SEVILLA. Celta de Vigo prevails over Real Betis 2-0 after I. Aspas scores a double.
The match was played at the Estadio Benito Villamarín stadium in Sevilla on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was César Soto Grado assisted by Iker De Francisco Grijalba and Carlos Álvarez Fernández. The 4th official was Manuel García Gómez. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.6 degrees Celsius or 58.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 16 Total 7
- 7 On Target 5
- 9 Off Target 2
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 163 Attack 121
- 83 Dangerous attack 40
- 101 Ball safe 122
- 0 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 3
Fouls
- 15 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Real Betis was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Celta de Vigo that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Real Betis was more pushing with 83 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyhow, Celta de Vigo found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Real Betis shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Celta de Vigo shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Real Betis received 1 yellow card (Willian Jose). Talking about the opposition, Celta de Vigo received 2 yellow cards (D. Suarez and F. Cervi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Real Betis will stay with 33 points to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Celta de Vigo will have 23 points like Granada to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Real Betis will play away against Rayo Vallecano on the 9th of January with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Rayo Vallecano (5 draws).
Celta de Vigo will play away agasint Real Sociedad on the 8th of January with a 13-7 head to head stats in favor of Real Sociedad (12 draws).
Real Betis – Formation
Real Betis
58'
53'
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: Rui Silva , Héctor Bellerín , Marc Bartra , Víctor Ruiz , Álex Moreno , William Carvalho , Andrés Guardado , Diego Lainez , Sergio Canales , Juanmi and Willian José .
The home team had on the bench: Dani Rebollo, Joel Robles, Cristian Tello , Borja Iglesias , Rodrigo Sánchez , Raúl García, Edgar González, Nabil Fekir , Marchena and Aitor Ruibal.
Substitutions
Real Betis made 4 changes: D. Lainez for Rodri (46′), A. Guardado for N. Fekir (58′), Willian Jose for B. Iglesias (58′) and S. Canales for C. Tello (80′).
Best player: William Carvalho
The most impressive player for Real Betis was William Carvalho.
His rating is with 64 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.
Celta de Vigo – Formation
Celta de Vigo
36', 45'
Celta de Vigo started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
Eduardo Germán Coudet played with: Matías Dituro , Joseph Aidoo , Okay Yokuşlu , Carlos Dominguez , Javi Galán , Fran Beltrán , Brais Méndez , Denis Suárez , Franco Cervi , Iago Aspas and Santi Mina .
They had on the bench: Fernando Medrano, José Fontán, Javi Castro, Miguel Baeza, Nolito, Rubén Blanco, Hugo Sotelo, Hugo Álvarez, T. Carrique and Gabriel Veiga .
Celta de Vigo could not rely on the presence of G. Veiga (injured).
Substitutions
Celta de Vigo made 3 changes: B. Mendez for G. Veiga (86′), I. Aspas for Nolito (90′) and F. Cervi for J. Fontan (90′).
Best player: Matías Dituro
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Celta de Vigo was the goalkeeper: Matías Dituro. His rating is 8.34. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Deportivo Alavés – Real Sociedad – 1-1
- Atlético Madrid – Rayo Vallecano – 2-0
- Real Betis – Celta de Vigo – 0-2
- Mallorca – FC Barcelona – 0-1
- Getafe – Real Madrid – 1-0
- Elche – Granada – 0-0
