, as part of Matchday 4 of the La Liga 2026/27 season.

Where to Watch Real Betis vs Real Madrid?

Viewers in the United Kingdom can catch the clash live on Premier Sports 1, with streaming available through the Premier Sports Player. Fans in Ireland have access to the same channels - Premier Sports 1 on TV and Premier Sports Player online - making it straightforward to follow the Seville showdown.

In the United States, the match is broadcast across ESPN+, the ESPN App and Fubo TV, while Canadian viewers can tune in via TSN5 on TV or TSN Premium online. Across Latin America, Disney+ carries the rights in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela, while Mexico adds izzi and Sky+ to the viewing options. Brazil can follow the meeting on CazéTV.

In Spain, the game is on Movistar+, M+ LALIGA and LaLiga TV Bar HD. DAZN covers Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy and Japan; beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia serves the Middle East and North Africa; and in Norway, TV2 Play and TV2 Sport Premium carry the fixture. Turkey's S Sport+ and S Sport, plus Ukraine's MEGOGO and MEGOGO Football 1, round out the major broadcast territories.

Match between Real Betis and Real Madrid - Preview

Real Betis host Real Madrid at La Cartuja in a La Liga Matchday 4 fixture that pits a wounded home side seeking a reaction against a rampant visiting team that has been unstoppable in the early weeks of the 2026/27 season.

Real Madrid arrive as joint top of La Liga alongside FC Barcelona, both on 9 points from 3 games. What makes Los Blancos particularly formidable is the sheer authority of their performances: a 2-1 win away at Espanyol, a 4-1 demolition of Real Sociedad at the Bernabéu, and a comfortable 4-0 victory over Málaga on Matchday 3. Ten goals scored, just two conceded - Madrid have shown clinical dominance at both ends of the pitch. Before the league began, they also beat Schalke 04 (3-0) and Deportivo La Coruña (1-0) in pre-season, completing five consecutive wins across all competitions heading into this fixture.

Betis, meanwhile, enter this match in a mixed state. Two solid league wins at the start of the campaign - a 1-0 home victory over Real Sociedad and a 1-0 away triumph at Valencia - had established them as a reasonable presence on 6 points. Then came the 2-5 collapse against Levante, a result that exposed clear defensive vulnerabilities. The meeting at La Cartuja represents a chance for redemption, and the atmosphere in Seville tends to give Betis a lift on big occasion nights. That said, facing Madrid's relentless attack, the hosts will need to be far more defensively resolute than they were in their last outing.

Head-to-Head: Real Betis vs Real Madrid

The historical record between these two sides reflects Real Madrid's dominance across 141 meetings - 77 wins, 32 draws and 32 defeats, with 296 goals scored by Los Blancos - yet Betis have repeatedly shown the ability to produce upsets, including a 2-1 home victory as recently as March 2025.

The five most recent meetings between the two clubs in La Liga are as follows:

• 24 April 2026 - La Liga - Real Betis 1-1 Real Madrid
• 4 January 2026 - La Liga - Real Madrid 5-1 Real Betis
• 1 March 2025 - La Liga - Real Betis 2-1 Real Madrid
• 1 September 2024 - La Liga - Real Madrid 2-0 Real Betis
• 25 May 2024 - La Liga - Real Madrid 0-0 Real Betis

Real Betis - Recent Form

Real Betis have shown two contrasting faces in the early part of the 2026/27 season - composed and effective in their two opening league wins, then alarmingly fragile in the 2-5 reverse against Levante that has raised significant questions in the camp.

The campaign began well: Betis beat Real Sociedad 1-0 at home on Matchday 1 before claiming three more points on the road with a 1-0 win at Valencia on Matchday 2. Six points, no goals conceded across those two games, and a confident look about a side pushing for European football this term. The Levante match on Matchday 3, however, was a sharp reminder of the team's defensive vulnerabilities - five goals conceded dragged their goal difference into negative territory (GF 4, GA 5).

Their pre-season had offered mixed signals too: a 1-0 loss to Inter Milan and a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth in club friendlies suggested the team was still finding their rhythm before the competitive season began. Betis have quality in attack, and at La Cartuja - where they have been based while their Estadio Benito Villamarín undergoes redevelopment - they retain a home fortress mentality that cannot be discounted entirely.

Real Madrid - Recent Form

Real Madrid have been in devastating form since the season began - five wins from five across all competitions, 14 goals scored and only 2 conceded, confirming their status as the early-season front-runners in La Liga.

The three La Liga outings so far have each been convincing. A composed 2-1 win away at Espanyol set the tone for the season. Then came a commanding 4-1 home victory over Real Sociedad at the Bernabéu. The most recent outing saw Madrid put four goals past Málaga without reply, completing a flawless 3-from-3 opening. That goal tally of 10 in three league games is bettered only by Barcelona (12 goals) in La Liga, and their defensive record of just 2 goals conceded underlines the balance across the pitch.

Even before the season started, Madrid were in ruthless pre-season form - a 3-0 win over Schalke 04 and a 1-0 victory against Deportivo La Coruña completed a perfect preparation run. Their momentum, goalscoring output and defensive solidity make them heavy favourites heading to Seville, even on an evening when La Cartuja will be rocking in the home team's favour.

Facts and Statistics

Real Betis and Real Madrid share one of Spanish football's longest-standing rivalries, with 141 competitive meetings stretching back through the decades. While Real Madrid's dominance in the all-time records is undeniable, fixtures played in Seville have occasionally produced genuine surprises for Los Blancos.

• Real Madrid lead the all-time head-to-head record: 77 wins, 32 draws and 32 defeats in 141 meetings with Real Betis.
• Los Blancos have scored 296 goals against Real Betis across all historical encounters - an average of over 2 goals per game.
• The last 5 meetings between these sides produced 23 goals in total, averaging 4.6 per game.
• Real Madrid have won all 3 of their La Liga 2026/27 matches, scoring 10 goals and conceding just 2 - joint top of the table alongside FC Barcelona on 9 points.
• Real Betis' most recent La Liga defeat came against Levante (2-5), but prior to that they had kept clean sheets in both of their opening league wins against Real Sociedad and Valencia.