The Real Betis face this Monday before Osasuna at Benito Villamarin (9pm) the second of a series of four consecutive home games that began last Tuesday with the victory in the round of 16 clash of the Copa del Rey before the Real society (3-1 in extra time) and will continue next Thursday with the visit of Athletic Club in the quarterfinals, which will be followed on Sunday by FC Barcelona in a match on the 22nd day of the League. After that fourth game in a row at home, the Verdiblancos could still have to play a fifth if they eliminate Athletic this Thursday and have to play the first leg of the semifinals – already in a double game – on February 10 at Benito Villamarín – the return is scheduled for March 3 -.
Real Betis have not played four official home games in a row at Benito Villamarín since December 2018, when they won all four consecutively, without conceding a goal. Those then coached by Quique Setién came from a double visiting turn in the League, with a break in between, settled with a victory at the Camp Nou (3-4) and a defeat at La Cerámica against Villarreal (2-1) and on November 29 of 2018 they defeated Olympiacos 1-0 (Channels) in a match on the 5th day of the Europa League group stage. On December 2, they beat Real Sociedad by the same score, in a match on the 14th day of the League, with a goal from Junior. On December 6 they thrashed Racing de Santander (4-0) in the return leg of the 1/16 final of the Copa del Rey, with goals from Sanabria, Sergio León, Lo Celso and Jon Ander at own goal. And finally, on December 9, they defeated Rayo 2-0 (goals from Lo Celso and Sidnei) in a match on the 15th round of the League.
After that victorious quadruple home turn, Betis drew 0-0 in Luxembourg with Dudelange on an ice rink, won 1-3 in Cornellá against Espanyol and drew 1-1 with Eibar in the last game of 2018, played in the Villamarín. The year 2109 started crooked, with a defeat in El Alcoraz against Huesca (2-1) and a single victory in the first seven games, although two draws resulted in eliminating Real Sociedad from the Cup in the second round.
Now Real Betis has started 2021 on a very good footing, has 5 victories and 2 draws in its first seven games and can sign the best start to the calendar year in its history if in the next matches at Villamarín it beats Osasuna and Athletic and is plant in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey. He has the best mark at the start of 1995, when he was 9 games without losing (7 won and 2 tied), because in the tenth he was beaten precisely by Athletic (4-0), in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, played on February 8, 1995 in San Mamés. The 1-0 of the return was insufficient to overcome.