SEVILLA. Real Betis managed to find the solution against Girona to win 2-1. B. Iglesias was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Girona to strike first with an early goal of A. Martinez at the 7′. Then it was a penalty in the 15′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, B. Iglesias gave the win to Real Betis in the 71′ minute scoring a double. Girona lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
Michel received a red card (22′). This red card was one of the reason why Girona lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Benito Villamarín stadium in Sevilla on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias with the assistance of Alejandro Estévez Iglesias and Teodoro Sobrino Magán. The 4th official was Álvaro Rodríguez Recio. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 31 degrees Celsius or 87.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 9 Total 9
- 3 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 94 Attack 109
- 40 Dangerous attack 51
- 95 Ball safe 80
- 1 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 9 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Girona had a strong ball possession 56% while Real Betis was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Girona was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Real Betis succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Real Betis shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Girona shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Real Betis didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Girona received 3 yellow cards (Bernardo, M. Gutierrez and O. Romeu).
Also, Girona didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Michel (Girona) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (22′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Real Betis will have 15 points to remain in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Girona will stay with 7 points like Rayo Vallecano, Celta de Vigo and Getafe to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Real Betis will play away with Celta de Vigo on the 2nd of October with a 9-7 head to head record in favor of Real Betis (14 draws).
Girona will host Real Sociedad on the 2nd of October with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Real Sociedad (5 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
, Martín Montoya , 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: Willian José
, Joaquín, A. Guardado, Aitor Ruibal , C. Bravo, Juan Miranda, Edgar González , Dani Martín, Loren Morón and Paul Akouokou .Substitutions
Real Betis made 4 changes: M. Montoya for A. Ruibal (55′), Luiz Henrique for Willian Jose (65′), G. Pezzella for E. Gonzalez (80′) and S. Canales for P. Akouokou (80′).
Best player: Borja Iglesias
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Betis was Borja Iglesias.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 15 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.Girona – Formation
Girona started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz played with: Juan Carlos
, Santiago Bueno , Bernardo Espinosa , Juanpe , Arnau Martínez , Oriol Romeu , Aleix García , Miguel Gutiérrez , Reinier , Rodrigo Riquelme and Valentin Castellanos .They had on the bench: Casals Joel Roca
, Toni Fuidias, P. Gazzaniga, Manu Vallejo , Toni Villa , Yan Couto , Ricard Artero, Valery, Javi Hernández and Samu Sáiz .Substitutions
Girona made 5 changes: V. Castellanos for M. Vallejo (70′), R. Riquelme for S. Saiz (70′), Bernardo for T. Villa (80′), A. Garcia for J. Roca (89′) and A. Martinez for Y. Couto (89′).
Best player: Oriol Romeu
The most impressive player for Girona was Oriol Romeu.
His rating is
with 66 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 20. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Atlético Madrid – Real Madrid – 1-2
- Real Sociedad – Espanyol – 2-1
- Osasuna – Getafe – 0-2
- Villarreal – Sevilla – 1-1
- Real Betis – Girona – 2-1