Real Betis vs Rayo Vallecano

2 September 2023 · La Liga · 2023/24 · Referee Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Willian José 53’

Match summary

Real Betis saw off Rayo Vallecano 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Willian José put Real Betis ahead with a direct free kick in the 53rd minute.

Rayo Vallecano can feel hard done by, creating 1.56 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Real Betis's 0.93 from 14.

Match stats

Real Betis Rayo Vallecano
14 Shots 15
5 Shots on Target 6
2 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
0.92 xG 1.54
0.92 Non-penalty xG 1.54
12 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Real Betis Rayo Vallecano
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Willian José1-0 (Real Betis)
53’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Real Betis
  • Juan Miranda
  • Guido Rodríguez
  • Marc Roca
Rayo Vallecano
  • Alfonso Espino
  • Isi Palazón
  • Álvaro García
  • Raúl de Tomás
  • Kike Pérez

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.93 1.56 53’ Willian José (Real Betis), 1-0 53’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.93 1.56 53’ Willian José (Real Betis), 1-0 José 53’
Real Betis 0.93 xGRayo Vallecano 1.56 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rayo Vallecano attacking Real Betis attacking 
78’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.64 xG, saved 73’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 41’ Ayoze Pérez (Real Betis), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 18’ Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 48’ Ayoze Pérez (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 47’ Ayoze Pérez (Real Betis), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 77’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 53’ Willian José (Real Betis), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, goal 44’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Isco (Real Betis), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 67’ Rodrigo Sánchez (Real Betis), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 37’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 59’ Isco (Real Betis), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 89’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 89’ Juan Cruz (Real Betis), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+6’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 61’ Luiz Felipe (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 70’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 38’ Ayoze Pérez (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 78’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Juan Miranda (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Juan Miranda (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 78’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.64 xG, saved 73’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 41’ Ayoze Pérez (Real Betis), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 18’ Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 48’ Ayoze Pérez (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 77’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 47’ Ayoze Pérez (Real Betis), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 53’ Willian José (Real Betis), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, goal 44’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Isco (Real Betis), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 67’ Rodrigo Sánchez (Real Betis), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 37’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 59’ Isco (Real Betis), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 89’ Juan Cruz (Real Betis), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 89’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+6’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 61’ Luiz Felipe (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 70’ Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 78’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 38’ Ayoze Pérez (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ Falcao (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Juan Miranda (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Juan Miranda (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Bebé (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
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 0.000.000
Germán Pezzella DEF900 0.000.000
Luiz Felipe DEF901 0.050.101
Juan Miranda DEF482 0.040.000
Marc Roca MID900 0.000.000
Guido Rodríguez MID480 0.000.141
Rodrigo Sánchez MID781 0.070.071
Isco MID902 0.140.185
Ayoze Pérez MID904 0.350.233
Willian José FWD7811 0.080.000
Andrés Guardado Sub420 0.000.000
Abner Sub420 0.000.000
Borja Iglesias Sub122 0.140.000
Juan Cruz Sub121 0.060.000
Sergi Altimira Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Betis win 46% Avg odds 2.06
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.35
Rayo Vallecano win 25% Avg odds 3.89

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

Form going into the game

Real Betis WDWDL
Rayo Vallecano WLWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Betis 3-1 Rayo Vallecano, 15 May 23 Next meeting: Rayo Vallecano 2-0 Real Betis, 17 Mar 24  All Real Betis vs Rayo Vallecano 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.