SEVILLA. FC Barcelona overcomes Real Betis 4-2. FC Barcelona was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Benito Villamarín stadium in Sevilla on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 53,288 spectators. The referee was who was helped by Ángel Nevado Rodríguez and Javier Martínez Nicolás. The 4th official was Rubén Ruipérez Marín. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 25.17 degrees Celsius or 77.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 14 Total 11
- 5 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 100 Attack 104
- 47 Dangerous attack 41
- 69 Ball safe 76
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
- 4 Off Sides 6
Fouls
- 12 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
FC Barcelona had a superior ball possession 64% while Real Betis was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Real Betis was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, FC Barcelona succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Real Betis shot 14 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Barcelona shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Real Betis received 1 yellow card (Abner Vinícius). On the other side, FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards (Frenkie de Jong and Vitor Roque).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Real Betis stays with 31 points like Las Palmas to hold in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Barcelona will has 44 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Real Betis will play away against Mallorca on the 28th of January with a 11-6 head to head stats in favor of Real Betis (6 draws).
FC Barcelona will host Osasuna on the 14th of January with a 21-4 head to head record in favor of FC Barcelona (6 draws).
Real Betis – Formation
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 , Germán Pezzella , Sokratis , Abner Vinícius , Johnny Cardoso , Marc Roca , Luiz Henrique , Isco , Assane Diao and Willian José .
The home team had on the bench: Nabil Fekir , Borja Iglesias , Juan Cruz, Rodri Sánchez, Sergi Altimira , Francisco Vieites, Xavi Pleguezuelo, Ricardo Visus and Pablo Busto.
Substitutions
Real Betis made 3 changes: Assane Diao for Nabil Fekir (46′), Willian José for Borja Iglesias (46′) and Johnny Cardoso for Sergi Altimira (73′).
Player of the match: Isco
The player that probably impressed the most for Real Betis was Isco.
His rating is with 2 goals, 33 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.
FC Barcelona – Formation
FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Andreas Christensen, Iñaki Peña , Jules Koundé , Ronald Araújo , Pau Cubarsí , Alejandro Balde , Frenkie de Jong , İlkay Gündoğan , Pedri , Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski , Ferran Torres .
These were the players on the bench: João Félix , Oriol Romeu, Vitor Roque , Sergi Roberto , Ander Astralaga, Diego Kochen, Fermín López , Marc Guiu and Héctor Fort.
FC Barcelona could not rely on the presence of João Félix (injured).
Substitutions
FC Barcelona made 3 changes: Robert Lewandowski for Vitor Roque (63′), Pedri for Fermín López (71′) and Pau Cubarsí for João Félix (81′).
Player of the match: Lamine Yamal
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Lamine Yamal even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 27 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork twice times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Real Betis – FC Barcelona – 2-4
- Real Madrid – Almería – 3-2
- Osasuna – Getafe – 3-2
- Girona – Sevilla – 5-1