SEVILLA. Real Betis defeats Villarreal 1-0 after Rodri scored just 1 goal (61′).
The match was played at the Estadio Benito Villamarín stadium in Sevilla on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 53,276 spectators. The referee was Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea with the collaboration of Roberto Díaz Pérez Del Palomar and Jon Núñez Fernández. The 4th official was Gorka Etayo Herrera.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 13 Total 13
- 6 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 8
- 4 Shots blocked 7
- 67 Attack 64
- 43 Dangerous attack 41
- 67 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 8
- 4 Off Sides 6
Fouls
- 11 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Real Betis was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Villarreal that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Real Betis was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Betis won the match.
Real Betis shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Villarreal shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Real Betis received 1 yellow card (A. Guardado). On the other side, Villarreal received 1 yellow card (Y. Pino).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Real Betis will have 12 points to sit in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Villarreal will stay with 10 points like Athletic Club and Atlético Madrid to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Real Betis will play away against Celta de Vigo on the 2nd of October with a 9-7 head to head in favor of Real Betis (14 draws).
Villarreal will host Sevilla on the 18th of September with a 16-9 head to head stats in favor of Sevilla (11 draws).
Real Betis – Formation
Real Betis
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61'
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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 , Youssouf Sabaly , Germán Pezzella , Luiz Felipe , Álex Moreno , Guido Rodríguez , William Carvalho , Luiz Henrique , Sergio Canales , Rodri Sánchez and Borja Iglesias .
The home team had on the bench: Edgar González, Joaquín, Loren Morón, Willian José , Dani Martín, Aitor Ruibal , Andrés Guardado , Paul Akouokou, Claudio Bravo, Juan Miranda and Martín Montoya.
Substitutions
Real Betis made 3 changes: Rodri for A. Ruibal (69′), Luiz Henrique for A. Guardado (84′) and B. Iglesias for Willian Jose (89′).
Best player: William Carvalho
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Betis was William Carvalho even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 58 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9.
Villarreal – Formation
Villarreal
Villarreal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Gerónimo Rulli , Kiko Femenía , Raúl Albiol , Pau Torres , Alfonso Pedraza , Yéremy Pino , Étienne Capoue , Dani Parejo , Giovani Lo Celso , Gerard Moreno and Nicolas Jackson .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jorge Cuenca, Johan Mojica , Aïssa Mandi, Iker Álvarez, Filip Jörgensen, Francis Coquelin , Samuel Chukwueze , Manuel Morlanes, José Luis Morales and Alejandro Baena .
Villarreal could not rely on the presence of A. Baena (injured).
Substitutions
Villarreal made 5 changes: G. Moreno for A. Baena (54′), Y. Pino for S. Chukwueze (54′), E. Capoue for F. Coquelin (71′), A. Pedraza for J. Mojica (71′) and N. Jackson for J. L. Morales (78′).
Best player: Gerónimo Rulli
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Villarreal was the goalkeeper: Gerónimo Rulli. His rating is 7.42. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Real Madrid – Mallorca – 4-1
- Elche – Athletic Club – 1-4
- Getafe – Real Sociedad – 2-1
- Real Betis – Villarreal – 1-0
