La Liga: Real Betis tops Rayo Vallecano 2-1
MADRID. Real Betis overcame Rayo Vallecano to win 2-1.
MADRID. Real Betis conquered Rayo Vallecano to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Real Betis to strike first with an early goal of Iván Balliu at the 7′. Then it was a goal in the 20′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Luiz Henrique gave the win to Real Betis in the 40′ minute with a goal. Rayo Vallecano was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Estadio de Vallecas stadium in Madrid on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos assisted by Rubén Becerril Gómez and Diego Santaursula Aguado. The 4th official was Eder Mallo Fernández. The weather was drizzle. The temperature was cold around 12.9 degrees Celsius or 55.22 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 91%.
Match Statistics
Rayo Vallecano was in firm control of the ball 62% while Real Betis was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Rayo Vallecano was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Real Betis succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Rayo Vallecano shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Real Betis shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Rayo Vallecano received 3 yellow cards (Álvaro García, Óscar Trejo and Óscar Valentín). Talking about the opposition, Real Betis received 2 yellow cards (William Carvalho and Luiz Henrique).
After playing this match, Rayo Vallecano will stay with 23 points like Osasuna to stay in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Real Betis will have 25 points like Athletic Club to stay in the 7th place.
Match Events
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7'7'
Iván Balliu (OG)
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20'20'
Sergio Camello
Florian Lejeune
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40'40'
Luiz Henrique
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46'46'
Guido Rodríguez
Andrés Guardado
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51'51'
Álvaro García
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53'53'
William Carvalho
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57'57'
Óscar Trejo
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62'62'
Santi Comesaña
Unai López
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62'62'
Raúl de Tomás
Óscar Trejo
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63'63'
Isi Palazón (Goal Disallowed)
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68'68'
Willian José
Borja Iglesias
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74'74'
Rodri Sánchez
Sergio Canales
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80'80'
Randy Nteka
Fran García
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82'82'
Luiz Henrique
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84'84'
Óscar Valentín
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89'89'
Andrés Martín
Óscar Valentín
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90'90'
Radamel Falcao
Isi Palazón
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90'90'
Juanmi
Nabil Fekir
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90'90'
Víctor Ruiz
Luiz Henrique
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Rayo Vallecano will play away with Real Valladolid on the 14th of January with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Real Valladolid (2 draws).
Real Betis will host FC Barcelona on the 1st of February with a 21-4 head to head record in favor of FC Barcelona (5 draws).
Rayo Vallecano: Formation and Lineups
Rayo Vallecano started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Andoni Iraola Sagarna chose to play with the following team: Stole Dimitrievski , Ivan Balliu , Florian Lejeune , Alejandro Catena , Fran García , Isi Palazón , Óscar Valentín , Unai López , Álvaro García , Óscar Trejo and Sergio Camello .
Substitutes
Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: Unai López for Santi Comesaña (62′), Óscar Trejo for Raúl de Tomás (62′), Fran García for Randy Nteka (80′), Isi Palazón for Radamel Falcao (90′) and Óscar Valentín for Andrés Martín (90′).
Top player: Álvaro García
Probably the most impressive player in Rayo Vallecano was Álvaro García.
His rating is with 34 passes (73% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.
Real Betis: Formation and Lineups
Real Betis started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Regarding the opposition, Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti played with: Rui Silva , Aitor Ruibal , Germán Pezzella , Edgar González , Álex Moreno , William Carvalho , Andrés Guardado , Luiz Henrique , Nabil Fekir , Sergio Canales and Borja Iglesias .
Real Betis could not rely on the presence of Juanmi (injured).
Substitutes
Real Betis made 5 changes: Andrés Guardado for Guido Rodríguez (46′), Borja Iglesias for Willian José (68′), Sergio Canales for Rodri Sánchez (74′), Nabil Fekir for Juanmi (90′) and Luiz Henrique for Víctor Ruiz (90′).
Top player: Luiz Henrique
Probably the most impressive player in Real Betis was Luiz Henrique.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 20. He performed 1 cross.
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