Real Betis tops Valencia 3-0

SEVILLA. Real Betis was ultimately too good for Valencia.

By
Mark Hall
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Real Betis tops Valencia 3-0

SEVILLA. Real Betis was after all too strong for Valencia with the goal of Assane Diao (41′), Marc Roca (52′) and Abde Ezzalzouli (85′). Real Betis capitalized on its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Estadio Benito Villamarín stadium in Sevilla on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 50,163 spectators.​ The referee was Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea who was helped by Iker De Francisco Grijalba and Jon Núñez Fernández. The 4th official was Juan Antonio Campos Salinas. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was hot at 25.09 degrees Celsius or 77.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Real Betis

3 - 0

Team 1

Valencia

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 15 Total 9
  • 8 On Target 2
  • 4 Off Target 7
  • 5 Shots blocked 0
  • 99 Attack 100
  • 59 Dangerous attack 36
  • 53 Ball safe 47
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 5 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Real Betis had a strong ball possession 56% while Valencia was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Betis had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Betis won the match​.

Real Betis shot 15 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Valencia shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Real Betis received 2 yellow cards (Ayoze Pérez and Germán Pezzella). On the other side, Valencia received 2 yellow cards (Gabriel Paulista and Cenk Özkaçar).

Match Timeline

Ayoze Pérez- Yellow
11'
Assane Diao(goal)Marc Roca
41'
40'
Cenk Özkacar- Yellow
43'
46'
Hugo Duro- sub ->Roman Yaremchuk
46'
Diego López- sub ->Pablo Gozálbez
Chadi Riad- sub ->Alejandro Santillán
46'
Marc Roca(goal)Isco
52'
William Carvalho- sub ->Isco
62'
68'
Hugo Guillamón- sub ->André Almeida
Abde Ezzalzouli- sub ->Assane Diao
72'
72'
77'
Abde Ezzalzouli(goal)William Carvalho
85'
86'
Hugo González- sub ->Pepelu
Sergi Altimira- sub ->Guido Rodríguez
88'
Germán Pezzella- 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 this contest, Real Betis will have 12 points like Rayo Vallecano to hold in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Valencia will stay with 10 points like Osasuna to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Betis will play away with Deportivo Alavés on the 8th of October with a 8-5 head to head in favor of Real Betis (3 draws).

Valencia will play away agasint Athletic Club on the 29th of October with a 14-13 head to head statistic in favor of Valencia (14 draws).

Real Betis – Formation

Real Betis
G
Claudio Bravo 1.Chile
7.8
D
Germán Pezzella 6.Argentina
8.5
90'
D
Héctor Bellerín 2.Spain
7.3
D
Juan Miranda 3.Spain
7.3
D
Marc Bartra 15.Spain
6.8
46'
M
Guido Rodríguez 5.Argentina
7.0
88'
M
Marc Roca 21.Spain
8.1
Goals52'
M
Isco 22.Spain
8.4
62'
M
Assane Diao 38.Spain
7.8
72' Goals41'
M
Rodri Sánchez 17.Spain
6.8
F
Ayoze Pérez 10.Spain
6.7
72' 11'
Substitutes
G
Rui Silva 13.Portugal
G
G. Carvalho 31.Portugal
D
Abner 20.Brazil
D
Aitor Ruibal  24.Spain
D
Chadi Riad 28.Morocco
6.7
46'
M
William Carvalho 14.Portugal
7.0
62'
M
Juan Cruz 16.Spain
M
Sergi Altimira 27.Spain
6.8
88'
F
Abde Ezzalzouli 7.Morocco
7.3
72' Goals85'
F
Borja Iglesias 9.Spain
7.0
72'

Real Betis adopted the 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 (7.8), Héctor Bellerín (7.3), Germán Pezzella (8.5), Alejandro Santillán (6.8), Juan Miranda (7.3), Guido Rodríguez (7.0), Marc Roca (8.1), Assane Diao (7.8), Isco (8.4), Rodri Sánchez (6.8) and Ayoze Pérez (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Abde Ezzalzouli (7.3), Rui Silva, Abner Vinícius, Aitor Ruibal, Chadi Riad (6.7), Borja Iglesias (7.0), William Carvalho (7.0), Juan Cruz, Sergi Altimira (6.8) and Guilherme Sousa Carvalho Fernandes.

Substitutions

Real Betis made 5 changes: Assane Diao for Abde Ezzalzouli (72′), Ayoze Pérez for Borja Iglesias (72′), Alejandro Santillán for Chadi Riad (46′), Isco for William Carvalho (62′) and Guido Rodríguez for Sergi Altimira (88′).

Best player: Germán Pezzella​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Betis was Germán Pezzella even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.5) with 69 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 9.

Valencia – Formation

Valencia
G
Giorgi Mamardashvili 25.Georgia
7.0
D
Cristhian Mosquera 3.Spain
6.8
D
Mouctar Diakhaby  4.Guinea
6.4
D
Gabriel Paulista 5.Brazil
6.3
43'
D
Thierry Correia 12.Portugal
D
Cenk Özkacar 15.Turkey
6.3
40'
M
Javi Guerra 8.Spain
6.1
M
Pepelu 18.Spain
7.3
86'
M
Fran Pérez 23.Spain
6.3
77'
M
André Almeida 10.Portugal
6.8
68'
M
Pablo Gozálbez 27.Spain
6.4
46'
F
Roman Yaremchuk  17.Ukraine
6.8
46'
Substitutes
G
Jaume Doménech 1.Spain
G
Cristian Rivero 13.Spain
D
Hugo Guillamón 6.Spain
6.6
68'
D
Ruben Iranzo Lendinez 31.Spain
M
Hugo González 30.Spain
7.5
86'
F
Hugo Duro 9.Spain
6.7
46'
F
Diego López 16.Spain
7.3
46'
F
Mario Dominguez 36.Spain
7.1
77'

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

Rubén Baraja Vegas played with: Thierry Correia, Giorgi Mamardashvili (7.0), Cristhian Mosquera (6.8), Mouctar Diakhaby (6.4), Gabriel Paulista (6.3), Cenk Özkaçar (6.3), Pepelu (7.3), Javier Guerra (6.1), Fran Pérez (6.3), André Almeida (6.8) and Pablo Gozálbez (6.4), Roman Yaremchuk (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Hugo Duro (6.7), Diego Lopez Noguerol (7.3), Mario Dominguez (7.1), Jaume Doménech, Hugo Guillamón (6.6), Cristian Rivero, Hugo González (7.5) and Ruben Iranzo Lendinez.

Substitutions

Valencia made 5 changes: Roman Yaremchuk for Hugo Duro (46′), Pablo Gozálbez for Diego Lopez Noguerol (46′), André Almeida for Hugo Guillamón (68′), Fran Pérez for Mario Dominguez (77′) and Pepelu for Hugo González (86′).

Best player: Hugo González​

The most impressive player for Valencia was Hugo González.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 passes (100% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 86′.

Results of the day

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