Espanyol vs Real Betis

21 January 2023 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Pablo González Fuertes

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Martin Braithwaite 43’

Match summary

Espanyol won 1-0 at home to Real Betis. Espanyol led 1-0 at half-time.

Martin Braithwaite put Espanyol ahead in the 43rd minute, set up by Brian Oliván.

The chances backed that up: Espanyol created 2.16 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Real Betis's 0.84 from 13.

Match stats

Espanyol Real Betis
8 Shots 13
2 Shots on Target 4
7 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.16 xG 0.84
2.16 Non-penalty xG 0.84
3 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Espanyol Real Betis
Kick-off
Martin Braithwaite
Assist: Brian Oliván1-0 (Espanyol)
43’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Espanyol
  • César Montes
  • Javi Puado
  • Rubén Sánchez
Real Betis
  • Aitor Ruibal
  • Guido Rodríguez

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.16 0.84 43’ Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), 1-0 43’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.16 0.84 43’ Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), 1-0 Braithwaite 43’
Espanyol 2.16 xGReal Betis 0.84 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Betis attacking Espanyol attacking 
65’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.65 xG, off target 43’ Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 25’ Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), set piece, 0.56 xG, saved 42’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 57’ Sergio Canales (Real Betis), direct free kick, 0.15 xG, saved 90’ Joselu (Espanyol), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 77’ Sergio Canales (Real Betis), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+3’ William Carvalho (Real Betis), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 5’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 28’ Sergio Canales (Real Betis), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 68’ Sergio Canales (Real Betis), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 20’ Luiz Henrique (Real Betis), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ Sergio Canales (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Brian Oliván (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ Joaquín (Real Betis), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 67’ Aitor Ruibal (Real Betis), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 24’ Aitor Ruibal (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Luiz Henrique (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Luiz Henrique (Real Betis), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.65 xG, off target 43’ Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 25’ Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), set piece, 0.56 xG, saved 42’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 57’ Sergio Canales (Real Betis), direct free kick, 0.15 xG, saved 90’ Joselu (Espanyol), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 77’ Sergio Canales (Real Betis), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+3’ William Carvalho (Real Betis), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 5’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 28’ Sergio Canales (Real Betis), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 68’ Sergio Canales (Real Betis), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 20’ Luiz Henrique (Real Betis), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ Sergio Canales (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 79’ Joaquín (Real Betis), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Brian Oliván (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Aitor Ruibal (Real Betis), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 24’ Aitor Ruibal (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Luiz Henrique (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Luiz Henrique (Real Betis), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Álvaro Fernández GK900 0.000.000
Óscar Gil DEF900 0.000.651
Leandro Cabrera DEF902 0.080.000
César Montes DEF900 0.000.000
Brian Oliván DEF9011 0.040.782
Aleix Vidal MID730 0.000.000
Vinicius Souza MID900 0.000.000
Sergi Darder MID900 0.000.082
Javi Puado MID822 0.700.041
Joselu FWD901 0.140.561
Martin Braithwaite FWD8212 1.200.000
Fernando Calero Sub170 0.000.000
Rubén Sánchez Sub80 0.000.000
Nicolás Melamed Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Espanyol win 34% Avg odds 2.77
Draw 32% Avg odds 3.03
Real Betis win 34% Avg odds 2.84

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Espanyol DLDDW
Real Betis WDLDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Espanyol 1-4 Real Betis, 21 Jan 22 Next meeting: Real Betis 3-1 Espanyol, 15 Apr 23  All Espanyol vs Real Betis meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.