Real Betis vs Alaves

8 March 2021 · La Liga · 2020/21 · Referee Javier Alberola Rojas

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Borja Iglesias 61’ (pen), 88’
  • Joaquín 81’
  • Joselu 12’
  • Edgar Méndez 24’

Match summary

Real Betis came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 at home to Alaves, with a late winner. Alaves led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Joselu put Alaves ahead with a direct free kick in the 12th minute and Edgar Méndez made it 0-2 with a header in the 24th minute, set up by Rubén Duarte. In the second half, Borja Iglesias pulled one back to make it 1-2 from the penalty spot in the 61st minute, Joaquín equalised with a header in the 81st minute, set up by Sergio Canales, and Iglesias won it with a header in the 88th minute, set up by Emerson.

The chances backed that up: Real Betis created 2.03 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Alaves's 0.80 from 4.

Match stats

Real Betis Alaves
23 Shots 4
8 Shots on Target 3
12 Corners 1
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.02 xG 0.80
1.28 Non-penalty xG 0.80
13 Deep Completions 0

Key events

Real Betis Alaves
Kick-off
12’
Joselu0-1 (Alaves)
24’
Edgar Méndez
Assist: Rubén Duarte0-2 (Alaves)
Half-time0-2
Borja Iglesias
Penalty1-2 (Real Betis)
61’
Joaquín
Assist: Sergio Canales2-2 (Real Betis)
81’
Borja Iglesias
Assist: Emerson3-2 (Real Betis)
88’
Full-time3-2

Bookings

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

Alaves
  • Ximo Navarro
  • Rodrigo Battaglia
  • Edgar Méndez

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 2.03 0.80 12’ Joselu (Alaves), 0-1 12’ 24’ Edgar Méndez (Alaves), 0-2 24’ 61’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), 1-2 61’ 81’ Joaquín (Real Betis), 2-2 81’ 88’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), 3-2 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.03 0.80 12’ Joselu (Alaves), 0-1 Joselu 12’ 24’ Edgar Méndez (Alaves), 0-2 Méndez 24’ 61’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), 1-2 Iglesias 61’ 81’ Joaquín (Real Betis), 2-2 Joaquín 81’ 88’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), 3-2 Iglesias 88’
Real Betis 2.03 xGAlaves 0.80 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Alaves attacking Real Betis attacking 
61’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 18’ Juanmi (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.36 xG, blocked 24’ Edgar Méndez (Alaves), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 55’ Facundo Pellistri (Alaves), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 88’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 39’ Juanmi (Real Betis), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 12’ Joselu (Alaves), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, goal 49’ Juanmi (Real Betis), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 3’ Juanmi (Real Betis), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 6’ Juanmi (Real Betis), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 80’ Florian Lejeune (Alaves), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 64’ Joaquín (Real Betis), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Joaquín (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 64’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 33’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Sergio Canales (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Juan Miranda (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Cristian Tello (Real Betis), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 22’ Aissa Mandi (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 40’ Sergio Canales (Real Betis), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 61’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 18’ Juanmi (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.36 xG, blocked 24’ Edgar Méndez (Alaves), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 55’ Facundo Pellistri (Alaves), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 88’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 39’ Juanmi (Real Betis), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 12’ Joselu (Alaves), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, goal 49’ Juanmi (Real Betis), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 3’ Juanmi (Real Betis), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 6’ Juanmi (Real Betis), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 80’ Florian Lejeune (Alaves), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 64’ Joaquín (Real Betis), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 64’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Joaquín (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 33’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Sergio Canales (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Juan Miranda (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Cristian Tello (Real Betis), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Sergio Canales (Real Betis), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 22’ Aissa Mandi (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Joel Robles GK900 0.000.000
Emerson DEF9010 0.000.244
Aissa Mandi DEF901 0.010.000
Sidnei DEF900 0.000.000
Juan Miranda DEF901 0.020.091
Guido Rodríguez MID742 0.030.021
Andrés Guardado MID460 0.000.000
Aitor Ruibal MID460 0.000.172
Nabil Fekir MID907 0.220.124
Sergio Canales MID9012 0.040.083
Juanmi FWD745 0.680.031
Joaquín Sub4412 0.100.051
Borja Iglesias Sub4422 0.900.000
William Carvalho Sub160 0.000.000
Cristian Tello Sub161 0.020.000
Paul Akouokou Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Betis win 55% Avg odds 1.73
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.53
Alaves win 18% Avg odds 5.36

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

Form going into the game

Real Betis WLWWW
Alaves DWLLL

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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.