Match Report
The points column showed no gap: 17 apiece, Real Betis 4th and Sporting Braga 6th. The last five rounds placed Sporting Braga no better than 14th for form, against 6th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Real Betis 1.63 scored and 0.88 conceded per game, Sporting Braga 1.38 and 0.63, with the league averaging 1.34.
Real Betis had drawn their last three.
Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla, capacity 70,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Real Betis led 2-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-4.
Goal scorers
Real Betis: Abde Ezzalzouli (26'), Antony (13') · Sporting Braga: Pau Víctor (38'), Ricardo Horta (53'), Gorby (74'), Vítor Carvalho (49')
Key stats
Possession: Real Betis 54% · Sporting Braga 46% · Total shots: 11-6 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 5-1