Real Betis host Real Madrid at Estadio de La Cartuja in a Regular Season - 4 fixture, with Madrid arriving as league leaders and Betis sitting sixth as the early-season table begins to take shape. With four matchdays gone, the gap between these two sides already tells a story of contrasting starts to the campaign.

Real Madrid's form under Jose Mourinho has been emphatic: three wins from three La Liga matches, including a 4-0 victory over Malaga on August 30 and a 4-1 win against Real Sociedad on August 26. That perfect record, allied to just one goal conceded across those three league games, underlines why Madrid sit top of the standings heading into this trip to Seville. Betis, by contrast, have been inconsistent under Manuel Pellegrini, alternating wins and losses, most recently suffering a heavy 5-2 defeat away to Levante on August 29 after back-to-back 1-0 league wins over Valencia and Real Sociedad earlier in the month.

This disparity in form is arguably the defining storyline: Madrid's attacking consistency versus Betis's defensive fragility, exposed painfully in the Levante result. Pellegrini's side will need to tighten up defensively against a Madrid front line that has scored freely in every league outing so far this season.

Squad availability adds further context. Neither side reports any injuries, meaning both managers can select from full-strength squads. That makes this a clean test of current form and quality rather than one shaped by absentees, with Betis needing a response at home after their Levante setback and Madrid looking to maintain their unbeaten start to the league campaign.