Espanyol vs Real Betis

21 January 2022 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Javier Alberola Rojas

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 1–2

  • Raúl de Tomás 14’
  • Borja Iglesias 31’ (pen), 53’
  • Guido Rodríguez 36’
  • Willian José 76’

Match summary

Real Betis came from behind to win 4-1 away at Espanyol. Real Betis led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Raúl de Tomás put Espanyol ahead in the 14th minute, set up by Óscar Gil, Borja Iglesias equalised from the penalty spot in the 31st minute, and Guido Rodríguez put Real Betis in front with a header in the 36th minute, set up by Nabil Fekir. In the second half, Iglesias made it 1-3 in the 53rd minute, set up by Sergio Canales and Willian José made it 1-4 in the 76th minute, set up by Nabil Fekir.

The chances backed that up: Real Betis created 2.86 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Espanyol's 1.57 from 12. Espanyol had a player sent off.

Match stats

Espanyol Real Betis
12 Shots 15
4 Shots on Target 8
6 Corners 5
3 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
1.57 xG 2.86
1.57 Non-penalty xG 2.11
9 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Espanyol Real Betis
Kick-off
Raúl de Tomás
Assist: Óscar Gil1-0 (Espanyol)
14’
31’
Borja Iglesias
Penalty1-1 (Real Betis)
36’
Guido Rodríguez
Assist: Nabil Fekir1-2 (Real Betis)
Half-time1-2
53’
Borja Iglesias
Assist: Sergio Canales1-3 (Real Betis)
76’
Willian José
Assist: Nabil Fekir1-4 (Real Betis)
Full-time1-4

Bookings

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

Espanyol
  • Raúl de Tomás
  • Manuel Morlanes
Real Betis
  • Germán Pezzella
  • William Carvalho
  • Juanmi
  • Borja Iglesias

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 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.57 2.86 14’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), 1-0 14’ 31’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), 1-1 31’ 36’ Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis), 1-2 36’ 53’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), 1-3 53’ 76’ Willian José (Real Betis), 1-4 76’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.57 2.86 14’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), 1-0 de Tomás 14’ 31’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), 1-1 Iglesias 31’ 36’ Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis), 1-2 Rodríguez 36’ 53’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), 1-3 Iglesias 53’ 76’ Willian José (Real Betis), 1-4 José 76’
Espanyol 1.57 xGReal Betis 2.86 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Betis attacking Espanyol attacking 
31’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 53’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 14’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 76’ Willian José (Real Betis), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 83’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 36’ Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.36 xG, goal 90+3’ Willian José (Real Betis), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 49’ David López (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 50’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 48’ William Carvalho (Real Betis), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 52’ Juanmi (Real Betis), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 68’ Cristian Tello (Real Betis), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 47’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 75’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 3’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+3’ Andrés Guardado (Real Betis), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 48’ Óscar Melendo (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 78’ Loren Morón (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 57’ Manuel Morlanes (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 75’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 9’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Cristian Tello (Real Betis), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ Youssouf Sabaly (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Loren Morón (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 46’ Óscar Gil (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Álex Moreno (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 31’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 53’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 14’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 76’ Willian José (Real Betis), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 83’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 36’ Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.36 xG, goal 50’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 90+3’ Willian José (Real Betis), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 49’ David López (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 48’ William Carvalho (Real Betis), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 52’ Juanmi (Real Betis), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 68’ Cristian Tello (Real Betis), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 47’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 75’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 3’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+3’ Andrés Guardado (Real Betis), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 78’ Loren Morón (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 48’ Óscar Melendo (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 57’ Manuel Morlanes (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 75’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Cristian Tello (Real Betis), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 9’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Youssouf Sabaly (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Loren Morón (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 46’ Óscar Gil (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Álex Moreno (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Diego López GK900 0.000.000
Óscar Gil DEF9011 0.020.953
Sergi Gómez DEF900 0.000.000
Fernando Calero DEF480 0.000.000
Adrià Pedrosa DEF900 0.000.131
Sergi Darder MID900 0.000.021
Manuel Morlanes MID711 0.060.000
Aleix Vidal MID630 0.000.131
Óscar Melendo MID631 0.060.000
Javi Puado MID862 0.180.061
Raúl de Tomás FWD8412 0.560.051
David López Sub421 0.130.000
Adrián Embarba Sub272 0.460.000
Loren Morón Sub272 0.090.081
Keidi Bare Sub190 0.000.071
Tonny Vilhena Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Espanyol win 31% Avg odds 3.09
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.43
Real Betis win 41% Avg odds 2.34

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

Form going into the game

Espanyol WLWLD
Real Betis WLLDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Betis 2-2 Espanyol, 19 Sep 21 Next meeting: Espanyol 1-0 Real Betis, 21 Jan 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.