Real Betis vs Espanyol

29 September 2024 · La Liga · 2024/25 · Referee Alejandro José Hernández Hernández

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Giovani Lo Celso 85’

Match summary

Real Betis beat Espanyol 1-0, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Giovani Lo Celso put Real Betis ahead in the 85th minute.

The chances backed that up: Real Betis created 1.99 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Espanyol's 0.57 from 8. Abdessamad Ezzalzouli had a penalty saved for Real Betis.

Match stats

Real Betis Espanyol
20 Shots 8
12 Shots on Target 1
8 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.98 xG 0.57
1.23 Non-penalty xG 0.57
17 Deep Completions 0

Key events

Real Betis Espanyol
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Giovani Lo Celso1-0 (Real Betis)
85’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Real Betis
  • Marc Roca
  • Sergi Altimira
Espanyol
  • Omar El Hilali
  • Carlos Romero
  • Jofre Carreras
  • Pol Lozano

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 1.99 0.57 85’ Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis), 1-0 85’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.99 0.57 85’ Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis), 1-0 Celso 85’
Real Betis 1.99 xGEspanyol 0.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Espanyol attacking Real Betis attacking 
45’ Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Real Betis), penalty, 0.74 xG, saved 73’ Carlos Romero (Espanyol), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 54’ Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Real Betis), set piece, 0.16 xG, saved 66’ Pablo Fornals (Real Betis), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 3’ Cédric Bakambu (Real Betis), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 13’ Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 30’ Cédric Bakambu (Real Betis), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 34’ Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 48’ Iker Losada (Real Betis), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 85’ Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 21’ Iker Losada (Real Betis), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 38’ Carlos Romero (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 7’ Sergi Gómez (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 34’ Marc Roca (Real Betis), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Real Betis), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 65’ Pere Milla (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Walid Cheddira (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 32’ Marc Roca (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 81’ Pablo Fornals (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+2’ Alex Kral (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Jofre Carreras (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Natan (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 58’ José Gragera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Diego Llorente (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 21’ Sergi Altimira (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 45’ Sergi Altimira (Real Betis), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Real Betis), penalty, 0.74 xG, saved 73’ Carlos Romero (Espanyol), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 54’ Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Real Betis), set piece, 0.16 xG, saved 66’ Pablo Fornals (Real Betis), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 3’ Cédric Bakambu (Real Betis), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 13’ Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 30’ Cédric Bakambu (Real Betis), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 34’ Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 48’ Iker Losada (Real Betis), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 85’ Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 21’ Iker Losada (Real Betis), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 38’ Carlos Romero (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 7’ Sergi Gómez (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 34’ Marc Roca (Real Betis), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Real Betis), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 65’ Pere Milla (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Walid Cheddira (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 32’ Marc Roca (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 81’ Pablo Fornals (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+2’ Alex Kral (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Jofre Carreras (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Natan (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 58’ José Gragera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Diego Llorente (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 21’ Sergi Altimira (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 45’ Sergi Altimira (Real Betis), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Rui Silva GK900 0.000.000
Héctor Bellerín DEF900 0.000.111
Natan DEF901 0.020.000
Diego Llorente DEF901 0.020.021
Ricardo Rodríguez DEF900 0.000.000
Sergi Altimira MID822 0.030.000
Marc Roca MID812 0.080.152
Iker Losada MID642 0.150.031
Giovani Lo Celso MID9015 0.350.314
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli MID903 0.960.405
Cédric Bakambu FWD642 0.220.000
Vitor Roque Sub260 0.000.000
Pablo Fornals Sub262 0.160.000
Aitor Ruibal Sub90 0.000.000
Johnny Cardoso Sub80 0.000.000
Assane Diao Sub10 0.000.041

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Betis win 63% Avg odds 1.51
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.17
Espanyol win 14% Avg odds 6.86

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

Form going into the game

Real Betis LWWLD
Espanyol DWWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Betis 3-1 Espanyol, 15 Apr 23 Next meeting: Espanyol 1-2 Real Betis, 04 May 25  All Real Betis vs Espanyol 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.