Match Report
60 points for Real Betis (5th), 72 for Villarreal (3rd): a 12-point gap. Villarreal had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Real Betis 1.55 scored and 1.26 conceded per game, Villarreal 1.89 and 1.21, with the league averaging 1.35.
GioScore's database holds 26 meetings between the two: 8 for Real Betis, 11 for Villarreal and 7 drawn, at 2.62 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 42% of the wins in this matchup. Both teams scored in 65% of the meetings. The recent trend is more open — 3.6 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 2.62 all-time.
The match was played at Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla (capacity 60,721). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Real Betis: Aitor Ruibal (57'), Pablo Fornals (83')
Key stats
Possession: Real Betis 60% · Villarreal 40% · Total shots: 15-9 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 2-3