SEVILLA. Real Betis overcomes Athletic Club 1-0 after B. Iglesias scored just 1 goal (20′).

Real Betis remained with 10 players after N. Fekir received a red card in the 80′. Anyhow, Real Betis still was capable to win this match competing only with 10 players​.

The match was played at the Estadio Benito Villamarín stadium in Sevilla on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 45,876 spectators.​ The referee was Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz who had the assistance of Pau Cebrián Devis and Rubén Porras Rico. The 4th official was Fernando Bueno Prieto. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.4 degrees Celsius or 65.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.​

Match Statistics​

Real Betis

1 - 0

Athletic Club

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 8 Total 13
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 10
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 79 Attack 106
  • 44 Dangerous attack 47
  • 73 Ball safe 71
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 6
  • 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 17 Total 12
  • 4 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Real Betis was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Athletic Club that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Athletic Club had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Real Betis managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Real Betis shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Athletic Club shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Real Betis received 4 yellow cards (G. Pezzella, J. Miranda, A. Ruibal and S. Canales). On the opposite side, Athletic Club received 5 yellow cards (Y. Berchiche, A. Berenguer, N. Williams, O. de Marcos and O. Sancet).

(Real Betis) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (80′).

Match Timeline

8'
Yuri Berchiche - Yellow
16'
Álex Berenguer- Yellow
20'
Germán Pezzella- Yellow
25'
Juan Miranda- Yellow
28'
59'
59'
Nico Williams- sub ->I. Williams
Aitor Ruibal - sub ->J. Miranda
70'
71'
William Carvalho- sub ->B. Iglesias
73'
Aitor Ruibal - Yellow
76'
78'
Nico Williams- Yellow
80'
Óscar de Marcos- Yellow
Nabil Fekir - Red
80'
80'
Oihan Sancet- Yellow
80'
84'
Raúl García- sub ->O. Sancet
84'
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
86
38
FC Barcelona
73
38
Atlético Madrid
71
38
Sevilla
70
38
Real Betis
65
38
Real Sociedad
62
38
Villarreal
59
38
Athletic Club
55
38
Valencia
48
38
Osasuna
47
38
Celta de Vigo
46
38
Rayo Vallecano
42
38
Elche
42
38
Espanyol
42
38
Getafe
39
38
Cádiz
39
38
Mallorca
39
38
Granada
38
38
Levante
35
38
Deportivo Alavés
31
38

After this contest, Real Betis will have 49 points to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, Athletic Club will stay with 40 points to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Betis will play away against Celta de Vigo on the 20th of March with a 9-7 head to head record in favor of Real Betis (13 draws).

Athletic Club will host Getafe on the 18th of March with a 11-7 head to head stats in favor of Athletic Club (13 draws).

Real Betis – Formation

Real Betis
G
Rui Silva 13.Portugal
7.6
D
Marc Bartra 5.Spain
6.6
D
Germán Pezzella 16.Argentina
6.9
25'
D
Youssouf Sabaly 23.Senegal
7.2
D
Juan Miranda 33.Spain
7.1
70' 28'
M
Sergio Canales 10.Spain
7.8
80'
M
Guido Rodríguez 21.Argentina
6.8
M
Paul Akouokou 4.Ivory Coast
7.4
88'
M
Juanmi 7.Spain
6.2
M
Nabil Fekir 8.France
6.4
80'
F
Borja Iglesias 9.Spain
7.4
73' 20'
Substitutes
G
Claudio Bravo 25.Chile
G
Joel Robles 1.Spain
D
Víctor Ruiz 6.Spain
D
Edgar González 3.Spain
6.8
88'
M
William Carvalho 14.Portugal
6.6
73'
M
D. Lainez 20.Mexico
M
Joaquín 17.Spain
M
Rodri Sánchez 28.Spain
F
Aitor Ruibal 24.Spain
6.7
70' 76'
F
Willian José 12.Brazil

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 (7.6), Youssouf Sabaly (7.2), Germán Pezzella (6.9), Marc Bartra (6.6), Juan Miranda (7.1), Guido Rodríguez (6.8), Paul Akouokou (7.4), Sergio Canales (7.8), Nabil Fekir (6.4), Juanmi (6.2) and Borja Iglesias (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: William Carvalho (6.6), Diego Lainez, Aitor Ruibal (6.7), Víctor Ruiz, Willian José, Joaquín, Claudio Bravo, Joel Robles, Edgar González (6.8) and Rodrigo Sánchez.

Real Betis could not rely on the presence of E. Gonzalez (injured).

Substitutions

Real Betis made 3 changes: J. Miranda for A. Ruibal (70′), B. Iglesias for W. Carvalho (73′) and P. Akouokou for E. Gonzalez (88′).

Best player: Sergio Canales​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Betis was Sergio Canales even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 62 passes (87% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Athletic Club – Formation

Athletic Club
G
Unai Simón 1.Spain
7.1
D
Óscar de Marcos 18.Spain
6.6
80'
D
Yuri Berchiche 17.Spain
7.0
59' 8'
D
Yeray Álvarez 5.Spain
6.8
D
Dani Vivian 12.Spain
6.5
M
Mikel Vesga 6.Spain
6.8
71'
M
Unai Vencedor 16.Spain
6.9
84'
M
Iker Muniain 10.Spain
7.8
M
Álex Berenguer 7.Spain
6.8
16'
F
Oihan Sancet 8.Spain
6.8
84' 80'
F
Iñaki Williams 9.Ghana
6.3
59'
Substitutes
G
Jokin Ezkieta 13.Spain
D
Unai Núñez 3.Spain
D
Mikel Balenziaga 24.Spain
6.6
59'
D
Iñigo Lekue 15.Spain
D
Álex Petxa 2.Spain
M
Oier Zarraga 19.Spain
6.2
71'
M
Raúl García 22.Spain
6.4
84'
F
Nico Williams 30.Spain
6.7
59' 78'
F
Nico Serrano 33.Spain
6.6
84'
F
Asier Villalibre 20.Spain

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

Marcelino García Toral played with: Unai Simón (7.1), Óscar de Marcos (6.6), Daniel Vivian (6.5), Yeray Álvarez (6.8), Yuri Berchiche (6.9), Álex Berenguer (6.8), Unai Vencedor (6.9), Mikel Vesga (6.8), Iker Muniain (7.8), Oihan Sancet (6.8) and Iñaki Williams (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Oier Zarraga (6.2), Jokin Ezkieta, Nico Williams (6.7), Unai Núñez, Raúl García (6.4), Mikel Balenziaga (6.8), Nico Serrano (6.6), Íñigo Lekue, Asier Villalibre and Álex Petxa.

Substitutions

Athletic Club made 5 changes: Y. Berchiche for M. Balenziaga (59′), I. Williams for N. Williams (59′), M. Vesga for O. Zarraga (71′), O. Sancet for R. Garcia (84′) and U. Vencedor for N. Serrano (84′).

Best player: Iker Muniain​

The most impressive player for Athletic Club was Iker Muniain.

His rating is (7.8) with 35 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

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