SEVILLA. Real Betis conquered Almería 3-1 thanks to W. Carvalho who scored in the 23rd and 71st minute.

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 46,112 spectators.​ The referee was Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz assisted by Ignacio Alonso López and Fabián Blanco Rodríguez. The 4th official was Sergiu Claudiu Muresan. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 24 degrees Celsius or 75.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Real Betis was in firm control of the ball 55% while Almería was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Betis was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Betis won the match​.

Real Betis shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Almería shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Real Betis received 1 yellow card (S. Canales). On the opposite side, Almería received 1 yellow card (G. Melero).

Standings

After this encounter, Real Betis will have 19 points like Atlético Madrid and Real Sociedad to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Almería will stay with 7 points to remain in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Betis will host Atlético Madrid on the 23rd of October with a 19-4 head to head statistic in favor of Atlético Madrid (7 draws).

Almería will host Girona on the 20th of October with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Almería (6 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 (7.1), Youssouf Sabaly (7.1), Luiz Felipe (6.6), Víctor Ruiz (6.9), Álex Moreno (6.8), William Carvalho (8.8), Guido Rodríguez (6.7), Luiz Henrique (7.3), Sergio Canales (7.3), Rodri Sánchez (6.2) and Borja Iglesias (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Aitor Ruibal, Willian José, Dani Martín, Andrés Guardado (6.2), Joaquín (7.3), Claudio Bravo, Martín Montoya, Paul Akouokou, Juan Cruz (6.5), Loren Morón, Juan Miranda and Edgar González.

Substitutions

Real Betis made 6 changes: Rodri for J. Cruz (63′), Luiz Henrique for Joaquin (63′), S. Canales for A. Guardado (74′), W. Carvalho for A. Ruibal (85′), B. Iglesias for Willian Jose (85′) and B. Iglesias for Willian Jose (85′).

Best player: William Carvalho​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Betis was William Carvalho.

His rating is (8.8) with 2 goals, 65 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.

Almería – Formation

Almería started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia played with: Fernando Martínez (6.6), Houboulang Mendes (6.3), Rodrigo Ely (7.1), Srđan Babić (6.4), Sergio Akieme (6.3), Íñigo Eguaras (6.8), César de la Hoz (6.2), Gonzalo Melero (7.6), Léo Baptistão (6.8), El Bilal Touré (7.2) and Largie Ramazani (6.5).

These were the players on the bench: Gui, Lázaro (6.8), Martin Svidersky, Lucas Robertone (6.8), Dyego Sousa (6.8), Alejandro Pozo (6.2), Arnau Puigmal, Fernando Pacheco, Kaiky, Samuel Costa, Chumi and Francisco Portillo (6.7).

Substitutions

Almería made 5 changes: G. Melero for L. Robertone (62′), Leo Baptistao for Lazaro (73′), E. B. Toure for D. Sousa (73′), L. Ramazani for F. Portillo (73′) and H. Mendes for A. Pozo (78′).

Best player: Gonzalo Melero​

The most impressive player for Almería was Gonzalo Melero.

His rating is (7.6) with 28 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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

• Celta de Vigo – Real Sociedad – 1-2
• Real Betis – Almería – 3-1
• Real Madrid – FC Barcelona – 3-1
• Espanyol – Real Valladolid – 1-0