ALMERIA. Real Betis prevailed over Almería.

The match was played at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos stadium in Almeria on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Javier Alberola Rojas who had the assistance of Teodoro Sobrino Magán and Iván Hernández Ramos. The 4th official was Francisco José Ortega Herrera. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10 degrees Celsius or 49.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Almería was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Real Betis that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Almería had a more offensive attitude with 50 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 11 were on target. Nonetheless, Real Betis succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Almería shot 18 times, 11 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Real Betis shot 14 times, 9 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Almería received 2 yellow cards (Iñigo Eguaras and Srdjan Babic). Regarding the opposition, Real Betis received 3 yellow cards (Edgar González, Andrés Guardado and Guido Rodríguez).

Standings

After this encounter, Almería will stay with 22 points like Cádiz to remain in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Real Betis will have 34 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Almería will play away with Girona on the 17th of February with a 10-5 head to head stats in favor of Almería (6 draws).

Real Betis will host Real Valladolid on the 18th of February with a 9-5 head to head record in favor of Real Betis (9 draws).

Almería – Formation

Almería adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia decided to play with the following team: Fernando Martínez (6.4), Alejandro Pozo (6.3), Rodrigo Ely (6.8), Srđan Babić (6.4), Sergio Akieme (6.8), Íñigo Eguaras (6.8), Samuel Costa (7.9), Adrián Embarba (6.4), Gonzalo Melero (6.4), Francisco Portillo (5.8) and Luis Javier Suárez (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Martin Šviderský, Arnau Puigmal Martínez, Houboulang Mendes (6.2), Largie Ramazani (6.5), Lázaro (6.8), El Bilal Touré (7.1), Dyego Sousa, Kaiky Fernandes Melo, Diego Mariño Villar, César de la Hoz López, Alejandro Centelles Plaza and Chumi (6.3).

Substitutions

Almería made 5 changes: Rodrigo Ely for Chumi Brandariz (34′), Alejandro Pozo for Houboulang Mendes (46′), Gonzalo Melero for El Toure (58′), Adrián Embarba for Lazaro (73′) and Francisco Portillo for Largie Ramazani (73′).

Best player: Samuel Costa​

The player that probably impressed the most for Almería was Samuel Costa.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 60 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 14 duels out of 20.

Real Betis – Formation

Also Real Betis adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti played with: Rui Silva (7.3), Youssouf Sabaly (5.8), Germán Pezzella (6.6), Edgar González (6.4), Abner Vinícius (6.7), Guido Rodríguez (5.7), Andrés Guardado (8.0), Sergio Canales (8.2), Rodri Sánchez (8.5), Juanmi (7.1) and Borja Iglesias (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Willian José, Víctor Ruiz (6.6), Luiz Henrique (6.2), Joaquín, Ayoze Pérez (6.2), Aitor Ruibal, Dani Martín, Juan Miranda, Martín Montoya and Claudio Bravo.

Real Betis could not rely on the presence of Víctor Ruiz (injured) and Luiz Henrique (injured).

Substitutions

Real Betis made 3 changes: Borja Iglesias for Ayoze Pérez (68′), Germán Pezzella for Víctor Ruíz (71′) and Rodri for Luiz Henrique André Rosa da Silva (79′).

Best player: Rodri Sánchez​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Betis was Rodri Sánchez.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 27 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Almería – Real Betis – 2-3
• Valencia – Athletic Club – 1-2
• Sevilla – Mallorca – 2-0