Match Report
The table read 15th (Villarreal W, 25 pts) against 11th (Real Betis W, 30 pts), 5 points apart. Real Betis W had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Villarreal W 0.87 scored and 1.73 conceded per game, Real Betis W 1.03 and 2.3, with the league averaging 1.57.
Real Betis W had been beaten in seven straight games.
Ciudad Deportiva del Villarreal in Villarreal staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. Villarreal W led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.




