Goal
Villarreal vs Real Betis
Villarreal faced Real Betis in La Liga.
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Real Betis won the match.
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Match Impact
Real Betis did not dominate this match — they protected one decisive moment. T. Buchanan's 20th-minute goal was enough for a 2–1 away win over Villarreal, with Real Betis backing it up through 26 shots, 12 on target, 38% possession. Real Betis turned the decisive phases into the result, without overstating the table effect where the data does not support a direct swing.
Hidden story:
Villarreal controlled the pressure, Real Betis controlled the result.
Turning point:
T. Buchanan's first-half goal survived everything after it.
Key signal:
14 shots were not enough for Villarreal.
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Villarreal
Real Betis
20'
Substitution
Substitution
76'
Yellow card
84'
Substitution
Substitution
Match statistics
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Villarreal
Real Betis
8
Shots on target
12
4
Shots off target
3
14
Total shots
26
62%
Possession
38%
623
Total passes
378
552
Accurate passes
314
7
Corner kicks
4
5
Offsides
2
7
Fouls
8
1
Yellow cards
0
0
Red cards
0
10
Goalkeeper saves
7
2
Blocked shots
11
11
Shots inside the box
20
3
Shots outside the box
6
Player match statistics
Villarreal
Renato Veiga
Min 90
G 0
A 1
Rating 7.12
P. Gulácsi
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 8.80
Pau Navarro
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.97
G. Mikautadze
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.93
Santi Comesaña
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.62
Carlos Romero
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.53
N. Pépé
Min 76
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.40
S. Mouriño
Min 76
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.27
Real Betis
Natan
Min 90
G 1
A 0
Rating 7.57
Álvaro Vallés
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 8.51
Marc Roca
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.74
Héctor Bellerín
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.66
Marc Bartra
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.58
Fran García
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.53
C. Hernández
Min 84
G 1
A 0
Rating 7.77
Pablo Fornals
Min 84
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.60
Lineups
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Villarreal
Coach
Iñigo Pérez
Starting XI
Player shape on the pitch
#25
#25
#15
#6
#12
#20
#19
#18
#14
#17
Substitutes
#23
#11
#2
#5
#3
#13
#1
#16
#10
#21
#22
#24
Real Betis
Coach
M. Pellegrini
Starting XI
Player shape on the pitch
#21
#9
#5
#4
#11
#21
#17
#22
#10
#9
Substitutes
#25
#18
#15
#23
#16
#31
#20
#14
#12
#19
#7
#6
Head-to-head
Real Betis lead this head-to-head: Villarreal 2, draws 2, Real Betis 5.
Villarreal
Draws
2
Matches
Real Betis
Meetings
9
Goals 11:15
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Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 31:7 | 24 | 21 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16:7 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9:7 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18:8 | 10 | 15 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10:9 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Alaves | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11:6 | 5 | 11 |
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