P. Fornals’s 88' winner gives Real Betis 2-1 victory over Valencia

Match report

Real Betis beat Valencia 2-1 in La Liga matchday 22 on Sunday, 1 February 2026 at Estadio de La Cartuja. C. Avila (23' pen) and P. Fornals (88') scored for Real Betis, while L. Rioja (20') found the net for Valencia. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Real Betis had 53% of the ball and 14 shots (2 on target) against Valencia’s 15 (4 on target). Álvaro Valles (Real Betis) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Real Betis 3rd in the La Liga table on 16 points and Valencia 19th on 4.

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Form, table and head-to-head

Real Betis

3rd · 16 points · P 7 W 5 D 1 L 1

Form

Valencia

19th · 4 points · P 7 W 1 D 1 L 5

Form

La Liga table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
2	Atletico Madrid	7	+9	16
3	Real Betis	7	+2	16
4	Real Madrid	7	+10	15
18	Elche	7	-6	5
19	Valencia	7	-9	4
20	Malaga	7	-9	3

Full La Liga table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Tue, 25 Aug 2026, Valencia 0-1 Real Betis

Full Real Betis vs Valencia head-to-head

Match events

20'goalL. RiojaAssist: L. Beltran
23'penaltyC. AvilaPenalty
46'substitutionS. AltimiraOff: P. Fornals
50'yellow cardEray CömertYellow Card
53'yellow cardPepeluYellow Card
67'substitutionC. AvilaOff: P. Garcia
72'substitutionH. DuroOff: U. Sadiq
72'substitutionL. BeltranOff: A. Almeida
72'substitutionPepeluOff: B. Santamaria
77'substitutionL. RiojaOff: D. Lopez
81'substitutionJ. CopeteOff: C. Tarrega
85'yellow cardDimitri FoulquierYellow Card
88'goalP. FornalsNormal Goal
90+1'substitutionD. LlorenteOff: V. Gomez
90+1'substitutionAntonyOff: A. Ortiz
90+7'yellow cardCésar TárregaYellow Card

Lineups

Real Betis

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Manuel Pellegrini

Starting XI

Substitutes

Valencia

Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Carlos Corberan

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

53%Possession47%
1.87Expected goals (xG)1.90
14Total shots15
2Shots on target4
7Shots off target7
5Blocked shots4
7Shots inside the box11
7Shots outside the box4
3Corners5
2Offsides1
15Fouls13
0Yellow cards4
–Red cards–
3Goalkeeper saves0
469Passes405
394Accurate passes332
84%Pass accuracy82%
-1.11Goals prevented-1.11

Player statistics

Real Betis

Real Betis player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Álvaro VallesGTop rated	90	8.2			23 · 74%
3Diego LlorenteD	89	6.9			43 · 93%			7/15
5Marc BartraD	90	7.3		1 (0)	47 · 94%		1	3/7
12Ricardo RodríguezD	90	6.3			44 · 84%	1	1	3/8
24Aitor RuibalD	90	6.9			59 · 85%	1	2	5/10
6Sergi AltimiraM	45	6.7			30 · 80%			0/3
7AntonyM	89	6.9		1 (0)	39 · 69%	3		4/10
10Abdessamad EzzalzouliM	90	6.9		2 (0)	41 · 85%	1	4	8/14
18Nelson DeossaM	90	7.3		2 (0)	45 · 89%	1	2	12/19
21Marc RocaM	90	6.9		1 (0)	48 · 92%	1	3	4/5
9Chimy ÁvilaF	67	7.2	1	1 (1)	15 · 73%	1		3/6
13AdriánG	–	–
25Pau LópezG	–	–
16Valentín GómezD	1	–						0/1
40Angel OrtizD	1	–			2 · 100%	1		1/1
8Pablo FornalsM	45	7.2	1	1 (1)	29 · 72%	1	1	1/7
50Ivan CorralejoM	–	–
11Cédric BakambuF	–	–
52Pablo GarcíaF	23	6.3			4 · 50%

Valencia

Valencia player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Stole DimitrievskiG	90	5.6				30 · 47%
3José CopeteD	80	6.2			1 (0)	41 · 93%		1	3/5
14José Luis GayàD	90	7.2				32 · 91%	1	5	7/10
20Dimitri FoulquierD	90	5.9			1 (0)	35 · 80%		2	4/12
24Eray CömertD	90	6.6				49 · 88%	1	1	3/6
7Arnaut DanjumaM	90	7.3			1 (1)	16 · 94%	2	1	10/15
11Luis RiojaM	77	7.2	1		1 (1)	26 · 73%	2	2	4/10
18PepeluM	72	5.9			1 (1)	49 · 88%	1		2/8
23Filip UgrinićM	90	6.7			3 (1)	47 · 83%	1		2/6
9Hugo DuroF	71	7.0			1 (0)	11 · 82%			6/9
15Lucas BeltránF	72	7.2		1	1 (0)	34 · 88%	1	3	8/9
28Vicent AbrilG	–	–
41Pere GarcíaG	–	–
4Unai NúñezD	–	–
5César TárregaD	10	6.6				4 · 50%			1/1
21Jesús VázquezD	–	–
26Rubén IranzoD	–	–
8Javier GuerraM	–	–
10André AlmeidaM	18	6.5				10 · 80%
22Baptiste SantamariaM	18	6.6				12 · 67%		1	2/3
6Umar SadiqF	19	6.2			1 (0)	5 · 60%			1/6
16Diego LópezF	13	6.3				4 · 100%	1		2/6
17Largie RamazaniF	–	–