Real Betis vs Espanyol

19 September 2021 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee César Soto Grado

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 2–1

  • Willian José 41’
  • Nabil Fekir 45+4’
  • Aleix Vidal 16’
  • Leandro Cabrera 90+7’

Match summary

Real Betis and Espanyol shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Real Betis led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Aleix Vidal put Espanyol ahead in the 16th minute, set up by Raúl de Tomás, Willian José equalised in the 41st minute, set up by Sergio Canales, and Nabil Fekir put Real Betis in front in first-half stoppage time, set up by Héctor Bellerín. In the second half, Leandro Cabrera equalised in stoppage time.

Real Betis had the better of the chances, with 2.38 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Espanyol's 1.22 from 11. Real Betis had a player sent off.

Match stats

Real Betis Espanyol
23 Shots 11
9 Shots on Target 4
10 Corners 4
4 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
2.37 xG 1.22
2.37 Non-penalty xG 1.22
12 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Real Betis Espanyol
Kick-off
16’
Aleix Vidal
Assist: Raúl de Tomás0-1 (Espanyol)
Willian José
Assist: Sergio Canales1-1 (Real Betis)
41’
Nabil Fekir
Assist: Héctor Bellerín2-1 (Real Betis)
45+4’
Half-time2-1
90+7’
Leandro Cabrera2-2 (Espanyol)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Real Betis
  • Germán Pezzella
  • Claudio Bravo
  • Nabil Fekir
  • Andrés Guardado
  • Edgar González
Espanyol
  • Adrià Pedrosa
  • Manuel Morlanes
  • Aleix Vidal
  • Raúl de Tomás

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.38 1.22 16’ Aleix Vidal (Espanyol), 0-1 16’ 41’ Willian José (Real Betis), 1-1 41’ 45+4’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), 2-1 45+4’ 90+7’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), 2-2 90+7’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.38 1.22 16’ Aleix Vidal (Espanyol), 0-1 Vidal 16’ 41’ Willian José (Real Betis), 1-1 José 41’ 45+4’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), 2-1 Fekir 45+4’ 90+7’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), 2-2 Cabrera 90+7’
Real Betis 2.38 xGEspanyol 1.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Espanyol attacking Real Betis attacking 
46’ Rodrigo Sánchez (Real Betis), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 16’ Aleix Vidal (Espanyol), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 41’ Willian José (Real Betis), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 3’ Willian José (Real Betis), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 40’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 4’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 45’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 90+7’ Landry Dimata (Espanyol), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 39’ Rodrigo Sánchez (Real Betis), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 49’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 38’ Aleix Vidal (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 43’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+7’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 48’ Álex Moreno (Real Betis), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 56’ Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 61’ Willian José (Real Betis), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 24’ William Carvalho (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 20’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 64’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+8’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 10’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 24’ Álex Moreno (Real Betis), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ Rodrigo Sánchez (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 1’ William Carvalho (Real Betis), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Juanmi (Real Betis), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 3’ Rodrigo Sánchez (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 87’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 72’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Willian José (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Willian José (Real Betis), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 46’ Rodrigo Sánchez (Real Betis), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 16’ Aleix Vidal (Espanyol), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 41’ Willian José (Real Betis), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 3’ Willian José (Real Betis), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 40’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 4’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 52’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 45’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 90+7’ Landry Dimata (Espanyol), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 49’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 39’ Rodrigo Sánchez (Real Betis), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 38’ Aleix Vidal (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 43’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+7’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 48’ Álex Moreno (Real Betis), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 56’ Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 61’ Willian José (Real Betis), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 48’ Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 24’ William Carvalho (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 20’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 64’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+8’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 10’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 39’ Rodrigo Sánchez (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Álex Moreno (Real Betis), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 1’ William Carvalho (Real Betis), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Juanmi (Real Betis), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 89’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Rodrigo Sánchez (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 87’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Willian José (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Willian José (Real Betis), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Claudio Bravo GK900 0.000.000
Héctor Bellerín DEF9010 0.000.122
Germán Pezzella DEF830 0.000.000
Víctor Ruiz DEF60 0.000.000
Álex Moreno DEF902 0.110.101
Guido Rodríguez MID902 0.130.000
William Carvalho MID752 0.100.172
Rodrigo Sánchez MID714 0.690.000
Nabil Fekir MID9015 0.400.878
Sergio Canales MID7110 0.000.504
Willian José FWD7515 0.840.091
Edgar González Sub840 0.000.000
Víctor Camarasa Sub190 0.000.000
Juanmi Sub191 0.040.000
Andrés Guardado Sub150 0.000.000
Borja Iglesias Sub152 0.080.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Betis win 52% Avg odds 1.85
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.47
Espanyol win 21% Avg odds 4.60

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

Form going into the game

Real Betis WDDLW
Espanyol DDDLL

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Previous and next meeting

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