La Liga: Villarreal tops Real Betis 2-0 on Sunday
SEVILLA. Villarreal conquers Real Betis with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Torres (41') and a goal from E. Capoue (83').
SEVILLA. Villarreal conquers Real Betis with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Torres (41′) and a goal from E. Capoue (83′). Real Betis lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Estadio Benito Villamarín stadium in Sevilla on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In the presence of 44,870 spectators. The referee was Pablo González Fuertes with the help of Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno and Israel Bárcena Rodríguez. The 4th official was José Alberto Pardeiro Puente. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 15.8 degrees Celsius or 60.4 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 63%.
Match Statistics
Real Betis was in firm control of the ball 60% while Villarreal was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Villarreal was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Villarreal won the match.
Real Betis shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Villarreal shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Real Betis received 2 yellow cards (S. Canales and B. Iglesias). On the opposite side, Villarreal received 3 yellow cards (S. Chukwueze, A. Moreno and E. Capoue).
After this encounter, Real Betis will stay with 40 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Villarreal will have 32 points to stay in the 7th place.
Match Events
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25'25'
S. Chukwueze
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35'35'
M. Trigueros
G. Moreno
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37'37'
A. Moreno
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41'41'
P. Torres
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59'59'
B. Iglesias
Willian Jose
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59'59'
Rodri
A. Guardado
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63'63'
A. Danjuma
P. Alcacer
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64'64'
S. Aurier
J. Foyth
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71'71'
E. Capoue
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77'77'
G. Lo Celso
A. Moreno
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77'77'
Y. Pino
S. Chukwueze
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83'83'
E. Capoue
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84'84'
A. Ruibal
Juanmi
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86'86'
S. Canales
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88'88'
C. Tello
N. Fekir
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90'90'
B. Iglesias
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Real Betis will play away against Levante on the 13th of February with a 10-8 head to head statistic in favor of Real Betis (3 draws).
Villarreal will host Real Madrid on the 12th of February with a 15-4 head to head stats in favor of Real Madrid (12 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 , Héctor Bellerín , Germán Pezzella , Marc Bartra , Juan Miranda , Guido Rodríguez , Andrés Guardado , Sergio Canales , Nabil Fekir , Juanmi and Willian José .
Substitutes
Real Betis made 4 changes: Willian Jose for B. Iglesias (59′), A. Guardado for Rodri (59′), Juanmi for A. Ruibal (84′) and N. Fekir for C. Tello (88′).
Top player: Nabil Fekir
The player who no doubt impressed Real Betis the most was Nabil Fekir.
His rating is with 36 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.
Villarreal: Formation and Lineups
Villarreal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Gerónimo Rulli , Juan Foyth , Raúl Albiol , Pau Torres , Alfonso Pedraza , Samuel Chukwueze , Étienne Capoue , Dani Parejo , Alberto Moreno , Gerard Moreno and Paco Alcácer .
Substitutes
Villarreal made 5 changes: G. Moreno for M. Trigueros (35′), P. Alcacer for A. Danjuma (63′), J. Foyth for S. Aurier (64′), A. Moreno for G. Lo Celso (77′) and S. Chukwueze for Y. Pino (77′).
Top player: Alberto Moreno
Probably the most impressive player in Villarreal was Alberto Moreno even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 18 passes (94% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga
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