SEVILLA. Real Betis overcame Celta de Vigo to win 2-1. A goal from J. Strand was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Real Betis to strike first with a goal of Juan Miranda at the 53′. Then Nabil Fekir scored again for Real Betis in the 83′ minute. Eventually, Jørgen Strand Larsen reduced the distance for Celta de Vigo (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Estadio Benito Villamarín stadium in Sevilla on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 47,341 spectators. The referee was Juan Martínez Munuera with the support of Miguel Martínez Munuera and Teodoro Sobrino Magán. The 4th official was Lluís Bestard Servera. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was hot at 27.3 degrees Celsius or 81.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 15 Total 12
- 3 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 6
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 123 Attack 115
- 59 Dangerous attack 59
- 76 Ball safe 96
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Real Betis was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Celta de Vigo that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Real Betis had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Betis won the match.
Real Betis shot 15 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Celta de Vigo shot 12 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Real Betis received 1 yellow card (Germán Pezzella). Regarding the opposition, Celta de Vigo didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Real Betis has 45 points to remain in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Celta de Vigo will stays with 28 points to remain in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Real Betis will play away against Valencia on the 21st of April with a 18-11 head to head in favor of Valencia (7 draws).
Celta de Vigo will host Las Palmas on the 21st of April with a 9-7 head to head statistic in favor of Las Palmas (4 draws).
Real Betis – Formation
Real Betis
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53'
45'
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 , Chadi Riad , Juan Miranda , Guido Rodríguez , Johnny Cardoso , Pablo Fornals , Isco , Ayoze Pérez and Willian José .
The home team had on the bench: Claudio Bravo, Abde Ezzalzouli, Cédric Bakambu , William Carvalho, Rodri Sánchez , Aitor Ruibal , Sergi Altimira, Assane Diao, Youssouf Sabaly, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Abner and Nabil Fekir .
Real Betis could not rely on the presence of Aitor Ruibal (injured).
Substitutions
Real Betis made 5 changes: Willian José for Cédric Bakambu (46′), Ayoze Pérez for Nabil Fekir (46′), Héctor Bellerín for Aitor Ruibal (70′), Juan Miranda for Abner (75′) and Isco for Rodri Sánchez (86′).
Player of the match: Nabil Fekir
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Betis was Nabil Fekir .
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was amazing also because he started the encounter from the bench before entering in the 46′.
Celta de Vigo – Formation
Celta de Vigo
Celta de Vigo started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Claudio Giráldez González played with: Vicente Guaita , Javier Manquillo , Jailson , Carlos Domínguez , Óscar Mingueza , Fran Beltrán , Hugo Sotelo , Hugo Álvarez , Iago Aspas , Jørgen Strand Larsen and Jonathan Bamba .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Carl Starfelt, Carles Pérez , Tadeo Allende , Franco Cervi , Anastasios Douvikas, Kevin Vázquez, Manu Sánchez, Miguel Rodríguez, Damián Rodríguez , Iván Villar, Williot Swedberg and Unai Núñez .
Substitutions
Celta de Vigo made 5 changes: Javier Manquillo for Carles Pérez (65′), Hugo Álvarez for Franco Cervi (81′), Jonathan Bamba for Tadeo Allende (70′), Hugo Sotelo for Damián Rodríguez (70′) and Carlos Domínguez for Unai Núñez (81′).
Player of the match: Jørgen Strand Larsen
The player that probably impressed the most for Celta de Vigo was Jørgen Strand Larsen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
