Match Report
17 points separated the sides: Real Betis 5th on 60, Deportivo Alavés 14th on 43. On the form table Deportivo Alavés stood 10th over the last five rounds, despite being 14th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Deportivo Alavés 1.16 scored and 1.47 conceded per game, Real Betis 1.55 and 1.26, with the league averaging 1.35.
The sides have met 20 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Deportivo Alavés, 6 draws and 8 for Real Betis, at 2.2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 30% of meetings won. 1.2 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a drop from the historical 2.2.
The match was played at Estadio de Mendizorroza (capacity 19,840). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Deportivo Alavés led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Deportivo Alavés: Carlos Vicente (3'), Toni Martínez (47') · Real Betis: Abde Ezzalzouli (90')
Key stats
Possession: Deportivo Alavés 45% · Real Betis 55% · Total shots: 17-18 · On target: 9-4 · Corners: 6-4