La Liga 2026–2027: Villarreal vs. Betis Sevilla, Probable Lineups

Villarreal vs. Betis is a match for Matchday 5 of La Liga. The game is scheduled for 9:00 p.m.: the Yellow Submarine needs to bounce back after two consecutive losses to Alavés and Deportivo, which have sent them plummeting to second-to-last place in the standings; It’s a completely different atmosphere at Betis, which has won three of its first four matches, the most recent a home victory over Real Madrid.

Mikautadze and Pérez form Villarreal’s attacking duo, with Comesana and Gueye in midfield. Pepe and Moleiro play on the wings.

Parrott is the center forward for Betis Seville, supported in the attacking midfield by Antony, Fornals, and Riquelme. Roca plays in the midfield alongside Fidalgo.

Villarreal vs. Betis: Probable Lineups
Villarreal (4-4-2): Valles; Mourino, Veiga, Costa, Romero; Pepe, Comesana, Gueye, Moleiro; Mikautadze, Perez. Head Coach: Inigo Perez.
Real Betis (4-2-3-1): Valles; Bellerin, Natan, Bartra, Firpo; Roca, Fidalgo; Antony, Fornals, Riquelme; Parrott. Head Coach: Pellegrini.

At a press conference, Pellegrini expressed concerns about the La Liga schedule: “From my personal point of view, I think this schedule is very problematic. This applies to both us and Villarreal, so we have neither an advantage nor a disadvantage compared to our opponents. We played last Tuesday and had time to recover until Monday, but now we have to play back-to-back games on Monday, Thursday, and Sunday, with away games in between. Villarreal is in exactly the same situation. They certainly have their reasons for organizing things this way…”.