SEVILLA. Real Betis overcomes Rayo Vallecano 1-0 after W. José scored just 1 goal (53′). Real Betis took advantage of its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Estadio Benito Villamarín stadium in Sevilla on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz with the assistance of Eliana Fernández González and Fabián Blanco Rodríguez. The 4th official was Manuel García Gómez. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was hot at 25.44 degrees Celsius or 77.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Real Betis

1 - 0

Rayo Vallecano

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 14 Total 15
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 5
  • 112 Attack 90
  • 41 Dangerous attack 35
  • 85 Ball safe 67
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 14 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Real Betis had a strong ball possession 57% while Rayo Vallecano was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Betis had a more offensive attitude with 41 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Betis won the match​.

Real Betis shot 14 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rayo Vallecano shot 15 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Real Betis received 3 yellow cards (Marc Roca, Guido Rodríguez and Juan Miranda). On the other side, Rayo Vallecano received 5 yellow cards (Kike Pérez, Isi Palazón, Raúl de Tomás, Alfonso Espino and Álvaro García).

Match Timeline

Juan Miranda- Yellow
15'
Guido Rodríguez- Yellow
43'
45'
Álvaro García- Yellow
Abner- sub ->Juan Miranda
46'
46'
Willian José(goal)
53'
55'
Alfonso Espino- Yellow
58'
Isi Palazón- Yellow
58'
Raúl de Tomás- Yellow
58'
Sergio Camello- sub ->Raúl de Tomás
64'
Jorge de Frutos- sub ->Isi Palazón
64'
Kike Pérez- sub ->Ismaila Ciss
76'
76'
78'
Bebé- sub ->Randy Nteka
78'
Radamel Falcao- sub ->Alfonso Espino
Marc Roca- Yellow
85'
86'
Kike Pérez- Yellow
Sergi Altimira- sub ->Isco
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 match, Real Betis will have 7 points like Atlético Madrid, Girona, FC Barcelona and Cádiz to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Rayo Vallecano will stay with 6 points like Real Sociedad, Athletic Club, Osasuna, Deportivo Alavés and Valencia to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

Real Betis – Formation

Real Betis
G
Rui Silva 13.Portugal
8.1
D
Héctor Bellerín 2.Spain
6.7
D
Juan Miranda 3.Spain
6.7
46' 15'
D
Luiz Felipe 19.Italy
7.3
D
Germán Pezzella 6.Argentina
7.1
D
Marc Bartra 15.Spain
D
Youssouf Sabaly 23.Senegal
M
Guido Rodríguez 5.Argentina
7.1
46' 43'
M
Ayoze Pérez 10.Spain
8.7
M
Rodri Sánchez 17.Spain
7.1
76'
M
Marc Roca 21.Spain
7.3
85'
M
Isco 22.Spain
7.3
90'
F
Willian José 12.Brazil
7.3
76' 53'
Substitutes
G
G. Carvalho 31.Portugal
G
Francisco Vieites 30.Spain
G
Guilherme Sousa Carvalho Fernandes 31.Portugal
D
Chadi Riad 28.Morocco
D
Abner 20.Brazil
7.0
46'
M
Juan Cruz 16.Spain
6.6
76'
M
Andrés Guardado 18.Mexico
7.1
46'
M
Sergi Altimira 27.Spain
90'
M
Dani Pérez 37.Spain
F
Borja Iglesias 9.Spain
6.7
76'

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: Alejandro Santillán, Youssouf Sabaly, Rui Silva (8.1), Héctor Bellerín (6.7), Germán Pezzella (7.1), Luiz Felipe (7.3), Juan Miranda (6.7), Guido Rodríguez (7.1), Marc Roca (7.3), Rodri Sánchez (7.1), Isco (7.3), Ayoze Pérez (8.7) and Willian José (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Borja Iglesias (6.7), Abner Vinícius (7.0), Juan Cruz (6.6), Andrés Guardado (7.1), Sergi Altimira, Chadi Riad, Francisco Vieites, Guilherme Fernandes, Dani Pérez and Guilherme Sousa Carvalho Fernandes.

Real Betis could not rely on the presence of Andrés Guardado (injured), Borja Iglesias (injured) and Juan Cruz (injured).

Substitutions

Real Betis made 5 changes: Guido Rodríguez for Andrés Guardado (46′), Willian José for Borja Iglesias (76′), Rodri Sánchez for Juan Cruz (76′), Isco for Sergi Altimira (90′) and Juan Miranda for Abner Vinícius (46′).

Best player: Ayoze Pérez​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Betis was Ayoze Pérez even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.7) with 31 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 22. He performed 2 crosses.

Rayo Vallecano – Formation

Rayo Vallecano
G
Stole Dimitrievski 1.Macedonia
7.0
D
Aridane Hernández 5.Spain
7.1
D
Alfonso Espino 12.Uruguay
6.7
78' 55'
D
Iván Balliu 20.Albania
6.8
D
Florian Lejeune 24.France
7.3
M
Randy Nteka 11.France
6.4
78'
M
Pathé Ciss 21.Senegal
7.0
64'
M
Isi Palazón 7.Spain
7.1
64' 58'
M
Óscar Trejo 8.Argentina
M
Unai López 17.Spain
M
Álvaro García 18.Spain
7.0
45'
M
Óscar Valentín 23.Spain
7.1
F
Raúl de Tomás 22.Spain
6.4
58' 58'
Substitutes
G
Dani Cárdenas 13.Spain
D
Andrei Rațiu 2.Romania
D
Pep Chavarría 3.Spain
D
Martín Pascual 4.Spain
D
Abdul Mumin 16.Ghana
M
Kike Pérez 14.Spain
6.4
64' 86'
M
Diego Mendez 29.Spain
F
Radamel Falcao 9.Colombia
6.4
78'
F
Bebé 10.Cape Verde
7.0
78'
F
Jorge de Frutos 19.Spain
6.7
64'
F
Sergio Camello 34.Spain
7.0
58'

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

Andoni Iraola Sagarna played with: Óscar Trejo, Unai López, Stole Dimitrievski (7.0), Ivan Balliu (6.8), Aridane Hernández (7.1), Florian Lejeune (7.3), Alfonso Espino (6.7), Isi Palazón (7.1), Ismaila Ciss (7.0), Óscar Valentín (7.1), Álvaro García (7.0), Raúl de Tomás (6.4) and Randy Nteka (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Andrei Rațiu, Josep Chavarría, Martín Pascual, Radamel Falcao (6.4), Bebé (7.0), Dani Cárdenas, Kike Pérez (6.4), Abdul Mumin, Jorge de Frutos (6.7), Diego Mendez and Sergio Camello (7.0).

Substitutions

Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: Ismaila Ciss for Kike Pérez (64′), Isi Palazón for Jorge de Frutos (64′), Raúl de Tomás for Sergio Camello (58′), Randy Nteka for Bebé (78′) and Alfonso Espino for Radamel Falcao (78′).

Best player: Florian Lejeune​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rayo Vallecano was Florian Lejeune.

His rating is (7.3) with 42 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.

Results of the day

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