MADRID. Atlético Madrid prevailed over Real Betis to win 2-1. It was Atlético Madrid to strike first with an early goal of Rui Silva at the 8′. Then Álvaro Morata scored again for Atlético Madrid in the 44′ minute. Eventually, William Carvalho reduced the distance for Real Betis (62′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Real Betis lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
Álvaro Morata didn’t score a penalty (28′) for Atlético Madrid.
The match was played at the Estadio Civitas Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 61,901 spectators. The referee was César Soto Grado who was helped by Pau Cebrián Devis and Carlos Álvarez Fernández. The 4th official was Pol Gòdia Solé. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 7.39 degrees Celsius or 45.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 17 Total 12
- 12 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 97 Attack 150
- 37 Dangerous attack 48
- 94 Ball safe 91
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
Fouls
- 9 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Real Betis had a strong ball possession 57% while Atlético Madrid was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Real Betis had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Atlético Madrid was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Atlético Madrid shot 17 times, 12 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Real Betis shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Atlético Madrid received 1 yellow card (Rodrigo de Paul). Regarding the opposition, Real Betis received 2 yellow cards (Germán Pezzella and Guido Rodríguez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Atlético Madrid has 55 points to hold in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Real Betis will stays with 42 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Atlético Madrid will play away with Cádiz on the 10th of March with a 8-1 head to head in favor of Atlético Madrid (3 draws).
Real Betis will host Villarreal on the 10th of March with a 13-10 head to head record in favor of Villarreal (6 draws).
Atlético Madrid – Formation
Atlético Madrid
62'
18'
44'
Atlético Madrid started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Diego Pablo Simeone decided to play with the following team: Jan Oblak , Axel Witsel , Gabriel Paulista , Mario Hermoso , Marcos Llorente , Rodrigo de Paul , Koke , Pablo Barrios , Samuel Lino , Memphis Depay and Álvaro Morata .
The home team had on the bench: Horaţiu Moldovan, Saúl Ñíguez , Rodrigo Riquelme , Arthur Vermeeren, Reinildo Mandava , Antonio Gomis, Stefan Savic , Nahuel Molina and Ángel Correa.
Substitutions
Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: Rodrigo de Paul for Nahuel Molina (62′), Koke for Saúl Ñíguez (62′), Memphis Depay for Reinildo Mandava (81′), Samuel Lino for Rodrigo Riquelme (81′) and Álvaro Morata for Stefan Savic (86′).
Player of the match: Samuel Lino
The player that probably impressed the most for Atlético Madrid was Samuel Lino even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 38 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Real Betis – Formation
Real Betis
Real Betis started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti played with: Rui Silva , Héctor Bellerín , Germán Pezzella , Chadi Riad , Youssouf Sabaly , Johnny Cardoso , Marc Roca , Pablo Fornals , Rodri Sánchez , Chimy Ávila and Willian José .
They had on the bench: Claudio Bravo, Juan Miranda , Guido Rodríguez , Abde Ezzalzouli, Ayoze Pérez , William Carvalho , Sokratis, Francisco Vieites, Xavi Pleguezuelo and Assane Diao.
Substitutions
Real Betis made 5 changes: Héctor Bellerín for Juan Miranda (72′), Chimy Ávila for Ayoze Pérez (72′), Rodri Sánchez for William Carvalho (46′), Marc Roca for Guido Rodríguez (46′) and Johnny Cardoso for Abde Ezzalzouli (90′).
Player of the match: Rui Silva
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Betis was the goalkeeper: Rui Silva. His rating is 9.08. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 11 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Atlético Madrid – Real Betis – 2-1
- Athletic Club – FC Barcelona – 0-0
- Villarreal – Granada – 5-1
- Mallorca – Girona – 1-0
