La Liga · Sun, 9 Nov 2025 ·
Valencia vs Real Betis — 1 - 1
Estadio de Mestalla · Referee: Victor Garcia Verdura, Spain
Match report
L. Rioja’s 82' equaliser earns Valencia 1-1 draw with Real Betis
Honours were even between Valencia and Real Betis at Estadio de Mestalla on Sunday, 9 November 2025, the La Liga matchday 12 game finishing 1-1. L. Rioja (82') scored for Valencia, while Cucho Hernandez (74') found the net for Real Betis. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Valencia had 43% of the ball and 17 shots (4 on target) against Real Betis’s 9 (2 on target). Luis Rioja (Valencia) was the top-rated player with 8.3. The result leaves Valencia 19th in the La Liga table on 4 points and Real Betis 3rd on 16.
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 |
| 18 | Elche | 7 | -6 | 5 |
| 19 | Valencia | 7 | -9 | 4 |
| 20 | Malaga | 7 | -9 | 3 |
Match events
- 24'yellow cardJosé Luis GayàYellow Card
- 66'yellow cardNatanYellow Card
- 68'substitutionL. BeltranOff: H. Duro
- 68'substitutionD. LopezOff: L. Rioja
- 69'yellow cardPepeluYellow Card
- 74'goalCucho HernandezAssist: A. Ezzalzouli
- 75'yellow cardAbdessamad EzzalzouliYellow Card
- 76'yellow cardCésar TárregaYellow Card
- 76'substitutionA. EzzalzouliOff: R. Riquelme
- 77'substitutionJ. GayaOff: J. Vazquez
- 77'substitutionA. AlmeidaOff: D. Raba
- 77'substitutionG. Lo CelsoOff: M. Roca
- 78'substitutionPepeluOff: B. Santamaria
- 82'goalL. RiojaNormal Goal
- 86'yellow cardValentín GómezYellow Card
- 90+2'substitutionCucho HernandezOff: C. Avila
- 90+5'yellow cardHugo DuroYellow Card
- 90+5'yellow cardChimy ÁvilaYellow Card
Lineups
Valencia
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Carlos Corberán Vallet
Starting XI
- 25J. AgirrezabalaG
- 12T. CorreiaD
- 5C. TarregaD
- 3J. CopeteD
- 14J. GayaD
- 8J. GuerraM
- 18PepeluM
- 16D. LopezM
- 10A. AlmeidaM
- 7A. DanjumaM
- 15L. BeltranF
Substitutes
- 1S. DimitrievskiG
- 13C. RiveroG
- 24E. ComertD
- 26RuboD
- 32A. PanachD
- 21J. VazquezD
- 29L. NunezM
- 22B. SantamariaM
- 9H. DuroF
- 27D. OtorbiF
- 19D. RabaF
- 11L. RiojaF
Real Betis
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti
Starting XI
- 1Alvaro VallesG
- 2H. BellerinD
- 5M. BartraD
- 4NatanD
- 16V. GomezD
- 14S. AmrabatM
- 8P. FornalsM
- 7AntonyM
- 20G. Lo CelsoM
- 10A. EzzalzouliM
- 19Cucho HernandezF
Substitutes
- 30G. GarciaG
- 13AdrianG
- 3D. LlorenteD
- 40A. OrtizD
- 6S. AltimiraM
- 18N. DeossaM
- 17R. RiquelmeM
- 21M. RocaM
- 11C. BakambuF
- 52P. GarciaF
- 24A. RuibalF
- 9C. AvilaF
Match statistics
- 43%Possession57%
- 1.94Expected goals (xG)1.60
- 17Total shots9
- 4Shots on target2
- 6Shots off target5
- 7Blocked shots2
- 12Shots inside the box7
- 5Shots outside the box2
- 7Corners2
- 4Offsides1
- 13Fouls10
- 4Yellow cards4
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves3
- 420Passes566
- 354Accurate passes491
- 84%Pass accuracy87%
- 1.01Goals prevented1.01
Player statistics
Valencia
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25Julen AgirrezabalaG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 3José CopeteD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 5César TárregaD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 12Thierry CorreiaD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 14José Luis GayàD | 77 | 7.0 | ||
| 7Arnaut DanjumaM | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 8Javier GuerraM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 10André AlmeidaM | 77 | 6.9 | ||
| 16Diego LópezM | 68 | 6.6 | ||
| 18PepeluM | 77 | 6.9 | ||
| 15Lucas BeltránF | 68 | 6.3 | ||
| 1Stole DimitrievskiG | – | – | ||
| 13Cristian RiveroG | – | – | ||
| 21Jesús VázquezD | 13 | 6.9 | ||
| 24Eray CömertD | – | – | ||
| 26Rubén IranzoD | – | – | ||
| 32Alejandro Panach OlmoD | – | – | ||
| 22Baptiste SantamariaM | 13 | 6.6 | ||
| 29Lucas NúñezM | – | – | ||
| 9Hugo DuroF | 22 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Luis RiojaFTop rated | 22 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 19Dani RabaF | 13 | 6.3 | ||
| 27David OtorbiF | – | – |
Real Betis
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Álvaro VallesG | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 2Héctor BellerínD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 4NatanD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 5Marc BartraD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 16Valentín GómezD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 7AntonyM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 8Pablo FornalsM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Abdessamad EzzalzouliM | 76 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 14Sofyan AmrabatM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Giovani Lo CelsoM | 77 | 7.2 | ||
| 19Cucho HernándezF | 89 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 13AdriánG | – | – | ||
| 30Germán GarcíaG | – | – | ||
| 3Diego LlorenteD | – | – | ||
| 40Angel OrtizD | – | – | ||
| 6Sergi AltimiraM | – | – | ||
| 17Rodrigo RiquelmeM | 14 | 6.5 | ||
| 18Nelson DeossaM | – | – | ||
| 21Marc RocaM | 13 | 6.5 | ||
| 9Chimy ÁvilaF | 1 | – | ||
| 11Cédric BakambuF | – | – | ||
| 24Aitor RuibalF | – | – | ||
| 52Pablo GarcíaF | – | – |