Barcelona vs Real Betis

11 November 2018 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Mateu Lahoz

Full time 3 – 4

Half-time: 0–2

Lionel Messi 68’ (pen), 90+2’
Arturo Vidal 79’

Júnior Firpo 20’
Joaquín 34’
Giovani Lo Celso 71’
Sergio Canales 83’

Match summary

Real Betis won 4-3 away at Barcelona. Real Betis led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Júnior Firpo put Real Betis ahead in the 20th minute, set up by William Carvalho and Joaquín made it 0-2 in the 34th minute, set up by Cristian Tello. In the second half, Lionel Messi pulled one back to make it 1-2 from the penalty spot in the 68th minute, Giovani Lo Celso made it 1-3 in the 71st minute, set up by Cristian Tello, Arturo Vidal made it 2-3 in the 79th minute, set up by Munir, Sergio Canales made it 2-4 in the 83rd minute, set up by Júnior Firpo, and Messi made it 3-4 in stoppage time, set up by Arturo Vidal.

Barcelona can feel hard done by, creating 4.12 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Real Betis's 2.64 from 15. Barcelona had a player sent off.

Match stats

20 Shots 15

5 Shots on Target 8

10 Corners 5

4 Yellow Cards 2

1 Red Cards 0

4.12 xG 2.64

3.37 Non-penalty xG 2.64

18 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Barcelona Real Betis

Kick-off

20’

Júnior Firpo
Assist: William Carvalho

0-1

34’

Joaquín
Assist: Cristian Tello

0-2

Half-time0-2

Lionel Messi
Penalty

1-2

68’

71’

Giovani Lo Celso
Assist: Cristian Tello

1-3

Arturo Vidal
Assist: Munir

2-3

79’

83’

Sergio Canales
Assist: Júnior Firpo

2-4

Lionel Messi
Assist: Arturo Vidal

3-4

90+2’

Full-time3-4

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Barcelona

Ivan Rakitic
Sergio Busquets
Arturo Vidal

Real Betis

Aissa Mandi
Cristian Tello
Andrés Guardado

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Barcelona 4.12 xGReal Betis 2.64 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Real Betis attacking Barcelona attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Marc-André ter Stegen	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Sergi Roberto	DEF	90			1	0.05	0.08	1
Clement Lenglet	DEF	90			1	0.50	0.00	0
Gerard Piqué	DEF	90			2	0.57	0.00	0
Jordi Alba	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.03	1
Ivan Rakitic	MID	82			0	0.00	0.00	0
Sergio Busquets	MID	70			2	0.11	0.08	1
Arthur	MID	47			0	0.00	0.07	1
Lionel Messi	FWD	90	2		7	2.10	0.69	5
Luis Suárez	FWD	90			3	0.23	0.10	2
Malcom	FWD	58			1	0.03	0.22	2
Arturo Vidal	Sub	43	1	1	2	0.50	0.95	1
Munir	Sub	32		1	0	0.00	0.49	2
Carles Aleñá	Sub	20			1	0.02	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Pau López	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Aissa Mandi	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Sidnei	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Marc Bartra	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Cristian Tello	MID	90		2	2	0.19	0.60	2
Andrés Guardado	MID	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
William Carvalho	MID	90		1	0	0.00	0.11	2
Júnior Firpo	MID	90	1	1	2	0.45	0.75	2
Giovani Lo Celso	MID	88	1		3	0.23	0.89	4
Loren Morón	FWD	77			4	0.22	0.00	0
Joaquín	FWD	63	1		2	0.85	0.06	2
Sergio Canales	Sub	27	1		2	0.71	0.10	1
Sergio León	Sub	13			0	0.00	0.00	0
Takashi Inui	Sub	2			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Barcelona win 80% Bet365 odds 1.18

Draw 13% Bet365 odds 7.00

Real Betis win 7% Bet365 odds 13.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Barcelona D D W W W

Real Betis W L L L D

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Previous and next meeting

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