Real Betis recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Villarreal 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

Real Betis found a way to reverse the scoreline against Villarreal to win 2-1.

August 17, 2023

Real Betis found a way to reverse the score against Villarreal to win 2-1. It was Villarreal to strike first with a goal of at the 14′. Then it was a goal in the 20′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, gave the win to Real Betis in the 36′ minute. Villarreal was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (63%).

In front of 17,825 spectators. The referee was Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias assisted by José Antonio Garrido Romero and Guillermo Santiago Sacristán. The 4th official was Lluís Bestard Servera. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 29.9 degrees Celsius or 85.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.

Match Statistics

Villarreal

1 - 2

Real Betis

! 63 Ball Possession 37

Shots

18 Total 12
5 On Target 5
6 Off Target 2
7 Shots blocked 5

116 Attack 78
63 Dangerous attack 37
75 Ball safe 59

0 Penalties 0
9 Corners 4
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

13 Total 17
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Villarreal had a strong ball possession 63% while Real Betis was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Villarreal was more pushing with 63 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Real Betis was able to find the solution to win this match.

Villarreal shot 18 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Real Betis shot 12 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Villarreal received 1 yellow card (Aïssa Mandi). Regarding the opposition, Real Betis received 3 yellow cards (Borja Iglesias, Luiz Felipe and Guido Rodríguez).

Match Timeline

Álex Baena(VAR)

15'

20'

Ayoze Pérez(goal)

Alfonso Pedraza- sub ->Alberto Moreno

24'

27'

46'

Willian José- sub ->Borja Iglesias

Étienne Capoue- sub ->Santi Comesaña

57'

60'

Jorge Cuenca(goal)Alejandro Baena

61'

Aïssa Mandi- Yellow

70'

71'

Aitor Ruibal - sub ->Luiz Henrique

71'

Rodri Sánchez- sub ->Isco

José Luis Morales- sub ->Ramón Terrats

83'

Denis Suárez - sub ->Gerard Moreno

83'

84'

90'

Guido Rodríguez- Yellow

90'

Willian José(goal)Youssouf Sabaly

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Villarreal stays with 0 points to occupy the 14th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Real Betis has 3 points (5th).

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Villarreal will play away with Mallorca on the 18th of August with a 10-5 head to head in favor of Villarreal (5 draws).

Real Betis will host Atlético Madrid on the 20th of August with a 21-4 head to head in favor of Atlético Madrid (7 draws).

Villarreal – Formation

Villarreal

Filip Jørgensen 13.Denmark

7.0

Jorge Cuenca 5.Spain

7.8

61'

Alberto Moreno 18.Spain

6.8

24'

Juan Foyth 8.Argentina

8.3

Aïssa Mandi 23.Algeria

6.7

70'

Santi Comesaña 4.Spain

6.8

57'

Dani Parejo 10.Spain

7.5

Ramón Terrats 20.Spain

7.7

83'

Alexander Sørloth 11.Norway

6.7

Gerard Moreno 7.Spain

7.2

83'

Álex Baena 16.Spain

8.3

Substitutes

Pepe Reina 1.Spain

Matteo Gabbia 2.Italy

Raúl Albiol 3.Spain

Kiko Femenía 17.Spain

Étienne Capoue 6.France

6.7

57'

Manu Trigueros 14.Spain

Denis Suárez 22.Spain

83'

Alfonso Pedraza 24.Spain

6.8

24'

José Luis Morales 15.Spain

83'

Ben Brereton 9.Chile

Villarreal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Enrique Setién Solar decided to play with the following team: Filip Jörgensen (7.0), Juan Foyth (8.3), Aïssa Mandi (6.7), Jorge Cuenca (7.8), Alberto Moreno (6.8), Ramón Terrats (7.7), Dani Parejo (7.5), Santi Comesaña (6.8), Gerard Moreno (7.2), Alexander Sørloth (6.7) and Alejandro Baena (8.3).

The home team had on the bench: José Luis Morales, Pepe Reina, Matteo Gabbia, Raúl Albiol, Étienne Capoue (6.7), Ben Brereton Díaz, Manu Trigueros, Kiko Femenía, Denis Suárez and Alfonso Pedraza (6.8).

Villarreal could not rely on the presence of Alfonso Pedraza (injured).

Substitutions

Villarreal made 4 changes: Alberto Moreno for Alfonso Pedraza (24′), Santi Comesaña for Étienne Capoue (57′), Gerard Moreno for Denis Suárez (83′) and Ramón Terrats for José Luis Morales (83′).

Best player: Alejandro Baena

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Villarreal was Alejandro Baena.

His rating is (8.3) with 36 passes (0% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 11 crosses.

Real Betis – Formation

Real Betis

Rui Silva 13.Portugal

7.6

Youssouf Sabaly 23.Senegal

6.5

Luiz Felipe 19.Italy

6.6

60'

Juan Miranda 3.Spain

Germán Pezzella 6.Argentina

7.3

Abner 20.Brazil

7.5

Marc Roca 21.Spain

7.0

Ayoze Pérez 10.Spain

7.3

84'

20'

Luiz Henrique 11.Brazil

7.3

71'

Guido Rodríguez 5.Argentina

6.8

90'

Isco 22.Spain

7.1

71'

Borja Iglesias 9.Spain

6.7

46'

27'

Substitutes

Francisco Vieites 30.Spain

Aitor Ruibal 24.Spain

6.9

71'

Chadi Riad 28.Morocco

Andrés Guardado 18.Mexico

84'

Paul Akouokou 4.Ivory Coast

90'

Juan Cruz 16.Spain

Rodri Sánchez 17.Spain

6.9

71'

Willian José 12.Brazil

7.0

46'

90'

Real Betis started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti played with: Rui Silva (7.6), Youssouf Sabaly (6.5), Germán Pezzella (7.3), Luiz Felipe (6.6), Juan Miranda, Abner Vinícius (7.5), Guido Rodríguez (6.8), Marc Roca (7.0), Luiz Henrique (7.3), Isco (7.1) and Ayoze Pérez (7.3), Borja Iglesias (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Andrés Guardado, Paul Akouokou, Willian José (7.0), Juan Cruz, Rodri Sánchez (6.9), Aitor Ruibal (6.9), Chadi Riad and Francisco Vieites.

Substitutions

Real Betis made 5 changes: Borja Iglesias for Willian José (46′), Luiz Henrique for Aitor Ruibal (71′), Isco for Rodri Sánchez (71′), Ayoze Pérez for Andrés Guardado (84′) and Guido Rodríguez for Paul Akouokou (90′).