SEVILLA. Atlético Madrid prevailed over Real Betis to win 2-1. A. Griezmann was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Atlético Madrid to strike first with a goal of A. Griezmann at the 54′. Then A. Griezmann scored again for Atlético Madrid in the 71′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, N. Fekir reduced the distance for Real Betis (84′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Estadio Benito Villamarín stadium in Sevilla on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Jesús Gil Manzano with the support of Ángel Nevado Rodríguez and Javier Martínez Nicolás. The 4th official was Rubén Ruipérez Marín. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 24.2 degrees Celsius or 75.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 18 Total 9
- 5 On Target 4
- 13 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 130 Attack 114
- 43 Dangerous attack 36
- 99 Ball safe 95
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
Fouls
- 10 Total 17
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Real Betis had a strong ball possession 55% while Atlético Madrid was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Real Betis was more pushing with 43 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Atlético Madrid succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Real Betis shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Real Betis received 2 yellow cards (G. Rodriguez and R. Silva). On the other side, Atlético Madrid received 3 yellow cards (N. Molina, A. Morata and G. Kondogbia).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Real Betis will stay with 20 points to hold in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Atlético Madrid will have 23 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Real Betis will play away against Real Sociedad on the 30th of October with a 11-9 head to head stats in favor of Real Sociedad (10 draws).
Atlético Madrid will play away agasint Cádiz on the 29th of October with a 6-0 head to head in favor of Atlético Madrid (3 draws).
Real Betis – Formation
Real Betis
88'
76'
84'
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 , Andrés Guardado , Luiz Henrique , William Carvalho , Rodri Sánchez and Borja Iglesias .
The home team had on the bench: Martín Montoya, Edgar González, Juan Cruz , Nabil Fekir , Joaquín , Claudio Bravo, Juan Miranda, Willian José, Aitor Ruibal , Paul Akouokou, Loren Morón and Víctor Ruiz .
Substitutions
Real Betis made 5 changes: Luiz Felipe for V. Ruiz (20′), Rodri for Joaquin (65′), Luiz Henrique for J. Cruz (65′), A. Guardado for N. Fekir (76′) and Y. Sabaly for A. Ruibal (76′).
Best player: Aitor Ruibal
The most impressive player for Real Betis was Aitor Ruibal.
His rating is with 13 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 76′.
Atlético Madrid – Formation
Atlético Madrid
Atlético Madrid started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Diego Pablo Simeone played with: Jan Oblak , Nahuel Molina , Stefan Savić , José María Giménez , Reinildo Isnard Mandava , Ángel Correa , Geoffrey Kondogbia , Axel Witsel , Saúl Ñíguez , Antoine Griezmann and Álvaro Morata .
These were the players on the bench: Matheus Cunha , Mario Hermoso, João Félix , Felipe, Yannick Carrasco , Pablo Barrios, Ivo Grbić, Sergio Diez Roldán, Alejandro Iturbe and Rodrigo de Paul.
Substitutions
Atlético Madrid made 4 changes: A. Morata for Matheus Cunha (59′), A. Correa for Joao Felix (76′), A. Griezmann for Y. Carrasco (76′) and S. Niguez for R. de Paul (86′).
Best player: Antoine Griezmann
The most impressive player for Atlético Madrid was Antoine Griezmann.
His rating is with 2 goals, 40 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Villarreal – Almería – 2-1
- Espanyol – Elche – 2-2
- Real Betis – Atlético Madrid – 1-2
- FC Barcelona – Athletic Club – 4-0
- Girona – Osasuna – 1-1
