Real Betis supporters put their faith in manager M. Pellegrini Ripamonti to deliver victory against Espanyol

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 19.September
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Benito Villamarín (60721 seats)

Real Betis battle against Espanyol for recognition and victory.

The hosts Betis saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Europa League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Celtic, was also a home game here at Estadio Benito Villamarín. The away team is better rested.

Espanyol have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Real Betis form and stats

Real Betis are yet to win a home game, having collected 1 point from their first two La Liga games here at Estadio Benito Villamarín.

Betis's previous game was a Europa League match also played at home, ending 4-3 versus Celtic. The home side are looking to build on that result. An impressive turnaround for Betis in the match against Celtic as a 0-2 deficit was completely turned around to a 4-3 win. Juanmi scored the final goal. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? The forward Borja Iglesias outdid all others in that game and received a match rating of 8.12 out of 10. Iglesias scored one goal, served one assist and hit four key passes.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Granada and winning 2-1.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Betis have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won eight times, drawn five and lost one.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Betis as they are travelling to their away game against Osasuna in the La Liga. That match is four days after this one.

Early season league goal statistics from Real Betis's 2 home games: 1 goal, 2 conceded.

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Espanyol form and stats

The La Liga season is young and Espanyol have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a La Liga home defeat versus Atletico Madrid with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Late heartbreak for Espanyol in the Atletico Madrid match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime. Raúl de Tomás, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.23. Tomás scored one goal and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 6 times.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Mallorca wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

Espanyol are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, one draw and four defeats. From a total of seven matches.

A new game in only three days for Espanyol, the La Liga home match versus Deportivo Alaves. Busy days.

0 goals so far away for Espanyol, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Previous ten meetings involving these squads: Real Betis won four, Espanyol triumphed in three and we saw three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

BetisJ. Jiménez López
J. Jiménez López
2 goals
Real BetisS. Canales Madrazo
S. Canales Madrazo
1 goals
Real BetisR. Sánchez Rodriguez
R. Sánchez Rodriguez
1 goals

Real Betis missing players

Espanyol missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Real Betis Espanyol
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 2 2 4
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
2 1 1 Drew D 1 1 2
1 1 0 Lost L 1 1 2
4 1 1 Scored S 0 0 1
4 2 1 Conceded C 1 1 3
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 50% 50%
75% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 25%
25% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
75% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 50%
25% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 75%
 
4.5 3.5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4 5.8
5.2 6 5 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3 4
3.5 4.5 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
14 14 16 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 9.5 11.2
5.5 6.5 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2 3.2
18% 8% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 8%
Real Betis Last season Espanyol
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   21 42
17 10   Won W   9 24
10 5   Drew D   7 10
11 4   Lost L   5 8
50 27   Scored S   30 71
50 21   Conceded C   16 28
95% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   90% 93%
76% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 76%
39% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   38% 43%
26% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   19% 19%
16% 16%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 5%
47% 53%   BTTS BTTS   43% 38%
34% 37%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 48%
24% 16%   Failed to Score F T   33% 21%
 
4.8 5.1   Corners for (avg) C F   5.4 5.4
4.2 3.3   Corners against (avg) C A   4.1 4
2.5 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.8
8 3   Red cards R C   2 5
 
11.3 11.4   Shots (avg) S (   9.4 10.4
3.8 4.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.5 4.2
34% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   41% 40%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 4 3 1 0 13 6 1 1 0 0 5 2 3 2 1 0 8 4 7 10
2 Valencia 4 3 1 0 9 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 5 2 7 10
3 Atletico Madrid 4 3 1 0 7 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 3 10
4 Real Sociedad 4 3 0 1 6 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 9
5 Athletic Club 4 2 2 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 8
6 Sevilla 3 2 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 7
7 Barcelona 3 2 1 0 7 4 2 2 0 0 6 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 7
8 Mallorca 4 2 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 7
9 Real Betis 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 5
10 Elche 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
11 Osasuna 4 1 2 1 4 6 3 0 2 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 -2 5
12 Rayo Vallecano 4 1 1 2 5 5 1 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 1 2 1 5 0 4
13 Villarreal 3 0 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 3
14 Levante 4 0 3 1 5 6 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 3
15 Espanyol 4 0 2 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 -2 2
16 Cadiz 4 0 2 2 4 7 3 0 1 2 3 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 2
17 Granada 4 0 2 2 2 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 4 -5 2
18 Celta de Vigo 4 0 1 3 3 8 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 2 5 -5 1
19 Getafe 4 0 0 4 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 -4 0
20 Deportivo Alaves 3 0 0 3 1 8 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 -7 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atletico Madrid 38 26 8 4 67 25 19 15 3 1 41 11 19 11 5 3 26 14 42 86
2 Real Madrid 38 25 9 4 67 28 19 13 3 3 33 13 19 12 6 1 34 15 39 84
3 Barcelona 38 24 7 7 85 38 19 11 5 3 44 20 19 13 2 4 41 18 47 79
4 Sevilla 38 24 5 9 53 33 19 14 1 4 27 11 19 10 4 5 26 22 20 77
5 Real Sociedad 38 17 11 10 59 38 19 9 6 4 34 21 19 8 5 6 25 17 21 62
6 Real Betis 38 17 10 11 50 50 19 10 5 4 27 21 19 7 5 7 23 29 0 61
7 Villarreal 38 15 13 10 60 44 19 8 6 5 29 23 19 7 7 5 31 21 16 58
8 Celta de Vigo 38 14 11 13 55 57 19 9 3 7 30 30 19 5 8 6 25 27 -2 53
9 Granada 38 13 7 18 47 65 19 9 4 6 25 25 19 4 3 12 22 40 -18 46
10 Athletic Club 38 11 13 14 46 42 19 8 6 5 29 19 19 3 7 9 17 23 4 46
11 Osasuna 38 11 11 16 37 48 19 7 5 7 21 23 19 4 6 9 16 25 -11 44
12 Cadiz 38 11 11 16 36 58 19 5 5 9 17 30 19 6 6 7 19 28 -22 44
13 Valencia 38 10 13 15 50 53 19 8 7 4 34 23 19 2 6 11 16 30 -3 43
14 Levante 38 9 14 15 46 57 19 5 9 5 27 30 19 4 5 10 19 27 -11 41
15 Getafe 38 9 11 18 28 43 19 6 6 7 15 13 19 3 5 11 13 30 -15 38
16 Deportivo Alaves 38 9 11 18 36 57 19 6 6 7 21 25 19 3 5 11 15 32 -21 38
17 Elche 38 8 12 18 34 55 19 5 8 6 18 23 19 3 4 12 16 32 -21 36
18 Huesca 38 7 13 18 34 53 19 5 7 7 17 21 19 2 6 11 17 32 -19 34
19 Real Valladolid 38 5 16 17 34 57 19 3 7 9 19 30 19 2 9 8 15 27 -23 31
20 Eibar 38 6 12 20 29 52 19 2 7 10 12 21 19 4 5 10 17 31 -23 30
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Espanyol 42 24 10 8 71 28 21 15 3 3 41 12 21 9 7 5 30 16 43 82
2 Mallorca 42 24 10 8 54 28 21 14 3 4 33 12 21 10 7 4 21 16 26 82
3 Almeria 42 21 10 11 61 40 21 10 8 3 34 18 21 11 2 8 27 22 21 73
4 Leganes 42 21 10 11 51 32 21 15 3 3 28 12 21 6 7 8 23 20 19 73
5 Girona 42 20 11 11 47 36 21 12 4 5 22 12 21 8 7 6 25 24 11 71
6 Rayo Vallecano 42 19 10 13 52 40 21 11 4 6 31 20 21 8 6 7 21 20 12 67
7 Sporting Gijon 42 17 14 11 37 28 21 11 7 3 22 12 21 6 7 8 15 16 9 65
8 Ponferradina 42 15 12 15 45 50 21 9 7 5 27 24 21 6 5 10 18 26 -5 57
9 Las Palmas 42 14 14 14 46 53 21 11 5 5 34 23 21 3 9 9 12 30 -7 56
10 Fuenlabrada 42 12 18 12 45 46 21 4 12 5 21 20 21 8 6 7 24 26 -1 54
11 Mirandes 42 14 12 16 38 41 21 6 10 5 19 18 21 8 2 11 19 23 -3 54
12 Malaga 42 14 11 17 37 47 21 6 7 8 20 22 21 8 4 9 17 25 -10 53
13 Tenerife 42 13 13 16 36 36 21 9 7 5 24 14 21 4 6 11 12 22 0 52
14 Real Oviedo 42 11 19 12 45 46 21 7 8 6 26 22 21 4 11 6 19 24 -1 52
15 Real Zaragoza 42 13 11 18 37 43 21 9 7 5 20 17 21 4 4 13 17 26 -6 50
16 FC Cartagena 42 12 13 17 44 52 21 8 7 6 27 23 21 4 6 11 17 29 -8 49
17 Alcorcon 42 13 9 20 32 42 21 9 2 10 20 23 21 4 7 10 12 19 -10 48
18 Lugo 42 11 14 17 38 53 21 8 8 5 20 16 21 3 6 12 18 37 -15 47
19 Sabadell 42 11 13 18 40 48 21 5 9 7 20 21 21 6 4 11 20 27 -8 46
20 UD Logrones 42 11 11 20 28 53 21 7 4 10 15 24 21 4 7 10 13 29 -25 44
21 Castellon 42 11 8 23 35 54 21 9 1 11 21 20 21 2 7 12 14 34 -19 41
22 Albacete 42 9 11 22 30 53 21 5 6 10 16 23 21 4 5 12 14 30 -23 38

Real Betis:
Espanyol:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 4 3 1 0 13 6 1 1 0 0 5 2 3 2 1 0 8 4 7 10
2 Valencia 4 3 1 0 9 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 5 2 7 10
3 Atletico Madrid 4 3 1 0 7 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 3 10
4 Real Sociedad 4 3 0 1 6 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 9
5 Athletic Club 4 2 2 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 8
6 Sevilla 3 2 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 7
7 Barcelona 3 2 1 0 7 4 2 2 0 0 6 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 7
8 Mallorca 4 2 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 7
9 Real Betis 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 5
10 Elche 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
11 Osasuna 4 1 2 1 4 6 3 0 2 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 -2 5
12 Rayo Vallecano 4 1 1 2 5 5 1 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 1 2 1 5 0 4
13 Villarreal 3 0 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 3
14 Levante 4 0 3 1 5 6 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 3
15 Espanyol 4 0 2 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 -2 2
16 Cadiz 4 0 2 2 4 7 3 0 1 2 3 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 2
17 Granada 4 0 2 2 2 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 4 -5 2
18 Celta de Vigo 4 0 1 3 3 8 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 2 5 -5 1
19 Getafe 4 0 0 4 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 -4 0
20 Deportivo Alaves 3 0 0 3 1 8 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 -7 0

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