Real Betis overcomes Rayo Vallecano 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

MADRID. Real Betis prevailed over Rayo Vallecano to win 2-1.

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David Brown
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Real Betis overcomes Rayo Vallecano 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

MADRID. Real Betis overcame Rayo Vallecano to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Real Betis to strike first with an early goal of Iván Balliu at the 7′. Then it was a goal in the 20′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Luiz Henrique gave the win to Real Betis in the 40′ minute with a goal. Rayo Vallecano was surely superior in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Estadio de Vallecas stadium in Madrid on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos with the assistance of Rubén Becerril Gómez and Diego Santaursula Aguado. The 4th official was Eder Mallo Fernández. The weather was drizly. The temperature was cold at 12.9 degrees Celsius or 55.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Rayo Vallecano

1 - 2

Team 1

Real Betis

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 13 Total 14
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 10 Off Target 12
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 128 Attack 70
  • 67 Dangerous attack 26
  • 81 Ball safe 97
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 7
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 16
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Rayo Vallecano had a strong ball possession 62% while Real Betis was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rayo Vallecano was putting more pressure with 67 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Real Betis was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Rayo Vallecano shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Real Betis shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Rayo Vallecano received 3 yellow cards (Álvaro García, Óscar Trejo and Óscar Valentín). On the other side, Real Betis received 2 yellow cards (William Carvalho and Luiz Henrique).

Match Timeline

Iván Balliu(own-goal)
7'
Sergio Camello(goal)Florian Lejeune
20'
40'
46'
Guido Rodríguez- sub ->Andrés Guardado
Álvaro García- Yellow
51'
53'
William Carvalho- Yellow
Óscar Trejo- Yellow
57'
62'
Raúl de Tomás- sub ->Óscar Trejo
62'
Isi Palazón(var)
63'
68'
Willian José- sub ->Borja Iglesias
74'
Rodri Sánchez- sub ->Sergio Canales
Randy Nteka- sub ->Fran García
80'
82'
Óscar Valentín - Yellow
84'
89'
Radamel Falcao- sub ->Isi Palazón
90'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Barcelona
88
38
Real Madrid
78
38
Atlético Madrid
77
38
Real Sociedad
71
38
Villarreal
64
38
Real Betis
60
38
Osasuna
53
38
Athletic Club
51
38
Mallorca
50
38
Girona
49
38
Rayo Vallecano
49
38
Sevilla
49
38
Celta de Vigo
43
38
Cádiz
42
38
Valencia
42
38
Getafe
42
38
Almería
41
38
Real Valladolid
40
38
Espanyol
37
38
Elche
25
38

After this match, Rayo Vallecano will stay with 23 points like Osasuna to hold in the 8th place. On the other side, Real Betis will have 28 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Rayo Vallecano will play away with Real Valladolid on the 14th of January with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Real Valladolid (7 draws).

Real Betis will host FC Barcelona on the 1st of February with a 21-4 head to head record in favor of FC Barcelona (5 draws).

Rayo Vallecano – Formation

Rayo Vallecano
G
Stole Dimitrievski 1.Macedonia
6.2
D
Florian Lejeune 19.France
6.8
D
Iván Balliu 20.Albania
6.8
D
Fran García 3.Spain
6.0
80'
D
Alejandro Catena 5.Spain
7.1
M
Unai López 17.Spain
7.1
62'
M
Álvaro García 18.Spain
7.3
51'
M
Óscar Valentín  23.Spain
6.2
89' 84'
M
Isi Palazón 7.Spain
6.4
90'
F
Óscar Trejo 8.Argentina
6.6
62' 57'
F
Sergio Camello 34.Spain
7.2
Goals20'
Substitutes
G
Diego López 13.Spain
D
Abdul Mumin 16.Ghana
D
Mario Hernández 2.Spain
D
Pep Chavarría 15.Spain
M
Santi Comesaña 6.Spain
6.6
62'
M
José Pozo 22.Spain
M
Pathé Ciss 21.Senegal
M
Salvi 14.Spain
M
Randy Nteka 11.France
6.2
80'
F
Radamel Falcao 9.Colombia
90'
F
Andrés Martín 12.Spain
89'
F
Raúl de Tomás 25.Spain
6.6
62'

Rayo Vallecano started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

The manager Andoni Iraola Sagarna decided to play with the following team: Stole Dimitrievski (6.2), Ivan Balliu (6.8), Florian Lejeune (6.8), Alejandro Catena (7.1), Fran García (6.0), Isi Palazón (6.4), Óscar Valentín (6.2), Unai López (7.1), Álvaro García (7.3), Óscar Trejo (6.6) and Sergio Camello (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Santi Comesaña (6.6), Abdul Mumin, Radamel Falcao, Diego López, Mario Hernández, José Pozo, Ismaila Ciss, Andrés Martín, Salvi, Raúl de Tomás (6.6), Josep Chavarría and Randy Nteka (6.2).

Rayo Vallecano could not rely on the presence of Radamel Falcao (injured).

Substitutions

Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: Unai López for Santi Comesaña (62′), Óscar Trejo for Raúl de Tomás (62′), Fran García for Randy Nteka (80′), Óscar Valentín for Andrés Martín (89′) and Isi Palazón for Radamel Falcao (90′).

Best player: Álvaro García​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rayo Vallecano was Álvaro García.

His rating is (7.3) with 34 passes (73% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.

Real Betis – Formation

Real Betis
G
Rui Silva 13.Portugal
6.2
D
Germán Pezzella 16.Argentina
7.1
D
Álex Moreno 15.Spain
6.8
D
Aitor Ruibal  24.Spain
6.5
D
Edgar González 3.Spain
6.6
M
Andrés Guardado 18.Mexico
6.9
46'
M
Sergio Canales 10.Spain
6.9
74'
M
William Carvalho 14.Portugal
6.5
53'
M
Nabil Fekir  8.France
7.6
90'
M
Luiz Henrique 11.Brazil
7.8
90' 82' Goals40'
F
Borja Iglesias 9.Spain
6.6
68'
Substitutes
G
Dani Martín 25.Spain
G
Claudio Bravo 1.Chile
D
Martín Montoya 2.Spain
D
Juan Miranda 33.Spain
D
Félix Garreta 35.Spain
D
Víctor Ruiz 6.Spain
90'
M
Guido Rodríguez 5.Argentina
6.9
46'
M
Rodri Sánchez 28.Spain
6.1
74'
M
Joaquín 17.Spain
F
Loren Morón 21.Spain
F
Juanmi 7.Spain
90'
F
Willian José 12.Brazil
6.4
68'

Real Betis started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti played with: Rui Silva (6.2), Aitor Ruibal (6.5), Germán Pezzella (7.1), Edgar González (6.6), Álex Moreno (6.8), William Carvalho (6.5), Andrés Guardado (6.9), Luiz Henrique (7.8), Nabil Fekir (7.6), Sergio Canales (6.9) and Borja Iglesias (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Martín Montoya, Loren Morón, Dani Martín, Juan Miranda, Guido Rodríguez (6.9), Claudio Bravo, Rodri Sánchez (6.1), Joaquín, Félix Martí, Víctor Ruiz, Juanmi and Willian José (6.4).

Substitutions

Real Betis made 5 changes: Andrés Guardado for Guido Rodríguez (46′), Borja Iglesias for Willian José (68′), Sergio Canales for Rodri Sánchez (74′), Nabil Fekir for Juanmi (90′) and Luiz Henrique for Víctor Ruiz (90′).

Best player: Luiz Henrique​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Betis was Luiz Henrique.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 18 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 20. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​