SEVILLA. Real Betis and Real Madrid didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Real Madrid was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (62%)​.

The match was played at the Estadio Benito Villamarín stadium in Sevilla on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 52,212 spectators.​ The referee was César Soto Grado assisted by Iker De Francisco Grijalba and Carlos Álvarez Fernández. The 4th official was Lluís Bestard Servera. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.9 degrees Celsius or 55.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Real Madrid was in firm control of the ball 62% while Real Betis was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Madrid was more aggressive with 96 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Real Madrid to win the match​.

Real Betis shot 8 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Real Madrid shot 15 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Real Betis received 3 yellow cards (William Carvalho, Borja Iglesias and Youssouf Sabaly). On the opposite side, Real Madrid received 4 yellow cards (Eduardo Camavinga, Éder Militão, Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior).

Standings

After this match, Real Betis will have 41 points to sit in the 5th place. On the other side, Real Madrid will have 53 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Betis will play away with Villarreal on the 12th of March with a 13-8 head to head in favor of Villarreal (6 draws).

Real Madrid will host Espanyol on the 11th of March with a 28-4 head to head statistic in favor of Real Madrid (3 draws).

Real Betis – Formation

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 (8.0), Youssouf Sabaly (7.4), Germán Pezzella (7.5), Luiz Felipe (6.8), Juan Miranda (7.4), Guido Rodríguez (7.2), William Carvalho (6.4), Aitor Ruibal (7.5), Rodri Sánchez (6.9), Ayoze Pérez (6.3) and Borja Iglesias (5.8).

The home team had on the bench: Abner Vinícius, Víctor Ruiz, Willian José (6.4), Rui Silva, Edgar González, Luiz Henrique (6.5), Andrés Guardado (6.6), Dani Martín, Martín Montoya, Juanmi, Paul Akouokou and Joaquín.

Substitutions

Real Betis made 5 changes: Ayoze Pérez for Luiz Henrique André Rosa da Silva (71′), William Carvalho for Andrés Guardado (80′), Borja Iglesias for Willian José (71′), Aitor Ruibal for Joaquín (87′) and Juan Miranda for Abner (87′).

Best player: Claudio Bravo​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Betis was the goalkeeper: Claudio Bravo. His rating is 8.04. He performed 5 saves.

Real Madrid – Formation

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

Carlo Ancelotti played with: Thibaut Courtois (7.7), Lucas Vázquez (7.1), Éder Militão (7.8), Antonio Rüdiger (7.0), Eduardo Camavinga (6.4), Federico Valverde (7.9), Aurélien Tchouaméni (7.3), Toni Kroos (6.6), Vinícius Júnior (6.5), Rodrygo (7.1) and Karim Benzema (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Nacho Fernández (6.8), Marco Asensio, Dani Ceballos (6.5), Jesús Vallejo, Daniel Carvajal (7.0), Lucas Cañizares, Luis López, Eden Hazard, Mariano Díaz and Álvaro Rodríguez.

Substitutions

Real Madrid made 4 changes: Lucas Vázquez for Carvajal (59′), Eduardo Camavinga for Nacho (63′), Aurélien Tchouameni for Dani Ceballos (64′) and Toni Kroos for Álvaro Daniel Rodríguez Muñoz (87′).

Best player: Federico Valverde​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Madrid was Federico Valverde.

His rating is (7.9) with 64 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• FC Barcelona – Valencia – 1-0
• Real Betis – Real Madrid – 0-0
• Rayo Vallecano – Athletic Club – 0-0
• Real Valladolid – Espanyol – 2-1