ALMERIA. Real Betis didn’t concede much to Almería to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Sunday. Almería was surely superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos stadium in Almeria on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 14,253 spectators. The referee was Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz who was helped by Eliana Fernández González and Fabián Blanco Rodríguez. The 4th official was Sergio Escriche Guzmán. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15.11 degrees Celsius or 59.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 20 Total 6
- 8 On Target 2
- 9 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 117 Attack 71
- 65 Dangerous attack 24
- 74 Ball safe 96
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Almería was in firm control of the ball 62% while Real Betis was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Almería was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Almería to win the match.
Almería shot 20 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Real Betis shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Almería didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Real Betis received 3 yellow cards (Rui Silva, Assane Diao and Marc Roca).
Also, Real Betis didn’t end the match with 11 players after Héctor Bellerín (Real Betis) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (27′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Almería has 4 points to hold in the 20th place. On the other side, Real Betis will has 25 points to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Almería will host Cádiz on the 26th of May with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Cádiz (8 draws).
Real Betis will host Almería on the 12th of May with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Almería (2 draws).
Almería – Formation
Almería
86'
Almería started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Gaizka Garitano Aguirre decided to play with the following team: Luís Maximiano , Alejandro Pozo , César Montes , Edgar González , Sergio Akieme , Lucas Robertone , Gonzalo Melero , Léo Baptistão , Sergio Arribas , Adrián Embarba and Largie Ramazani .
The home team had on the bench: Iddrisu Baba, Dion Lopy , Chumi , Houboulang Mendes, Diego Mariño, Kaiky, Arnau Puigmal, Fernando Martínez, Lázaro , Álex Centelles, Rachad Fettal Dhimi and Marciano Sanca.
Substitutions
Almería made 3 changes: Gonzalo Melero for Dion Lopy (62′), Adrián Embarba for Lázaro (74′) and Alejandro Pozo for Chumi (86′).
Player of the match: Lucas Robertone
The player that probably impressed the most for Almería was Lucas Robertone.
His rating is with 84 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 16. He performed 4 crosses.
Real Betis – Formation
Real Betis
83'
27'
Real Betis started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti played with: Rui Silva , Héctor Bellerín , Germán Pezzella , Chadi Riad , Abner Vinícius , Guido Rodríguez , Isco , Marc Roca , Assane Diao , Willian José and Ayoze Pérez .
They had on the bench: Borja Iglesias, Juan Miranda, Abde Ezzalzouli , Luiz Henrique , Juan Cruz, Andrés Guardado, Sokratis , Aitor Ruibal , Sergi Altimira and Francisco Vieites.
Substitutions
Real Betis made 4 changes: Assane Diao for Luiz Henrique (74′), Ayoze Pérez for Abde Ezzalzouli (46′), Germán Pezzella for Sokratis (83′) and Willian José for Aitor Ruibal (30′).
Player of the match: Rui Silva
The player that probably impressed the most for Real Betis was the goalkeeper: Rui Silva. His rating is 7.75. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Mallorca – Deportivo Alavés – 0-0
- FC Barcelona – Atlético Madrid – 1-0
- Almería – Real Betis – 0-0
- Sevilla – Villarreal – 1-1
