Real Madrid 5-1 Real Betis: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 4 January 2026
Result
Real Madrid 5-1 Real Betis
La Liga · Sunday 4 January 2026, 15:15 UTC · half-time 1-0
Real Madrid 5-1 Real Betis: match report
Real Madrid defeated Real Betis 5-1 in La Liga on Sunday 4 January 2026. The half-time score was 1-0.
Gonzalo García opened the scoring in the 20th minute. Real Madrid's goals came from Gonzalo García (20'), Gonzalo García (50'), Raúl Asencio (56'), Gonzalo García (82') and Fran García (90+3'). Real Betis scored through Cucho Hernández (66').
Discipline: Real Madrid received 1 yellow card; Real Betis received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Real Madrid were 2nd on 42 points from 18 and Real Betis 6th on 28 points from 17. Real Madrid went on to finish that season 2nd with 86 points, and Real Betis 5th with 60.
Real Madrid lined up in a 4-4-2 and Real Betis in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Gonzalo García Torres of Real Madrid (9.2), ahead of Rodrygo (8.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Real Madrid wins, 5 draws and 1 for Real Betis.
Key events
- 19'Yellow card · Ángel Ortiz
- 20'Goal · Gonzalo García
- 50'Goal · Gonzalo García
- 53'Yellow card · Vinicius Junior
- 56'Goal · Raúl Asencio
- 66'Goal · Cucho Hernández
- 82'Goal · Gonzalo García
- 90+3'Goal · Fran García
Head-to-head
Team news
Real Madrid line-up (4-4-2)
Thibaut Courtois, Federico Valverde, Raúl Asencio, Antonio Rüdiger, Álvaro Carreras, Rodrygo, Eduardo Camavinga, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Jude Bellingham, Gonzalo García Torres, Vinicius Junior
Real Betis line-up (4-2-3-1)
Álvaro Valles, Ángel Ortiz, Marc Bartra, Natan, Ricardo Rodríguez, Nelson Deossa, Marc Roca, Antony, Pablo Fornals, Aitor Ruibal, Cucho Hernández