Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Real Betis: Draw on Sunday
MADRID. Real Betis and Rayo Vallecano draw 1-1. S. Canales scored the first goal (45') for Real Betis. I. Balliu settled the score 1-1 (71').
MADRID. Real Betis and Rayo Vallecano draw 1-1. S. Canales scored the first goal (45′) for Real Betis. I. Balliu settled the score 1-1 (71′).
The match was played at the Estadio de Vallecas stadium in Madrid on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz who had the assistance of Marcos Cerdán Aguilar and Ignacio Alonso López. The 4th official was Daniel Pastoriza Iglesias. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 12.8 degrees Celsius or 55.08 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 63%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Rayo Vallecano was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Real Betis that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Rayo Vallecano was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Rayo Vallecano to win the match.
Rayo Vallecano shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Real Betis shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Rayo Vallecano received 1 yellow card (Fran Garcia). On the opposite side, Real Betis received 4 yellow cards (S. Canales, A. Guardado, M. Pellegrini and R. Silva).
Also, Real Betis didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after A. Moreno (Real Betis) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (34′).
After this match, Rayo Vallecano will have 30 points to stay in the 7th place. On the other side, Real Betis will have 33 points like Real Sociedad to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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34'34'
A. Moreno
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34'34'
S. Canales
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39'39'
A. Guardado
B. Iglesias
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45'45'
S. Canales
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45'45'
A. Guardado
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45'45'
M. Pellegrini
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55'55'
Fran Garcia
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60'60'
S. Guardiola
O. Valentin
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67'67'
A. Garcia
R. Nteka
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66'66'
Bebe
I. Palazon
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71'71'
I. Balliu
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83'83'
P. Ciss
O. Trejo
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84'84'
A. Ruibal
C. Tello
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88'88'
R. Silva
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Rayo Vallecano will host Athletic Club on the 23rd of January with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Athletic Club (4 draws).
Real Betis will host Deportivo Alavés on the 18th of January with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Real Betis (3 draws).
Rayo Vallecano: Formation and Lineups
Rayo Vallecano adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Andoni Iraola Sagarna chose to play with the following team: Luca Zidane , Ivan Balliu , Esteban Saveljich , Alejandro Catena , Fran García , Santi Comesaña , Óscar Valentín , Isi Palazón , Óscar Trejo , Randy Nteka and Radamel Falcao .
Substitutes
Rayo Vallecano made 4 changes: O. Valentin for S. Guardiola (60′), R. Nteka for A. Garcia (67′), I. Palazon for Bebe (66′) and O. Trejo for P. Ciss (83′).
Top player: Ivan Balliu
The player who no doubt impressed Rayo Vallecano the most was Ivan Balliu.
His rating is with 1 goal, 41 passes (78% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 8 crosses.
Real Betis: Formation and Lineups
Also Real Betis adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti played with: Rui Silva , Héctor Bellerín , Marc Bartra , Edgar González , Álex Moreno , Guido Rodríguez , William Carvalho , Sergio Canales , Nabil Fekir , Cristian Tello and Borja Iglesias .
Substitutes
Real Betis made 2 changes: B. Iglesias for A. Guardado (39′) and C. Tello for A. Ruibal (84′).
Top player: Héctor Bellerín
Probably the most impressive player in Real Betis was Héctor Bellerín.
His rating is with 28 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.
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