SEVILLA. Real Betis manages to recover against Espanyol with a goal on the A. Vidal 16′ and a goal on the 90′. Real Betis was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the Estadio Benito Villamarín stadium in Sevilla on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. In front of 30,189 spectators. The referee was César Soto Grado who was helped by Iker De Francisco Grijalba and Carlos Álvarez Fernández. The 4th official was Alfonso Vicente Moral. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 31 degrees Celsius or 87.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.
Real Betis started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1). On the opposite side, Espanyol adopted a mid-fielder-oriented formation (4-1-4-1).
Real Betis – Formation
The manager Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti decided to play with the following team: Claudio Bravo , Héctor Bellerín , Germán Pezzella , Víctor Ruiz, Álex Moreno , William Carvalho , Guido Rodríguez , Rodrigo Sánchez , Nabil Fekir , Sergio Canales and Willian José .
The home team had on the bench: Martín Montoya, Rober Gonzalez, Joaquín, Cristian Tello, Paul Akouokou, Borja Iglesias , Juanmi , Víctor Camarasa , Andrés Guardado , Rui Silva, Aitor Ruibal and Edgar Gonzalez .
Real Betis could not rely on the presence of E. Gonzalez (injured) and B. Iglesias (injured).
Best player: Nabil Fekir
The player that probably impressed the most for Real Betis was Nabil Fekir.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (90% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 12 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Espanyol – Formation
On the other side, Vicente Moreno Peris played with: Diego López , Óscar Gil , Sergi Gómez , Leandro Cabrera , Adrià Pedrosa , Manuel Morlanes , Aleix Vidal , Óscar Melendo , Sergi Darder , Adrián Embarba and Raúl de Tomás .
They had on the bench: Wu Lei , Dídac Vila, Fran Mérida, Loren Morón , Landry Dimata, Nicolás Melamed , Miguelón, Keidi Bare , Álvaro García, Joan Garcia and Álvaro Vadillo.
Espanyol could not rely on the presence of N. Melamed (injured).
Best player: Diego López
The player that probably impressed the most for Espanyol was the goalkeeper: Diego López. His rating is 8.02. He performed 0 saves.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 24 Total 9
- 7 On Target 4
- 17 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 112 Attack 82
- 76 Dangerous attack 29
- 66 Ball safe 70
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 4
Fouls
- 13 Total 11
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Real Betis was in firm control of the ball 60% while Espanyol was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Real Betis was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough Real Betis to win the match.
Real Betis shot 24 times, 7 on target, 17 off target. On the opposite side, Espanyol shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Real Betis received 4 yellow cards (E. Gonzalez, A. Guardado, C. Bravo and N. Fekir). On the other side, Espanyol received 4 yellow cards (M. Morlanes, A. Pedrosa, A. Vidal and R. de Tomas).
(Real Betis) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (78′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Real Betis will have 6 points like Elche to stay in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Espanyol will have 3 points like Granada to stay in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Real Betis will play away with Osasuna on the 23rd of September with a 11-6 head to head stats in favor of Real Betis (3 draws).
Espanyol will host Deportivo Alavés on the 22nd of September with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Espanyol (4 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Real Betis – Espanyol – 2-2
- Mallorca – Villarreal – 0-0
- Real Sociedad – Sevilla – 0-0
- Valencia – Real Madrid – 1-2