Real Betis seizes a draw against Girona. HIGHLIGHTS

SEVILLA. Real Betis was capable to capture a late draw against Girona with a late goal from G. Pezzella.

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John Ross
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Real Betis seizes a draw against Girona. HIGHLIGHTS

SEVILLA. Real Betis found a way to snatch a draw against Girona with a late goal from G. Pezzella scored in the (88′) after Girona got a lead with a penalty from A. Dovbyk (39′).

The match was played at the Estadio Benito Villamarín stadium in Sevilla on Thursday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In front of 51,394 spectators.​ The referee was Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea who was helped by Iker De Francisco Grijalba and Jon Núñez Fernández. The 4th official was Manuel García Gómez. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.8 degrees Celsius or 74.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Real Betis

1 - 1

Team 1

Girona

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 21 Total 12
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 10 Shots blocked 4
  • 98 Attack 125
  • 59 Dangerous attack 52
  • 76 Ball safe 95
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 7 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 5 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Real Betis was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Girona that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Real Betis was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Real Betis to win the match​.

Real Betis shot 21 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Girona shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Real Betis received 2 yellow cards (Marc Roca and Andrés Guardado). On the other side, Girona received 2 yellow cards (Aleix García and Artem Dovbyk).

Match Timeline

Aitor Ruibal - sub ->Héctor Bellerín
15'
34'
Juanpe- sub ->David López
39'
Artem Dovbyk(penalty)
44'
Artem Dovbyk- Yellow
Marc Roca- Yellow
45'
William Carvalho- sub ->Andrés Guardado
46'
45'
64'
Cristhian Stuani - sub ->Artem Dovbyk
65'
Portu- sub ->Pablo Torre
Sergi Altimira- sub ->Marc Roca
66'
Abde Ezzalzouli- sub ->Rodri Sánchez
66'
66'
79'
Jhon Solís- sub ->Sávio
79'
Valery Fernández- sub ->Yan Couto
82'
Aleix García- Yellow
Germán Pezzella(goal)William Carvalho
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
84
33
Girona
71
33
FC Barcelona
70
32
Atlético Madrid
64
33
Athletic Club
58
33
Real Sociedad
51
33
Real Betis
49
33
Valencia
47
32
Villarreal
45
33
Getafe
43
33
Osasuna
39
33
Sevilla
38
33
Deportivo Alavés
38
33
Las Palmas
37
33
Rayo Vallecano
34
33
Mallorca
32
33
Celta de Vigo
31
33
Cádiz
26
33
Granada
21
33
Almería
14
33

After this contest, Real Betis has 28 points to sit in the 7th place. On the other side, Girona will has 45 points like Real Madrid to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Betis will play away with Celta de Vigo on the 3rd of January with a 10-10 head to head statistic.

Girona will host Atlético Madrid on the 3rd of January with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Atlético Madrid (5 draws).

Real Betis – Formation

Real Betis
G
Rui Silva 13.Portugal
7.3
D
Germán Pezzella 6.Argentina
7.5
Goals88'
D
Chadi Riad 28.Morocco
6.7
D
Héctor Bellerín 2.Spain
6.6
15'
D
Juan Miranda 3.Spain
7.5
M
Ayoze Pérez 10.Spain
6.7
M
Rodri Sánchez 17.Spain
7.3
66'
M
Marc Roca 21.Spain
7.5
66' 45'
M
Assane Diao 38.Spain
6.4
M
Andrés Guardado 18.Mexico
6.7
46' 45'
F
Willian José 12.Brazil
7.3
66'
Substitutes
G
Francisco Vieites 30.Spain
D
Abner 20.Brazil
D
Aitor Ruibal  24.Spain
7.3
15'
D
Sokratis Papastathopoulos 19.Greece
M
William Carvalho 14.Portugal
7.5
46'
M
Juan Cruz 16.Spain
M
Sergi Altimira 27.Spain
7.0
66'
F
Abde Ezzalzouli 7.Morocco
7.0
66'
F
Borja Iglesias 9.Spain
6.8
66'
F
Luiz Henrique 11.Brazil

Real Betis started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti decided to play with the following team: Rui Silva (7.3), Héctor Bellerín (6.6), Germán Pezzella (7.5), Chadi Riad (6.7), Juan Miranda (7.5), Andrés Guardado (6.7), Marc Roca (7.5), Assane Diao (6.4), Rodri Sánchez (7.3), Ayoze Pérez (6.7) and Willian José (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: William Carvalho (7.5), Abner Vinícius, Aitor Ruibal (7.3), Abde Ezzalzouli (7.0), Borja Iglesias (6.8), Luiz Henrique, Juan Cruz, Sokratis, Sergi Altimira (7.0), Francisco Vieites and Nobel Mendy.

Real Betis could not rely on the presence of Aitor Ruibal (injured).

Substitutions

Real Betis made 5 changes: Héctor Bellerín for Aitor Ruibal (15′), Andrés Guardado for William Carvalho (46′), Marc Roca for Sergi Altimira (66′), Rodri Sánchez for Abde Ezzalzouli (66′) and Willian José for Borja Iglesias (66′).

Player of the match: Germán Pezzella​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Betis was Germán Pezzella.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 53 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 3.

Girona – Formation

Girona
G
Paulo Gazzaniga 13.Argentina
7.0
D
Miguel Gutiérrez 3.Spain
7.3
D
David López 5.Spain
7.0
34'
D
Daley Blind 17.Netherlands
7.0
D
Eric García 25.Spain
7.3
M
Aleix García 14.Spain
8.2
82'
M
Sávio 16.Brazil
7.5
79'
M
Pablo Torre 18.Spain
7.1
65'
M
Iván Martín 23.Spain
7.3
M
Yan Couto 20.Brazil
6.6
79'
F
Artem Dovbyk 9.Ukraine
7.3
64' 44' Goals39'
Substitutes
G
Juan Carlos 1.Spain
G
Toni Fuidias 26.Spain
D
Bernardo Espinosa 2.Colombia
D
Arnau Martínez 4.Spain
D
Valery Fernández 11.Spain
7.0
79'
D
Juanpe 15.Spain
6.6
34'
M
Ibrahima Kébé 6.Mali
M
Jhon Solís 22.Colombia
6.7
79'
F
Portu 24.Spain
6.3
65'
F
Cristhian Stuani  7.Uruguay
6.4
64'

Girona started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz played with: Paulo Gazzaniga (7.0), Eric García (7.3), David López (7.0), Daley Blind (7.0), Miguel Gutiérrez (7.3), Iván Martín (7.3), Aleix García (8.2), Yan Couto (6.6), Pablo Torre (7.1), Sávio (7.5) and Artem Dovbyk (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Portu (6.3), Juan Carlos, Bernardo Espinosa, Arnau Martínez, Ibrahima Kébé , Cristhian Stuani (6.4), Valery Fernández (7.0), Juanpe (6.6), Jhon Solis (6.7) and Toni Fuidias.

Girona could not rely on the presence of Juanpe (injured).

Substitutions

Girona made 5 changes: David López for Juanpe (34′), Artem Dovbyk for Cristhian Stuani (64′), Pablo Torre for Portu (65′), Sávio for Jhon Solis (79′) and Yan Couto for Valery Fernández (79′).

Player of the match: Aleix García​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Girona was Aleix García.

His rating is 8.2 with 88 passes (95% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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