SEVILLA. Real Betis bested Real Valladolid to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Real Betis to strike first with an early goal of Juanmi at the 2′. Then it was a goal in the 31′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Sergio Canales gave the win to Real Betis in the 45′ minute with a penalty.
The match was played at the Estadio Benito Villamarín stadium in Sevilla on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 51,396 spectators. The referee was Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz who was helped by Pau Cebrián Devis and Rubén Porras Rico. The 4th official was Carlos Calderiña Pavón. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.5 degrees Celsius or 70.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 16 Total 17
- 10 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 9
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 79 Attack 104
- 43 Dangerous attack 52
- 63 Ball safe 77
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 18 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Real Betis was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Real Valladolid that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Real Valladolid was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Real Betis was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Real Betis shot 16 times, 10 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Real Valladolid shot 17 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Real Betis received 3 yellow cards (Abner, Guido Rodríguez and Edgar González). Talking about the opposition, Real Valladolid received 5 yellow cards (Javi Sánchez, Monchu, Álvaro Aguado, Luis Pérez and M. Hongla).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Real Betis will have 37 points to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Real Valladolid will stay with 24 points like Espanyol and Celta de Vigo to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Real Betis will play away against Elche on the 24th of February with a 5-5 head to head stats.
Real Valladolid will play away agasint Celta de Vigo on the 26th of February with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Celta de Vigo (6 draws).
Real Betis – Formation
Real Betis
46'
12'
45'
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 , Youssouf Sabaly , Luiz Felipe , Víctor Ruiz , Abner Vinícius , Guido Rodríguez , William Carvalho , Sergio Canales , Nabil Fekir , Juanmi and Ayoze Pérez .
The home team had on the bench: Aitor Ruibal, Edgar González, Willian José, Joaquín, Rui Silva, Andrés Guardado, Dani Martín, Germán Pezzella, Juan Miranda , Luiz Henrique and Martín Montoya.
Substitutions
Real Betis made 5 changes: Abner for Luiz Henrique André Rosa da Silva (46′), Sergio Canales for Juan Miranda (46′), Juanmi for Joaquín (81′), Ayoze Pérez for Willian José (81′) and Guido Rodríguez for Edgar González (90′).
Best player: Sergio Canales
The most impressive player for Real Betis was Sergio Canales.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Real Valladolid – Formation
Real Valladolid
Also Real Valladolid adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Juan José Rojo Martín played with: Jordi Masip , Luis Pérez , Martin Hongla , Javi Sánchez , Lucas Olaza , Monchu , Kike Pérez , Gonzalo Plata , Óscar Plano , Darwin Machís and Cyle Larin .
These were the players on the bench: Sergio Escudero, Roque Mesa, Alvaro Aceves Catalina , Jawad El Yamiq , Iván Fresneda, Iván Sánchez , Sergio León , Joaquín Fernández, Lucas Rosa, Álvaro Aguado and Selim Amallah.
Real Valladolid could not rely on the presence of Álvaro Aceves Catalina (injured).
Substitutions
Real Valladolid made 5 changes: Javi Sánchez for Álvaro Aguado (46′), D. Machís for Jawad El Yamiq (46′), Kike Pérez for Iván Sánchez (71′), Jordi Masip for Álvaro Aceves Catalina (78′) and Óscar Plano for Sergio León (80′).
Best player: Jawad El Yamiq
The most impressive player for Real Valladolid was Jawad El Yamiq.
His rating is with 20 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 2.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Real Betis – Real Valladolid – 2-1
- Mallorca – Villarreal – 4-2
- Osasuna – Real Madrid – 0-2
- Real Sociedad – Celta de Vigo – 1-1
