La Liga Gameweek 2 Fri, Aug 22 2025 · 20:30 Estadio Benito Villamarín, Sevilla
1–0 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 2.12 – 1.15
  • G. Lo Celso 16’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Celso goal decides it for Real Betis

Real Betis entered as favourites and won 1–0 through a Celso goal. Real Betis finished with the higher xG (2.12 vs 1.15). On the chances created, Alaves deserved more: 0.8 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Real Betis ✓51%
Draw26%
Alaves23%

Model vs reality

Real Betis goals
1
Model 1.58 · xG 2.12
Alaves goals
0
Model 0.98 · xG 1.15
Total goals
1
Model 2.56 · xG 3.27
Score 1–0
12%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 47%
Both scored
No
Model 50%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchG. Lo CelsoReal Betis · 1 goal
8.9
  • RefereeMiguel Angel Ortiz Arias
  • Coaches— · E. Coudet
  • VenueEstadio Benito Villamarín
  • Table before kick-offReal Betis 10th · Alaves 7th

Timeline

  1. G. Lo Celso 1–0
    16’
  2. Pablo IbáñezYellow card · Foul
    42’
  3. Half time · 1–0
  4. G. Lo CelsoYellow card · Foul
    46’
  5. ⇄ Pablo GarcíaFor Rodrigo Riquelme
    58’
  6. ⇄ M. DíazFor Toni Martínez
    58’
  7. ⇄ Ander GuevaraFor Pablo Ibáñez
    58’
  8. ⇄ A. RebbachFor Jon Guridi
    58’
  9. ⇄ R. RodríguezFor J. Firpo
    71’
  10. ⇄ CalebeFor Víctor Parada
    77’
  11. F. GarcésYellow card · Foul
    78’
  12. Antonio BlancoYellow card · Argument
    81’
  13. C. HernándezYellow card · Argument
    83’
  14. ⇄ C. BakambuFor C. Hernández
    85’
  15. ⇄ Valentín GómezFor G. Lo Celso
    86’
  16. ⇄ Lander PinillosFor Antonio Blanco
    89’
  17. Full time · 1–0

Team stats

Real Betis16 shots · 10 in box, 6 outside
Alaves11 shots · 6 in box, 5 outside
Real BetisAlaves
49% Possession 51%
2.12 Expected goals (xG) 1.15
1.99 Expected points (xPts) 0.80
16 Shots 11
5 Shots on target 5
7 Shots off target 5
4 Blocked shots 1
10 Shots inside the box 6
6 Shots outside the box 5
470 Passes 484
86% Pass accuracy 82%
5 Corners 2
5 Goalkeeper saves 5
10 Fouls 17
2 Offsides 3
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
7.13 Team rating 6.84

Line-ups

Real Betis 4-2-3-1

257.3 Pau López(G)
236.9 J. Firpo ↓71’ 47.0 Natan 57.3 Marc Bartra 27.0 Héctor Bellerín
87.3 Pablo Fornals 67.3 Sergi Altimira
176.3 Rodrigo Riquelme ↓58’ 208.9★ G. Lo Celso ↓86’ 246.9 Aitor Ruibal
196.2 C. Hernández ↓85’
  • 25Pau López (G)7.3
  • 23J. Firpo↓71’6.9
  • 4Natan7.0
  • 5Marc Bartra7.3
  • 2Héctor Bellerín7.0
  • 8Pablo Fornals7.3
  • 6Sergi Altimira7.3
  • 17Rodrigo Riquelme↓58’6.3
  • 20G. Lo Celso ★↓86’8.9
  • 24Aitor Ruibal6.9
  • 19C. Hernández↓85’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 52Pablo García↑58’6.7
  • 12R. Rodríguez↑71’6.6
  • 11C. Bakambu↑85’6.2
  • 16Valentín Gómez↑86’6.9

Unused: Álvaro Vallés, Adrián, Ángel Ortiz, Dani Pérez, Mawuli Mensah, Ivan Corralejo, L. Ávila

Alaves 4-4-2

17.9 Antonio Sivera(G)
246.7 Víctor Parada ↓77’ 146.9 F. Tenaglia 26.9 F. Garcés 177.2 Jonny
106.7 Carles Aleñá 86.6 Antonio Blanco ↓89’ 196.6 Pablo Ibáñez ↓58’ 76.7 Carlos Vicente
116.3 Toni Martínez ↓58’ 186.3 Jon Guridi ↓58’
  • 1Antonio Sivera (G)7.9
  • 24Víctor Parada↓77’6.7
  • 14F. Tenaglia6.9
  • 2F. Garcés6.9
  • 17Jonny7.2
  • 10Carles Aleñá6.7
  • 8Antonio Blanco↓89’6.6
  • 19Pablo Ibáñez↓58’6.6
  • 7Carlos Vicente6.7
  • 11Toni Martínez↓58’6.3
  • 18Jon Guridi↓58’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 21A. Rebbach↑58’6.9
  • 6Ander Guevara↑58’6.6
  • 9M. Díaz↑58’6.9
  • 20Calebe↑77’6.7
  • 28Lander Pinillos↑89’

Unused: Grégoire Swiderski, Raúl Fernández, M. Diarra, Youssef Lekhedim, C. Benavídez

Coach: E. Coudet

Player stats

Top rated
G. Lo CelsoReal Betis8.9
2nd
Antonio SiveraAlaves7.9
3rd
Pau LópezReal Betis7.3

Real Betis

Alaves

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.