SEVILLA. Real Betis demolishes Valencia 4-1 with goals of B. Iglesias (14′ pen), B. Iglesias (30′), G. Pezzella (61′) and Juanmi (68′). Talking about the opposition, Valencia scored with ​Gabriel Paulista (39′). Real Betis was vastly superior ball possession (61%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estadio Benito Villamarín stadium in Sevilla on Wednesday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. In front of 43,123 spectators.​ The referee was Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos who had the assistance of Rubén Becerril Gómez and Diego Santaursula Aguado. The 4th official was Alejandro Lucena Perdomo. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.4 degrees Celsius or 70.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.​

Match Statistics​

Real Betis

4 - 1

Valencia

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 14 Total 11
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 7
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 108 Attack 91
  • 40 Dangerous attack 27
  • 86 Ball safe 68
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 7
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 19
  • 2 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Real Betis was in firm control of the ball 61% while Valencia was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Betis was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Betis won the match​.

Real Betis shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Valencia shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Real Betis received 2 yellow cards (G. Rodriguez and V. Ruiz). Talking about the opposition, Valencia received 5 yellow cards (H. Guillamon, O. Alderete, D. Foulquier, G. Guedes and M. Vallejo).

Match Timeline

12'
14'
30'
37'
39'
45'
Mouctar Diakhaby - sub ->Gabriel Paulista
49'
Hugo Guillamón- Yellow
Guido Rodríguez- Yellow
54'
60'
60'
Germán Pezzella(goal)N. Fekir
61'
63'
68'
70'
73'
Dimitri Foulquier- Yellow
74'
Aitor Ruibal - sub ->N. Fekir
74'
75'
75'
77'
Willian José- sub ->B. Iglesias
84'
84'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
86
38
FC Barcelona
73
38
Atlético Madrid
71
38
Sevilla
70
38
Real Betis
65
38
Real Sociedad
62
38
Villarreal
59
38
Athletic Club
55
38
Valencia
48
38
Osasuna
47
38
Celta de Vigo
46
38
Rayo Vallecano
42
38
Elche
42
38
Espanyol
42
38
Getafe
39
38
Cádiz
39
38
Mallorca
39
38
Granada
38
38
Levante
35
38
Deportivo Alavés
31
38

After playing this match, Real Betis will have 21 points like Real Madrid, Sevilla and Real Sociedad to stay in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Valencia will stay with 13 points like Mallorca to stay in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Betis will play away with Atlético Madrid on the 31st of October with a 17-4 head to head statistic in favor of Atlético Madrid (7 draws).

Valencia will host Villarreal on the 30th of October with a 18-15 head to head in favor of Valencia (7 draws).

Real Betis – Formation

Real Betis
G
Claudio Bravo 25.Chile
6.9
D
Víctor Ruiz 6.Spain
7.2
37'
D
Martín Montoya 2.Spain
6.4
D
Germán Pezzella 16.Argentina
7.6
61'
D
Álex Moreno 15.Spain
7.1
M
Sergio Canales 10.Spain
6.5
M
William Carvalho 14.Portugal
7.3
84'
M
Guido Rodríguez 21.Argentina
6.8
63' 54'
M
Juanmi 7.Spain
7.8
74' 68'
M
Nabil Fekir 8.France
7.1
74'
F
Borja Iglesias 9.Spain
8.6
84' 14', 30'
Substitutes
G
Rui Silva 13.Portugal
D
Juan Miranda 33.Spain
D
Héctor Bellerín 19.Spain
D
Marc Bartra 5.Spain
M
Joaquín 17.Spain
6.3
74'
M
D. Lainez 20.Mexico
M
Andrés Guardado 18.Mexico
7.1
63'
M
Rodri Sánchez 28.Spain
F
Willian José 12.Brazil
6.6
84'
F
Cristian Tello 11.Spain
F
Aitor Ruibal 24.Spain
6.4
74'
F
Rober González 27.Spain
6.4
84'

Real Betis started with a 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 (6.9), Martín Montoya (6.4), Germán Pezzella (7.6), Víctor Ruiz (7.2), Álex Moreno (7.1), Guido Rodríguez (6.8), William Carvalho (7.3), Sergio Canales (6.5), Nabil Fekir (7.1), Juanmi (7.8) and Borja Iglesias (8.6).

The home team had on the bench: Willian José (6.6), Cristian Tello, Rui Silva, Joaquín (6.3), Aitor Ruibal (6.4), Diego Lainez, Andrés Guardado (7.1), Rober Gonzalez (6.4), Rodrigo Sánchez, Juan Miranda, Héctor Bellerín and Marc Bartra.

Substitutions

Real Betis made 5 changes: G. Rodriguez for A. Guardado (63′), Juanmi for Joaquin (74′), N. Fekir for A. Ruibal (74′), B. Iglesias for Willian Jose (84′) and W. Carvalho for R. Gonzalez (84′).

Best player: Borja Iglesias​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Betis was Borja Iglesias.

His rating is (8.6) with 2 goals, 22 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8.

Valencia – Formation

Valencia
G
Jasper Cillessen 13.Netherlands
6.5
D
Gabriel Paulista 5.Brazil
7.1
45' 39'
D
Dimitri Foulquier 20.Guadeloupe
6.4
73'
D
José Gayà 14.Spain
5.8
D
Omar Alderete 15.Paraguay
5.6
12'
M
Hugo Guillamón 6.Spain
6.1
49'
M
Jesús Vázquez 32.Spain
6.6
60'
M
Daniel Wass 18.Denmark
5.8
75'
M
Gonçalo Guedes 7.Portugal
6.1
75' 70'
F
Marcos André 22.Brazil
6.6
F
Hugo Duro 19.Spain
6.7
60'
Substitutes
G
Jaume Doménech 1.Spain
G
Giorgi Mamardashvili 28.Georgia
D
Cristiano Piccini 24.Italy
D
Mouctar Diakhaby 12.Guinea
7.0
45'
M
Yunus Musah 4.England
6.1
60'
M
Uroš Račić 8.Serbia
6.2
75'
M
Hugo González 31.Spain
M
P. Serra 26.Spain
F
Álex Blanco 16.Spain
F
Hélder Costa 11.Portugal
6.2
60'
F
Manu Vallejo 21.Spain
6.2
75' 77'

Valencia started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

On the opposite side, José Bordalás Jiménez played with: Jasper Cillessen (6.5), Dimitri Foulquier (6.4), Gabriel Paulista (7.1), Omar Alderete (5.6), José Luis Gayà (5.8), Gonçalo Guedes (6.1), Daniel Wass (5.8), Hugo Guillamón (6.1), Jesús Vázquez (6.6), Hugo Duro (6.7) and Marcos de Sousa (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Yunus Musah (6.1), Uroš Račić (6.2), Cristiano Piccini, Álex Blanco, Hugo González, Jaume Doménech, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Hélder Costa (6.2), Mouctar Diakhaby (7.0), Manu Vallejo (6.2) and Pedro Serna.

Valencia could not rely on the presence of M. Diakhaby (injured).

Substitutions

Valencia made 5 changes: Gabriel Paulista for M. Diakhaby (45′), H. Duro for H. Costa (60′), J. Vazquez for Y. Musah (60′), D. Wass for U. Racic (75′) and G. Guedes for M. Vallejo (75′).

Best player: Gabriel Paulista​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Valencia was Gabriel Paulista.

His rating is (7.1) with 1 goal, 10 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes.

Results of the day

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