BILBAO. Athletic Club had a fantastic comeback against Real Betis.

The match was played at the San Mamés Barria stadium in Bilbao on Sunday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. In front of 43,340 spectators.​ The referee was César Soto Grado with the support of Pau Cebrián Devis and Carlos Álvarez Fernández. The 4th official was Manuel Pozueta Rodríguez. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.26 degrees Celsius or 64.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Athletic Club

4 - 2

Real Betis

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 14 Total 8
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 138 Attack 83
  • 53 Dangerous attack 29
  • 61 Ball safe 85
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 19 Total 9
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Athletic Club was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Real Betis that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Athletic Club was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Athletic Club won the match​.

Athletic Club shot 14 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Real Betis shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Athletic Club received 4 yellow cards (Álex Berenguer, Aitor Paredes, Mikel Vesga and Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta). On the other side, Real Betis received 2 yellow cards (Abner Vinícius and Guido Rodríguez).

Match Timeline

2'
10'
Isco(goal)Aitor Ruibal
Mikel Vesga(penalty)
30'
Nico Williams(VAR)
44'
Nico Williams(VAR)
28'
44'
Guido Rodríguez- Yellow
Mikel Vesga(penalty)
45'
Gorka Guruzeta(goal)Iñaki Williams
45'
48'
57'
Rodri Sánchez- sub ->Aitor Ruibal
58'
Aitor Paredes- Yellow
59'
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta- Yellow
61'
65'
Unai Gómez- sub ->Iker Muniain
66'
Álex Berenguer- sub ->Gorka Guruzeta
66'
Yuri Berchiche- sub ->Imanol García de Albéniz
66'
74'
74'
75'
Mikel Vesga- Yellow
79'
Unai Gómez(goal)
84'
85'
Álex Berenguer- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
90
35
FC Barcelona
76
35
Girona
75
35
Atlético Madrid
70
35
Athletic Club
62
35
Real Betis
55
35
Real Sociedad
54
35
Valencia
48
35
Villarreal
48
35
Getafe
43
35
Deportivo Alavés
42
35
Sevilla
41
35
Osasuna
40
35
Las Palmas
37
35
Mallorca
35
35
Rayo Vallecano
35
35
Celta de Vigo
34
35
Cádiz
29
35
Granada
21
35
Almería
17
35

After playing this encounter, Athletic Club has 6 points to occupy the 5th place in the table. On the other side, Real Betis stays with 4 points (9th).

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Athletic Club will play away against Mallorca on the 3rd of September with a 12-5 head to head record in favor of Athletic Club (9 draws).

Real Betis will host Rayo Vallecano on the 2nd of September with a 8-6 head to head in favor of Real Betis (7 draws).

Athletic Club – Formation

Athletic Club
G
Unai Simón 1.Spain
6.4
D
Dani Vivian 3.Spain
6.7
D
Aitor Paredes 4.Spain
6.4
59'
D
Iñigo Lekue 15.Spain
6.1
D
Imanol García de Albéniz 19.Spain
7.0
66'
M
Iker Muniain 10.Spain
6.7
66'
M
Mikel Vesga 6.Spain
8.5
79' 30', 45'
M
Iñaki Williams 9.Ghana
7.9
M
Nico Williams 11.Spain
8.4
75'
M
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta 16.Spain
6.8
85' 61'
F
Gorka Guruzeta 12.Spain
7.5
66' 45'
Substitutes
G
Julen Agirrezabala 13.Spain
D
Yuri Berchiche 17.Spain
6.7
66'
D
Unai Eguíluz 27.Spain
D
Beñat Prados 33.Spain
M
Dani García 14.Spain
85'
M
Ander Herrera 21.Spain
M
Raúl García 22.Spain
M
Unai Gómez 30.Spain
7.5
66' 84'
F
Álex Berenguer 7.Spain
6.4
66' 90'
F
Asier Villalibre 20.Spain
6.6
75'
F
Javier Martón 24.Spain
F
Malcom Adu 29.Spain

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 (6.4), Íñigo Lekue (6.1), Daniel Vivian (6.7), Aitor Paredes (6.4), Imanol García de Albéniz (7.0), Mikel Vesga (8.5), Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta (6.8), Iñaki Williams (7.9), Iker Muniain (6.7), Nico Williams (8.4) and Gorka Guruzeta (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Unai Gómez (7.5), Álex Berenguer (6.4), Julen Agirrezabala, Dani García, Yuri Berchiche (6.7), Asier Villalibre (6.6), Marcelo Gaete, Raúl García, Javier Martón Ansó, Unai Eguíluz, Malcom Ares and Beñat Prados.

Substitutions

Athletic Club made 5 changes: Nico Williams for Asier Villalibre (75′), Gorka Guruzeta for Álex Berenguer (66′), Iker Muniain for Unai Gómez (66′), Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta for Dani García (85′) and Imanol García de Albéniz for Yuri Berchiche (66′).

Best player: Mikel Vesga​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Athletic Club was Mikel Vesga.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 53 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Real Betis – Formation

Real Betis
G
Rui Silva 13.Portugal
6.4
D
Germán Pezzella 6.Argentina
6.6
D
Luiz Felipe 19.Italy
6.6
D
Abner 20.Brazil
6.1
58' 48'
D
Youssouf Sabaly 23.Senegal
6.0
M
Guido Rodríguez 5.Argentina
6.4
65' 44'
M
Ayoze Pérez 10.Spain
7.3
M
Marc Roca 21.Spain
6.7
74'
M
Isco 22.Spain
7.9
10'
M
Aitor Ruibal 24.Spain
6.3
57'
F
Willian José 12.Brazil
7.3
74' 2'
Substitutes
G
Fran Vieites 30.Spain
G
Guilherme Sousa Carvalho Fernandes 31.Portugal
D
Héctor Bellerín 2.Spain
D
Juan Miranda 3.Spain
6.7
58'
D
Marc Bartra 15.Spain
D
Chadi Riad 28.Morocco
M
Paul Akouokou 4.Ivory Coast
6.7
65'
M
Juan Cruz 16.Spain
M
Rodri Sánchez 17.Spain
6.4
57'
M
Andrés Guardado 18.Mexico
6.4
74'
M
Sergi Altimira 27.Spain
F
Borja Iglesias 9.Spain
6.4
74'

Also Real Betis adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti played with: Rui Silva (6.4), Youssouf Sabaly (6.0), Germán Pezzella (6.6), Luiz Felipe (6.6), Abner Vinícius (6.1), Guido Rodríguez (6.4), Marc Roca (6.7), Aitor Ruibal (6.3), Isco (7.9), Ayoze Pérez (7.3) and Willian José (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Borja Iglesias (6.4), Héctor Bellerín, Juan Miranda (6.7), Paul Akouokou (6.7), Alejandro Santillán, Juan Cruz, Rodri Sánchez (6.4), Andrés Guardado (6.4), Sergi Altimira, Chadi Riad, Francisco Vieites and Guilherme Fernandes.

Substitutions

Real Betis made 5 changes: Aitor Ruibal for Rodri Sánchez (57′), Abner Vinícius for Juan Miranda (58′), Guido Rodríguez for Paul Akouokou (65′), Marc Roca for Andrés Guardado (74′) and Willian José for Borja Iglesias (74′).

Best player: Isco​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Betis was Isco.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 36 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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