La Liga: Real Betis conquers Elche 3-0
SEVILLA. Real Betis was eventually too strong for Elche.
SEVILLA. Real Betis was after all too strong for Elche with the goal of B. Iglesias (28′), Juanmi (39′) and Juanmi (60′). Real Betis was vastly superior ball possession (72%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Benito Villamarín stadium in Sevilla on Monday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Guillermo Cuadra Fernández with the help of Ángel Nevado Rodríguez and José Antonio Garrido Romero. The 4th official was Pedro Eugenio Muñoz Piedra. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 22.9 degrees Celsius or 73.29 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 70%.
Match Statistics
Real Betis was in firm control of the ball 72% while Elche was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Real Betis was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Real Betis won the match.
Real Betis shot 18 times, 9 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Elche shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Real Betis received 3 yellow cards (N. Fekir, A. Ruibal and Juanmi). On the opposite side, Elche received 6 yellow cards (P. Milla, G. Gumbau, Fidel, R. Marti, Josan and J. Mojica).
Also, Elche didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after J. Donald (Elche) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (16′).
After this match, Real Betis has 0 points to occupy the 14th place in the table. while Elche stays with 0 points (13th).
Match Events
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4'4'
N. Fekir
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16'16'
J. Donald
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16'16'
P. Milla
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22'22'
A. Ruibal
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28'28'
B. Iglesias
N. Fekir
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30'30'
G. Gumbau
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39'39'
Juanmi
W. Carvalho
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45'45'
Fidel
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46'46'
Tete Morente
Fidel
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46'46'
D. Gonzalez
E. Roco
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60'60'
Juanmi
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64'64'
R. Marti
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65'65'
R. Gonzalez
N. Fekir
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65'65'
E. Ponce
R. Marti
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65'65'
Josan
P. Milla
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76'76'
A. Alfaro
G. Gumbau
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78'78'
Juanmi
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79'79'
F. Delgado
A. Ruibal
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79'79'
L. Moron
B. Iglesias
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82'82'
Josan
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87'87'
J. Miranda
Rodri
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87'87'
P. Akouokou
G. Rodriguez
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89'89'
J. Mojica
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Real Betis will play away with Mallorca on the 20th of August with a 6-6 head to head.
Elche will host Almería on the 22nd of August with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Elche (3 draws).
Real Betis: Formation and Lineups
Real Betis started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti chose to play with the following team: Rui Silva , Aitor Ruibal , Germán Pezzella , Edgar González , Álex Moreno , Guido Rodríguez , William Carvalho , Rodri Sánchez , Nabil Fekir , Juanmi and Borja Iglesias .
Substitutes
Real Betis made 5 changes: N. Fekir for R. Gonzalez (65′), A. Ruibal for F. Delgado (79′), B. Iglesias for L. Moron (79′), Rodri for J. Miranda (87′) and G. Rodriguez for P. Akouokou (87′).
Top player: Juanmi
Probably the most impressive player in Real Betis was Juanmi.
His rating is with 2 goals, 39 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 15.
Elche: Formation and Lineups
Elche started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the other side, Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez played with: Édgar Badía , John Donald , Enzo Roco , Pedro Bigas , Helibelton Palacios , Omar Mascarell , Gerard Gumbau , Johan Mojica , Pere Milla , Roger Martí and Fidel .
Substitutes
Elche made 5 changes: Fidel for Tete Morente (46′), E. Roco for D. Gonzalez (46′), R. Marti for E. Ponce (65′), P. Milla for Josan (65′) and G. Gumbau for A. Alfaro (76′).
Top player: Helibelton Palacios
Probably the most impressive player in Elche was Helibelton Palacios.
His rating is with 9 passes (44% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
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