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). The referee was V. García Verdura, with 72 matches in our database and 2.9 yellows per game on average. 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