Betis maintains its historic dominance over Málaga in its matches at the Benito Villamarín, with a clear advantage in the season's results. In the 13 games played at the Betic home, Sevilla has achieved five wins, five draws and only three wins for the visitor, which reflects the superiority of the green and white team in the league zone.
The first match in which Málaga achieved a victory in the city stadium dates back to the 2008-09 season, when the visitor took the lead thanks to a goal from Apoño, the visitor equalized with a free kick from Emaná and, in extra time, Eliseu sealed the victory with a decisive goal. The same score of 1-2 was replicated in the 2013-14 season, when Juanmi and Darder managed to overcome Lolo Reyes' first goal. In 2015-16, Málaga achieved its third victory at the Benito Villamarín with a goal from Camacho, finishing the match 0-1.
Betis, for its part, won the last two games of the series before Málaga's relegation. In the 2016-17 campaign, Joaquín scored the only goal of the game, while in the following season Durmisi and Fabián overcame En-Nesyri's initial goal to win 2-1. Fabián's goal also secured Betis' qualification for the Europa League. Three of Sevilla's five victories in the stadium have been with the same 3-0 score, occurring in the 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2012-13 seasons.
Málaga CF, which emerged in 1994 as the successor to Club Deportivo Málaga and Malacitano, has officially visited Benito Villamarín 25 times between 1940 and 1991. In that phase, Sevilla obtained 14 victories (56%), five draws (20%) and Málaga achieved six wins (24%). Adding the matches with the different names of the Malaga club, the total of confrontations between both teams amounts to 38 matches, with 19 victories for Betis, 10 draws and 9 victories for Málaga.
With Málaga's next visit to Betis on the agenda, Sevilla will continue trying to consolidate their historic advantage at home, while Málaga will look to reverse the trend and close the gap in the series of matches. The next game promises to continue being a reference point for the rivalry between both clubs.