La Liga · Sat, 17 Jan 2026 ·
Real Betis vs Villarreal — 2 - 0
Estadio de La Cartuja · Referee: V. Garcia
Match report
Real Betis beat Villarreal 2-0
Villarreal were beaten 2-0 by Real Betis at Estadio de La Cartuja on Saturday, 17 January 2026 in La Liga matchday 20. A. Ruibal (57') and P. Fornals (83') scored for Real Betis. Santi Comesaña (Villarreal, 76') was sent off. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Real Betis had 60% of the ball and 15 shots (6 on target) against Villarreal’s 9 (3 on target). Pablo Fornals (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 Villarreal 9th on 8.
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 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 7 | +1 | 8 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 6 | +1 | 8 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Mon, 14 Sept 2026, Villarreal 1-2 Real Betis
Match events
- 36'yellow cardAlfonso PedrazaYellow Card
- 46'substitutionP. NavarroOff: S. Mourino
- 46'substitutionA. PedrazaOff: S. Cardona
- 57'goalA. RuibalNormal Goal
- 65'substitutionG. MorenoOff: N. Pepe
- 70'yellow cardValentín GómezYellow Card
- 72'substitutionC. AvilaOff: P. Garcia
- 75'substitutionT. BuchananOff: A. Perez
- 76'red cardSanti ComesañaRed Card
- 79'substitutionG. Lo CelsoOff: R. Riquelme
- 80'yellow cardSantiago MouriñoYellow Card
- 81'substitutionA. MoleiroOff: C. Macia
- 83'goalP. FornalsAssist: Antony
- 86'yellow cardMarc BartraYellow Card
- 89'substitutionAntonyOff: A. Ortiz
- 90+5'yellow cardRodrigo RiquelmeYellow Card
Lineups
Real Betis
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Manuel Pellegrini
Starting XI
- 1A. VallesG
- 24A. RuibalD
- 5M. BartraD
- 4NatanD
- 16V. GomezD
- 6S. AltimiraM
- 21M. RocaM
- 7AntonyM
- 8P. FornalsM
- 20G. Lo CelsoM
- 9C. AvilaF
Substitutes
- 25P. LopezG
- 13AdrianG
- 3D. LlorenteD
- 40A. OrtizD
- 12R. RodriguezD
- 37D. Perez GuerreroM
- 17R. RiquelmeM
- 11C. BakambuF
- 52P. GarciaF
Villarreal
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Marcelino
Starting XI
- 1Luiz JuniorG
- 26P. NavarroD
- 8J. FoythD
- 12R. VeigaD
- 24A. PedrazaD
- 17T. BuchananM
- 14S. ComesanaM
- 10D. ParejoM
- 20A. MoleiroM
- 7G. MorenoF
- 9G. MikautadzeF
Substitutes
- 25A. TenasG
- 4R. MarinD
- 15S. MourinoD
- 16T. ParteyM
- 19N. PepeF
- 21T. OluwaseyiF
- 22A. PerezF
- 23S. CardonaD
- 37C. MaciaM
Match statistics
- 60%Possession40%
- 1.22Expected goals (xG)0.99
- 15Total shots9
- 6Shots on target3
- 6Shots off target5
- 3Blocked shots1
- 4Shots inside the box6
- 11Shots outside the box3
- 2Corners3
- 4Offsides3
- 14Fouls13
- 3Yellow cards2
- 0Red cards1
- 3Goalkeeper saves4
- 543Passes356
- 463Accurate passes276
- 85%Pass accuracy78%
- 0.17Goals prevented0.17
Player statistics
Real Betis
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Álvaro VallesG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 4NatanD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Marc BartraD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 16Valentín GómezD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 24Aitor RuibalD | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 6Sergi AltimiraM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 7AntonyM | 89 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 8Pablo FornalsMTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 20Giovani Lo CelsoM | 79 | 7.0 | ||
| 21Marc RocaM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 9Chimy ÁvilaF | 72 | 6.3 | ||
| 13AdriánG | – | – | ||
| 25Pau LópezG | – | – | ||
| 3Diego LlorenteD | – | – | ||
| 12Ricardo RodríguezD | – | – | ||
| 40Angel OrtizD | 1 | – | ||
| 17Rodrigo RiquelmeM | 11 | 6.7 | ||
| 37Dani PérezM | – | – | ||
| 11Cédric BakambuF | – | – | ||
| 52Pablo GarcíaF | 18 | 6.2 |
Villarreal
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Luiz JúniorG | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 8Juan FoythD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 12Renato VeigaD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 24Alfonso PedrazaD | 45 | 7.5 | ||
| 26Pau NavarroD | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 10Dani ParejoM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 14Santi ComesañaM | 76 | 6.2 | ||
| 17Tajon BuchananM | 75 | 6.0 | ||
| 20Alberto MoleiroM | 81 | 6.2 | ||
| 7Gerard MorenoF | 65 | 7.2 | ||
| 9Georges MikautadzeF | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 25Arnau TenasG | – | – | ||
| 4Rafa MarínD | – | – | ||
| 15Santiago MouriñoD | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| 23Sergi CardonaD | 45 | 5.6 | ||
| 16Thomas ParteyM | – | – | ||
| 37Carlos MaciáM | 9 | 6.5 | ||
| 19Nicolas PépéF | 25 | 6.7 | ||
| 21Tani OluwaseyiF | – | – | ||
| 22Ayoze PérezF | 15 | 6.6 |