CáDIZ. Real Betis had a surprising win over Cádiz with a 2-0 win with a goal from W. José (6′) and a goal from P. Fornals (46′).

The match was played at the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla stadium in Cádiz on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 15,346 spectators.​ The referee was Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea assisted by Iker De Francisco Grijalba and Jon Núñez Fernández. The 4th official was Antonio Sánchez Sánchez. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.61 degrees Celsius or 61.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Cádiz was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Real Betis that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Cádiz was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Real Betis was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Cádiz shot 14 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Real Betis shot 13 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Cádiz received 1 yellow card (Juanmi). On the other side, Real Betis received 1 yellow card (Sokratis).

Standings

After this match, Cádiz stays with 17 points to sit in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Real Betis will has 38 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Cádiz will play away against Osasuna on the 18th of February with a 11-2 head to head stats in favor of Osasuna (2 draws).

Real Betis will host Deportivo Alavés on the 18th of February with a 8-6 head to head statistic in favor of Real Betis (4 draws).

Cádiz – Formation

Cádiz started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Mauricio Pellegrino decided to play with the following team: Jeremías Ledesma (7.0), Iza Carcelén (7.0), Fali (6.7), Víctor Chust (6.3), Lucas Pires (7.0), Iván Alejo (6.6), Gonzalo Escalante (6.8), Rubén Alcaraz (7.1), Robert Navarro (7.5), Rubén Sobrino (7.3) and Chris Ramos (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Álex Fernández (6.7), Jorge Meré, Joseba Zaldúa, Diadié Samassékou, Juanmi (7.0), Brian Ocampo, Rominigue Kouamé, David Gil, Darwin Machís, Sergi Guardiola (6.8), Aiham Ousou and Maximiliano Gómez (6.4).

Substitutions

Cádiz made 4 changes: Iván Alejo for Juanmi (46′), Rubén Sobrino for Álex Fernández (69′), Gonzalo Escalante for Sergi Guardiola (69′) and Robert Navarro for Maximiliano Gómez (82′).

Player of the match: Robert Navarro​

The player that probably impressed the most for Cádiz was Robert Navarro.

His rating is 7.5 with 42 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.

Real Betis – Formation

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

Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti played with: Rui Silva (8.4), Héctor Bellerín (6.8), Germán Pezzella (7.3), Sokratis (7.3), Juan Miranda (7.1), Johnny Cardoso (8.1), Marc Roca (7.3), Pablo Fornals (8.7), Nabil Fekir (8.1), Abde Ezzalzouli (7.0) and Willian José (8.5).

They had on the bench: Rodri Sánchez (6.6), Sergi Altimira, Assane Diao, Claudio Bravo, Chimy Ávila (6.8), William Carvalho (6.3), Aitor Ruibal, Francisco Vieites, Xavi Pleguezuelo and Chadi Riad.

Substitutions

Real Betis made 5 changes: Abde Ezzalzouli for Rodri Sánchez (70′), Pablo Fornals for Sergi Altimira (90′), Nabil Fekir for William Carvalho (78′), Willian José for Chimy Ávila (78′) and Marc Roca for Aitor Ruibal (90′).

Player of the match: Pablo Fornals​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Betis was Pablo Fornals.

His rating is 8.7 with 1 goal, 58 passes (91% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Cádiz – Real Betis – 0-2