La Liga · Fri, 21 Aug 2026 ·
Real Betis vs Real Sociedad — 1 - 0
Estadio de la Cartuja · Referee: Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos, Spain
Match report
Real Betis beat Real Sociedad 1-0
Real Betis beat Real Sociedad 1-0 in La Liga matchday 2 on Friday, 21 August 2026 at Estadio de la Cartuja. R. Riquelme scored the only goal of the game for Real Betis in the 63rd minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Real Betis had 48% of the ball and 18 shots (7 on target) against Real Sociedad’s 9 (3 on target). Álex Remiro (Real Sociedad) was the top-rated player with 9.0. The result leaves Real Betis 3rd in the La Liga table on 16 points and Real Sociedad 8th on 10.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 7 | +9 | 16 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 7 | +2 | 16 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 7 | +10 | 15 |
| 7 | Deportivo La Coruna | 7 | +2 | 10 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 7 | +1 | 8 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sun, 14 Feb 2027, Real Sociedad – Real Betis
Match events
- 46'yellow cardSergio GómezYellow Card
- 49'yellow cardJon AramburuYellow Card
- 58'substitutionF. BernalOff: Isco
- 58'substitutionA. BarrenetxeaOff: A. Marchal
- 58'substitutionT. KuboOff: M. Oyarzabal
- 61'yellow cardIgor ZubeldiaYellow Card
- 63'goalR. RiquelmeAssist: C. Hernandez
- 72'substitutionS. GomezOff: A. Munoz
- 72'substitutionY. HerreraOff: B. Turrientes
- 73'substitutionR. RiquelmeOff: P. Garcia
- 80'yellow cardNatanYellow Card
- 80'substitutionC. HernandezOff: N. Deossa
- 87'substitutionL. SucicOff: A. Zakharyan
- 90'yellow cardFran GarcíaYellow Card
- 90+2'yellow cardHéctor BellerínYellow Card
Lineups
Real Betis
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Manuel Pellegrini
Starting XI
- 1A. VallesG
- 2H. BellerinD
- 5M. BartraD
- 4NatanD
- 11F. GarciaD
- 6F. BernalM
- 21M. RocaM
- 7AntonyM
- 8P. FornalsM
- 17R. RiquelmeM
- 9C. HernandezF
Substitutes
- 31M. GonzalezG
- 3D. LlorenteD
- 23J. FirpoD
- 16V. GomezD
- 12A. OrtizD
- 22IscoM
- 18N. DeossaM
- 15A. FidalgoM
- 14I. LosadaF
- 33P. GarciaF
Real Sociedad
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Pellegrino Matarazzo
Starting XI
- 1A. RemiroG
- 2J. AramburuD
- 5I. ZubeldiaD
- 31J. MartinD
- 17S. GomezD
- 21Y. HerreraM
- 18C. SolerM
- 14T. KuboM
- 24L. SucicM
- 7A. BarrenetxeaM
- 9O. OskarssonF
Substitutes
- 13U. MarreroG
- 34L. BeitiaD
- 12J. OchiengF
- 16J. PachecoD
- 3A. MunozD
- 8B. TurrientesM
- 23A. ZakharyanM
- 28A. LebarbierM
- 22M. Goti LopezM
- 29A. MarchalF
- 27G. CarreraF
- 10M. OyarzabalF
Match statistics
- 48%Possession52%
- 1.24Expected goals (xG)1.36
- 18Total shots9
- 7Shots on target3
- 7Shots off target3
- 4Blocked shots3
- 9Shots inside the box5
- 9Shots outside the box4
- 4Corners5
- 1Offsides3
- 9Fouls12
- 3Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves6
- 481Passes516
- 415Accurate passes437
- 86%Pass accuracy85%
- 1.53Goals prevented1.53
Player statistics
Real Betis
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Álvaro VallesG | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 2Héctor BellerínD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 4NatanD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 5Marc BartraD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 11Fran GarcíaD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 6Facundo BernalM | 58 | 6.9 | ||
| 7AntonyM | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 8Pablo FornalsM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 17Rodrigo RiquelmeM | 73 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 21Marc RocaM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 9Cucho HernándezF | 80 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 31Manu GonzálezG | – | – | ||
| 3Diego LlorenteD | – | – | ||
| 12Angel OrtizD | – | – | ||
| 16Valentín GómezD | – | – | ||
| 23Junior FirpoD | – | – | ||
| 15Álvaro FidalgoM | – | – | ||
| 18Nelson DeossaM | 10 | 7.0 | ||
| 22IscoM | 32 | 6.6 | ||
| 14Iker LosadaF | – | – | ||
| 33Pablo GarcíaF | 17 | 6.6 |
Real Sociedad
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Álex RemiroGTop rated | 90 | 9.0 | ||
| 2Jon AramburuD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 5Igor ZubeldiaD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 17Sergio GómezD | 72 | 7.0 | ||
| 31Jon MartinD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Ander BarrenetxeaM | 58 | 6.5 | ||
| 14Takefusa KuboM | 58 | 7.0 | ||
| 18Carlos SolerM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 21Yangel HerreraM | 72 | 6.6 | ||
| 24Luka SučićM | 87 | 6.2 | ||
| 9Orri ÓskarssonF | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 13Unai MarreroG | – | – | ||
| 3Aihen MuñozD | 18 | 6.6 | ||
| 16Jon PachecoD | – | – | ||
| 34Luken BeitiaD | – | – | ||
| 8Beñat TurrientesM | 18 | 6.6 | ||
| 22Mikel GotiM | – | – | ||
| 23Arsen ZakharyanM | 8 | 6.7 | ||
| 28Alex LebarbierM | – | – | ||
| 10Mikel OyarzabalF | 32 | 6.5 | ||
| 12Job OchiengF | – | – | ||
| 27Gorka Carrera ZarranzF | – | – | ||
| 29Alex MarchalF | 32 | 6.3 |
