La Liga · Tue, 25 Aug 2026 ·
Valencia vs Real Betis — 0 - 1
Estadio de Mestalla · Referee: Jon Ander Gonzalez Esteban, Spain
Match report
P. Garcia’s 83' winner gives Real Betis 1-0 victory over Valencia
Real Betis beat Valencia 1-0 in La Liga matchday 1 on Tuesday, 25 August 2026 at Estadio de Mestalla. P. Garcia scored the only goal of the game for Real Betis in the 83rd minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Valencia had 42% of the ball and 16 shots (3 on target) against Real Betis’s 15 (3 on target). Álvaro Valles (Real Betis) was the top-rated player with 8.2. 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
- 26'yellow cardRyunosuke SatoYellow Card
- 42'yellow cardJunior FirpoYellow Card
- 55'substitutionA. DanjumaOff: F. Ugrinic
- 55'substitutionH. DuroOff: U. Sadiq
- 55'substitutionP. MaffeoOff: L. Rioja
- 59'substitutionJ. FirpoOff: F. Garcia
- 59'substitutionR. RiquelmeOff: Isco
- 71'substitutionA. OrtizOff: H. Bellerin
- 71'substitutionC. HernandezOff: T. Parrott
- 79'substitutionP. FornalsOff: P. Garcia
- 83'goalP. GarciaAssist: F. Garcia
- 88'substitutionG. RodriguezOff: A. Dieng
- 88'substitutionPepeluOff: D. Otorbi
- 89'yellow cardMouctar DiakhabyYellow Card
Lineups
Valencia
Formation 5-4-1 · Coach Carlos Corberan
Starting XI
- 1S. DimitrievskiG
- 24P. MaffeoD
- 5C. TarregaD
- 18PepeluD
- 4M. DiakhabyD
- 21J. VazquezD
- 39R. SatoM
- 2G. RodriguezM
- 8J. GuerraM
- 7A. DanjumaM
- 9H. DuroF
Substitutes
- 25K. van OevelenG
- 14J. GayaD
- 29A. PanachD
- 36I. CordobaD
- 15A. DiengM
- 23F. UgrinicM
- 10A. AlmeidaM
- 38J. DuraM
- 6U. SadiqF
- 19D. RabaF
- 11L. RiojaF
- 27D. OtorbiF
Real Betis
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Manuel Pellegrini
Starting XI
- 1A. VallesG
- 12A. OrtizD
- 3D. LlorenteD
- 16V. GomezD
- 23J. FirpoD
- 6F. BernalM
- 8P. FornalsM
- 7AntonyM
- 18N. DeossaM
- 17R. RiquelmeM
- 9C. HernandezF
Substitutes
- 40A. de PabloG
- 31M. GonzalezG
- 5M. BartraD
- 2H. BellerinD
- 11F. GarciaD
- 4NatanD
- 22IscoM
- 21M. RocaM
- 15A. FidalgoM
- 19T. ParrottF
- 14I. LosadaF
- 33P. GarciaF
Match statistics
- 42%Possession58%
- 1.12Expected goals (xG)0.71
- 16Total shots15
- 3Shots on target3
- 5Shots off target7
- 8Blocked shots5
- 10Shots inside the box6
- 6Shots outside the box9
- 8Corners2
- 1Offsides1
- 10Fouls11
- 2Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves3
- 371Passes540
- 290Accurate passes473
- 78%Pass accuracy88%
- 1.13Goals prevented1.13
Player statistics
Valencia
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stole DimitrievskiG | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 4Mouctar DiakhabyD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 5César TárregaD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 18PepeluD | 88 | 6.5 | ||
| 21Jesús VázquezD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 24Pablo MaffeoD | 55 | 7.0 | ||
| 2Guido RodríguezM | 88 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Arnaut DanjumaM | 55 | 6.7 | ||
| 8Javier GuerraM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 39Ryunosuke SatoM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 9Hugo DuroF | 55 | 6.3 | ||
| 25Kayne van OevelenG | – | – | ||
| 14José Luis GayàD | – | – | ||
| 29Alejandro Panach OlmoD | – | – | ||
| 36Iker CordobaD | – | – | ||
| 10André AlmeidaM | – | – | ||
| 15Aliou DiengM | 9 | 6.3 | ||
| 23Filip UgrinićM | 35 | 6.5 | ||
| 38Jaume DuráM | – | – | ||
| 6Umar SadiqF | 35 | 6.6 | ||
| 11Luis RiojaF | 35 | 6.9 | ||
| 19Dani RabaF | – | – | ||
| 27David OtorbiF | 9 | 6.9 |
Real Betis
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Álvaro VallesGTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 3Diego LlorenteD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 12Angel OrtizD | 71 | 7.2 | ||
| 16Valentín GómezD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 23Junior FirpoD | 59 | 7.0 | ||
| 6Facundo BernalM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 7AntonyM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 8Pablo FornalsM | 79 | 6.3 | ||
| 17Rodrigo RiquelmeM | 59 | 6.6 | ||
| 18Nelson DeossaM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 9Cucho HernándezF | 71 | 6.2 | ||
| 31Manu GonzálezG | – | – | ||
| 40Álvaro de PabloG | – | – | ||
| 2Héctor BellerínD | 19 | 6.9 | ||
| 4NatanD | – | – | ||
| 5Marc BartraD | – | – | ||
| 11Fran GarcíaD | 31 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 15Álvaro FidalgoM | – | – | ||
| 21Marc RocaM | – | – | ||
| 22IscoM | 31 | 6.3 | ||
| 14Iker LosadaF | – | – | ||
| 19Troy ParrottF | 19 | 6.6 | ||
| 33Pablo GarcíaF | 11 | 7.3 | 1 |
