SEVILLA. Real Betis overcomes Osasuna 1-0 after B. Iglesias scored just 1 goal (34′).

Real Betis remained in players after G. Pezzella received a red card in the 73′. Nevertheless, Real Betis still succeeded in win this contest playing only with 10 players​.

The match was played at the Estadio Benito Villamarín stadium in Sevilla on Friday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Juan Martínez Munuera with the support of Miguel Martínez Munuera and Joan Méndez Mateo. The 4th official was Manuel García Gómez. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 25.4 degrees Celsius or 77.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Real Betis had a superior ball possession 55% while Osasuna was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Osasuna had a more offensive attitude with 69 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Real Betis was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Real Betis shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Osasuna shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Real Betis didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Osasuna received 3 yellow cards (A. Oroz, U. Garcia and D. Garcia).

(Real Betis) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (73′).

Standings

After this match, Real Betis has 9 points to occupy the 1st place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Osasuna stays with 6 points (4th).

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Betis will host Villarreal on the 11th of September with a 13-7 head to head statistic in favor of Villarreal (6 draws).

Osasuna will play away agasint Almería on the 12th of September with a 9-6 head to head record in favor of Osasuna (4 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 (7.5), Aitor Ruibal (7.4), Germán Pezzella (6.3), Edgar González (7.8), Álex Moreno (6.2), Guido Rodríguez (7.2), William Carvalho (7.4), Rodri Sánchez (6.6), Nabil Fekir (6.9), Juanmi (6.6) and Borja Iglesias (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Youssouf Sabaly, Loren Morón, Sergio Canales (6.5), Luiz Felipe (6.3), Dani Martín, Joaquín, Paul Akouokou, Luiz Henrique (6.2), Andrés Guardado, Víctor Ruiz, Juan Miranda and Rober González.

Substitutions

Real Betis made 4 changes: Rodri for S. Canales (46′), Juanmi for Luiz Henrique (64′), B. Iglesias for Luiz Felipe (75′) and N. Fekir for A. Guardado (90′).

Best player: Edgar González​

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

His rating is (7.8) with 53 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 8.

Osasuna – Formation

Osasuna started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

Jagoba Arrasate Elustondo played with: Sergio Herrera (6.2), Nacho Vidal (7.1), Unai García (6.6), David García (7.3), Juan Cruz (6.4), Rubén Peña (6.4), Jon Moncayola (7.1), Lucas Torró (6.7), Moi Gómez (7.4), Aimar Oroz (6.4) and Chimy Ávila (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Kike García (6.2), Pablo Ibáñez Lumbreras, Kike Barja (7.0), Roberto Torres, Juan Pérez, Rubén García (7.3), Ante Budimir (6.5), Aridane Hernández, Darko Brašanac, Manuel Sánchez (7.0), Javi Martínez and Aitor Fernández.

Substitutions

Osasuna made 5 changes: A. Oroz for K. Garcia (62′), C. Avila for A. Budimir (62′), U. Garcia for M. Sanchez (71′), R. Pena for K. Barja (77′) and L. Torro for R. Garcia (78′).

Best player: Moi Gómez​

The most impressive player for Osasuna was Moi Gómez.

His rating is (7.4) with 47 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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

• Girona – Celta de Vigo – 0-1
• Real Betis – Osasuna – 1-0