Real Betis vs Villarreal

10 March 2024 · La Liga · 2023/24 · Referee Alejandro José Hernández Hernández

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 2–1

  • Guido Rodríguez 30’
  • Willian José 45+2’
  • Álex Baena 40’
  • Sokratis 48’ (og)
  • Alexander Sørloth 67’

Match summary

Villarreal came from behind to win 3-2 away at Real Betis. Real Betis led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Guido Rodríguez put Real Betis ahead in the 30th minute, set up by William Carvalho, Álex Baena equalised in the 40th minute, set up by Alexander Sørloth, and Willian José put Real Betis back in front in first-half stoppage time, set up by Pablo Fornals. In the second half, Sokratis's own goal equalised in the 48th minute and Alexander Sørloth won it in the 67th minute, set up by Gerard Moreno.

There was little between the sides on chances: Real Betis created 1.41 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Villarreal 1.31 from 6. Both sides had a player sent off.

Match stats

Real Betis Villarreal
13 Shots 6
4 Shots on Target 4
11 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 1
1.40 xG 1.31
1.40 Non-penalty xG 1.31
7 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Real Betis Villarreal
Kick-off
Guido Rodríguez
Assist: William Carvalho1-0 (Real Betis)
30’
40’
Álex Baena
Assist: Alexander Sørloth1-1 (Villarreal)
Willian José
Assist: Pablo Fornals2-1 (Real Betis)
45+2’
Half-time2-1
48’
Sokratis
Own goal2-2 (Villarreal)
67’
Alexander Sørloth
Assist: Gerard Moreno2-3 (Villarreal)
Full-time2-3

Bookings

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

Real Betis
  • Ezequiel Ávila
  • Johnny Cardoso
Villarreal
  • Alberto Moreno
  • Filip Jorgensen
  • Bertrand Traoré

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 1.41 1.31 30’ Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis), 1-0 30’ 40’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), 1-1 40’ 45+2’ Willian José (Real Betis), 2-1 45+2’ 48’ Sokratis (Villarreal) own goal, 2-2 48’ 67’ Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal), 2-3 67’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.41 1.31 30’ Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis), 1-0 Rodríguez 30’ 40’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), 1-1 Baena 40’ 45+2’ Willian José (Real Betis), 2-1 José 45+2’ 48’ Sokratis (Villarreal) own goal, 2-2 Sokratis 48’ 67’ Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal), 2-3 Sørloth 67’
Real Betis 1.41 xGVillarreal 1.31 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Villarreal attacking Real Betis attacking 
66’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 40’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 56’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 47’ Willian José (Real Betis), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 67’ Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 30’ Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis), set piece, 0.09 xG, goal 59’ Ezequiel Ávila (Real Betis), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 56’ Eric Bailly (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 45’ Willian José (Real Betis), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 7’ Pablo Fornals (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 72’ Willian José (Real Betis), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Youssouf Sabaly (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 4’ Bertrand Traoré (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Ezequiel Ávila (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 11’ William Carvalho (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Ayoze Pérez (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Ezequiel Ávila (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Juan Miranda (Real Betis), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Sokratis (Real Betis), own goal 66’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 40’ Álex Baena (Villarreal), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 56’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 47’ Willian José (Real Betis), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 67’ Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 30’ Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis), set piece, 0.09 xG, goal 59’ Ezequiel Ávila (Real Betis), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 56’ Eric Bailly (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 45’ Willian José (Real Betis), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 7’ Pablo Fornals (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 72’ Willian José (Real Betis), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Youssouf Sabaly (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 4’ Bertrand Traoré (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Ezequiel Ávila (Real Betis), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 79’ Ayoze Pérez (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ William Carvalho (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Ezequiel Ávila (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Juan Miranda (Real Betis), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Sokratis (Real Betis), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Rui Silva GK900 0.000.000
Youssouf Sabaly DEF901 0.050.000
Sokratis DEF900 0.000.000
Chadi Riad DEF900 0.000.000
Juan Miranda DEF901 0.010.042
Guido Rodríguez MID8211 0.090.000
William Carvalho MID8211 0.020.091
Pablo Fornals MID7211 0.060.513
Nabil Fekir MID901 0.490.051
Ezequiel Ávila MID743 0.130.000
Willian José FWD9013 0.530.052
Ayoze Pérez Sub181 0.020.000
Marc Roca Sub80 0.000.000
Johnny Cardoso Sub80 0.000.051
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli Sub10 0.000.000
Pablo Busto Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Betis win 45% Avg odds 2.14
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.57
Villarreal win 28% Avg odds 3.38

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

Form going into the game

Real Betis DWDWL
Villarreal DDDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Villarreal 1-2 Real Betis, 13 Aug 23 Next meeting: Villarreal 1-2 Real Betis, 15 Dec 24  All Real Betis vs Villarreal 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.