SEVILLA. Real Betis prevailed over Rayo Vallecano.
The match was played at the Estadio Benito Villamarín stadium in Sevilla on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea with the help of Roberto Díaz Pérez Del Palomar and Jon Núñez Fernández. The 4th official was Fernando Román Román. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.3 degrees Celsius or 75.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 13 Total 12
- 5 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 9
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 99 Attack 102
- 39 Dangerous attack 44
- 73 Ball safe 88
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. Real Betis was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Rayo Vallecano that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Rayo Vallecano was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Real Betis was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Real Betis shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Rayo Vallecano shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Real Betis received 1 yellow card (E. Gonzalez). Talking about the opposition, Rayo Vallecano received 2 yellow cards (A. Garcia and O. Trejo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Real Betis will have 18 points like Atlético Madrid and Osasuna to stay in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Rayo Vallecano will stay with 16 points like Athletic Club to stay in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Real Betis will host Valencia on the 27th of October with a 17-8 head to head stats in favor of Valencia (5 draws).
Rayo Vallecano will host FC Barcelona on the 27th of October with a 13-0 head to head record in favor of FC Barcelona (0 draws).
Real Betis – Formation
Real Betis adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti decided to play with the following team: Claudio Bravo
, Héctor Bellerín , Marc Bartra , Edgar Gonzalez , Álex Moreno , Guido Rodríguez , Sergio Canales , Rodrigo Sánchez , Nabil Fekir , Juanmi and Willian José .The home team had on the bench: Diego Lainez
, Juan Miranda, Aitor Ruibal, Rui Silva, Martín Montoya, Germán Pezzella, Víctor Ruiz, Borja Iglesias, Joaquín, Andrés Guardado , Cristian Tello and William Carvalho .Substitutions
Real Betis made 4 changes: Juanmi for D. Lainez (70′), Rodri for A. Guardado (70′), S. Canales for W. Carvalho (80′) and Willian Jose for B. Iglesias (88′).
Best player: Rodrigo Sánchez
The player that probably impressed the most for Real Betis was Rodrigo Sánchez even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 30 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.Rayo Vallecano – Formation
Also Rayo Vallecano adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Andoni Iraola Sagarna played with: Stole Dimitrievski
, Mario Hernández , Nikola Maraš , Alejandro Catena , Fran García , Ismaila Ciss , Unai López , Ivan Balliu , Óscar Trejo , Álvaro García and Randy Nteka .The following players were sitting on the bench: Óscar Valentín, Kévin Rodrigues, Luca Zidane, Santi Comesaña
, Radamel Falcao , Bebé , Isi Palazón , José Pozo, Mario Suárez, Esteban Saveljich, Andrés Martín and Sergi Guardiola.Substitutions
Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: P. Ciss for S. Comesana (46′), M. Hernandez for I. Palazon (46′), O. Trejo for Falcao (71′), R. Nteka for Bebe (80′) and N. Maras for J. Pozo (88′).
Best player: Óscar Trejo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rayo Vallecano was Óscar Trejo.
His rating is
with 39 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Sevilla – Levante – 5-3
- Real Betis – Rayo Vallecano – 3-2
- FC Barcelona – Real Madrid – 1-2
- Atlético Madrid – Real Sociedad – 2-2