La Liga: Real Betis obliterates Deportivo Alavés 4-0 with a superb performance
SEVILLA. Real Betis demolishes Deportivo Alavés 4-0 with goals of
SEVILLA. Real Betis demolishes Deportivo Alavés 4-0 with goals of B. Iglesias (11′), S. Canales (29′), B. Iglesias (41′) and Juanmi (55′). Real Betis was vastly superior ball possession (61%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Benito Villamarín stadium in Sevilla on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In the presence of 38,753 spectators. The referee was José María Sánchez Martínez who was helped by Joan Méndez Mateo and Gonzalo García González. The 4th official was Alfonso Vicente Moral. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 9.9 degrees Celsius or 49.8 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 71%.
Match Statistics
Real Betis was in firm control of the ball 61% while Deportivo Alavés was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Real Betis was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Real Betis won the match.
Real Betis shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Deportivo Alavés shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Real Betis received 2 yellow cards (E. Gonzalez and A. Guardado). On the opposite side, No yellow cards were issued to Deportivo Alavés.
After this encounter, Real Betis will have 34 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Deportivo Alavés will stay with 17 points to stay in the 18th place.
Match Events
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11'11'
B. Iglesias
S. Canales
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29'29'
S. Canales
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41'41'
B. Iglesias
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46'46'
M. Garcia
T. Moya
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46'46'
Tachi
Jason
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46'46'
T. Pina
G. Escalante
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48'48'
J. Lopez
R. Duarte
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55'55'
Juanmi
N. Fekir
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71'71'
W. Carvalho
G. Rodriguez
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71'71'
Willian Jose
B. Iglesias
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72'72'
Rodri
S. Canales
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72'72'
E. Gonzalez
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75'75'
M. de la Fuente
Joselu
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81'81'
A. Guardado
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83'83'
D. Lainez
Juanmi
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83'83'
V. Camarasa
N. Fekir
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Real Betis will play away with Espanyol on the 21st of January with a 8-7 head to head statistic in favor of Espanyol (12 draws).
Deportivo Alavés will host FC Barcelona on the 23rd of January with a 14-1 head to head record in favor of FC Barcelona (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: Claudio Bravo , Héctor Bellerín , Germán Pezzella , Edgar González , Juan Miranda , Guido Rodríguez , Andrés Guardado , Sergio Canales , Nabil Fekir , Juanmi and Borja Iglesias .
Substitutes
Real Betis made 5 changes: G. Rodriguez for W. Carvalho (71′), B. Iglesias for Willian Jose (71′), S. Canales for Rodri (72′), Juanmi for D. Lainez (83′) and N. Fekir for V. Camarasa (83′).
Top player: Borja Iglesias
Probably the most impressive player in Real Betis was Borja Iglesias.
His rating is with 2 goals, 20 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 6.
Deportivo Alavés: Formation and Lineups
Deportivo Alavés started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria played with: Fernando Pacheco , Martín Aguirregabiria , Matthew Miazga , Víctor Laguardia , Rubén Duarte , Jason , Gonzalo Escalante , Toni Moya , Luis Rioja , Joselu and Edgar Méndez .
Substitutes
Deportivo Alavés made 5 changes: T. Moya for M. Garcia (46′), Jason for Tachi (46′), G. Escalante for T. Pina (46′), R. Duarte for J. Lopez (48′) and Joselu for M. de la Fuente (75′).
Top player: Alberto Rodríguez
The player who no doubt impressed Deportivo Alavés the most was Alberto Rodríguez.
His rating is with 15 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 46′.
Results of the day
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