BILBAO. Real Betis overcomes Athletic Club 1-0 after W. José scored just 1 goal (6′). Athletic Club was much better in terms of ball possession (63%).
Dani Vivian received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why Athletic Club lost the match.
The match was played at the San Mamés Barria stadium in Bilbao on Thursday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. In front of 43,116 spectators. The referee was Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias who had the assistance of Julián Villaseñor Julián and Alejandro Estévez Iglesias. The 4th official was Jaime Ruiz Álvarez. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.5 degrees Celsius or 63.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 21 Total 12
- 6 On Target 2
- 15 Off Target 9
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 134 Attack 97
- 87 Dangerous attack 36
- 91 Ball safe 73
- 1 Penalties 0
- 13 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Athletic Club was in firm control of the ball 63% while Real Betis was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Athletic Club was more aggressive with 87 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Real Betis was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Athletic Club shot 21 times, 6 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, Real Betis shot 12 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Athletic Club received 1 yellow card (Óscar de Marcos). On the opposite side, Real Betis received 3 yellow cards (Ayoze Pérez, Germán Pezzella and Andrés Guardado).
(Athletic Club) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Athletic Club will stay with 47 points like Girona to remain in the 8th place. On the other side, Real Betis will have 52 points to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
Athletic Club – Formation
Athletic Club
80'
49'
90'
Athletic Club adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ernesto Valverde Tejedor decided to play with the following team: Unai Simón , Óscar de Marcos , Daniel Vivian , Aitor Paredes , Yuri Berchiche , Dani García , Mikel Vesga , Iñaki Williams , Oihan Sancet , Nico Williams and Gorka Guruzeta .
The home team had on the bench: Raúl García , Mikel Balenziaga, Unai Vencedor, Ander Capa , Ander Herrera , Íñigo Lekue, Julen Agirrezabala, Unai Gómez, Álex Berenguer , Oier Zarraga and Malcom Ares .
Substitutions
Athletic Club made 5 changes: Gorka Guruzeta for Raúl García (58′), Dani García for Ander Herrera (58′), Nico Williams for Alex Berenguer (65′), Óscar de Marcos for Capa (80′) and Mikel Vesga for Malcom Ares Djalo (80′).
Best player: Oihan Sancet
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Athletic Club was Oihan Sancet.
His rating is with 44 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Real Betis – Formation
Real Betis
6'
Also Real Betis adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti played with: Claudio Bravo , Youssouf Sabaly , Germán Pezzella , Paul Akouokou , Juan Miranda , Guido Rodríguez , Andrés Guardado , Sergio Canales , William Carvalho , Ayoze Pérez and Willian José .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Dani Martín, Ricardo Visus, Aitor Ruibal, Juan Cruz, Martín Montoya, Rodri Sánchez , Luiz Henrique , Abner Vinícius, Juanmi, Borja Iglesias , Rui Silva and Joaquín.
Substitutions
Real Betis made 4 changes: William Carvalho for Rodri (65′), Ayoze Pérez for Luiz Henrique André Rosa da Silva (75′), Willian José for Borja Iglesias (75′) and Andrés Guardado for Abner (82′).
Best player: Claudio Bravo
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Betis was the goalkeeper: Claudio Bravo. His rating is 8.64. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Athletic Club – Real Betis – 0-1
- Rayo Vallecano – Real Valladolid – 2-1
- Girona – Mallorca – 2-1
- Sevilla – Espanyol – 3-2
