La Liga Gameweek 5 Mon, Sep 14 2026 · 20:00 Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal
Villarreal
1–2 Full time · HT 1–2 xG 1.89 – 3.52
Real Betis
  • Gerard Moreno 29’
  • 39’ C. Hernández
  • 43’ Natan
Full match report oneScoredOdds · Value · Detailed stats →
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.

Real Betis come from behind to beat Villarreal

Villarreal entered as favourites and led 1–0 after 29 minutes through a Moreno goal. But Hernández and Natan scored to turn it around for Real Betis, who won 2–1. Real Betis finished with the higher xG (3.52 vs 1.89).

Villarreal50%
Draw22%
Real Betis ✓28%

Model vs reality

Villarreal goals
1
Model 1.88 · xG 1.89
Real Betis goals
2
Model 1.36 · xG 3.52
Total goals
3
Model 3.24 · xG 5.41
Score 1–2
7%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 63%
Both scored
Yes
Model 63%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchÁlvaro VallésReal Betis
9.9
  • RefereeFrancisco Hernandez Maeso
  • CoachesInigo Perez · M. Pellegrini
  • VenueEstadio de la Cerámica
  • Table before kick-offVillarreal 18th · Real Betis 7th
  • Weather at kick-off25°C · Clear · wind 3 km/h Warm

Timeline

  1. VAR T. BuchananGoal cancelled
    20’
  2. Gerard Moreno 1–0Assist Renato Veiga
    29’
  3. C. Hernández 1–1
    39’
  4. Natan 1–2
    43’
  5. Half time · 1–2
  6. ⇄ N. SalibaFor P. Gueye
    54’
  7. ⇄ Alberto MoleiroFor T. Buchanan
    55’
  8. ⇄ Dani CeballosFor Isco
    57’
  9. ⇄ T. OluwaseyiFor Gerard Moreno
    62’
  10. ⇄ Nelson Alexander Deossa SuarezFor Rodrigo Riquelme
    67’
  11. ⇄ AntonyFor A. Ezzalzouli
    67’
  12. ⇄ A. FreemanFor S. Mouriño
    76’
  13. ⇄ Ayoze PérezFor N. Pépé
    76’
  14. Renato VeigaYellow card · Argument
    84’
  15. ⇄ G. Lo CelsoFor C. Hernández
    84’
  16. ⇄ F. BernalFor Pablo Fornals
    84’
  17. Full time · 1–2

Team stats

Villarreal14 shots · 11 in box, 3 outside
Real Betis26 shots · 20 in box, 6 outside
VillarrealReal Betis
62% Possession 38%
1.89 Expected goals (xG) 3.52
0.66 Expected points (xPts) 2.19
14 Shots 26
8 Shots on target 12
4 Shots off target 3
2 Blocked shots 11
11 Shots inside the box 20
3 Shots outside the box 6
623 Passes 378
89% Pass accuracy 83%
7 Corners 4
10 Goalkeeper saves 7
7 Fouls 8
5 Offsides 2
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
7.26 Team rating 7.28

Line-ups

Villarreal 4-4-2

259.7 P. Gulácsi(G)
206.9 Carlos Romero 127.9 Renato Veiga A 67.5 Pau Navarro 156.3 S. Mouriño ↓76’
176.3 T. Buchanan ↓55’ 147.2 Santi Comesaña 186.9 P. Gueye ↓54’ 197.0 N. Pépé ↓76’
96.5 G. Mikautadze 78.0 Gerard Moreno ↓62’
  • 25P. Gulácsi (G)9.7
  • 20Carlos Romero6.9
  • 12Renato VeigaA7.9
  • 6Pau Navarro7.5
  • 15S. Mouriño↓76’6.3
  • 17T. Buchanan↓55’6.3
  • 14Santi Comesaña7.2
  • 18P. Gueye↓54’6.9
  • 19N. Pépé↓76’7.0
  • 9G. Mikautadze6.5
  • 7Gerard Moreno↓62’8.0

Substitutes used

  • 3A. Freeman↑76’6.9
  • 10Alberto Moleiro↑55’6.9
  • 24N. Saliba↑54’6.3
  • 22Ayoze Pérez↑76’6.7
  • 21T. Oluwaseyi↑62’6.9

Unused: Luíz Júnior, Rubén Gómez, Logan Costa, Sergi Cardona, A. Diatta, Carlos Macia, I. Akhomach

Coach: Inigo Perez

Real Betis 4-2-3-1

19.9★ Álvaro Vallés(G)
116.9 Fran García 48.2 Natan 56.9 Marc Bartra 27.0 Héctor Bellerín
217.3 Marc Roca 86.7 Pablo Fornals ↓84’
107.2 A. Ezzalzouli ↓67’ 226.7 Isco ↓57’ 176.3 Rodrigo Riquelme ↓67’
96.7 C. Hernández ↓84’
  • 1Álvaro Vallés (G) ★9.9
  • 11Fran García6.9
  • 4Natan8.2
  • 5Marc Bartra6.9
  • 2Héctor Bellerín7.0
  • 21Marc Roca7.3
  • 8Pablo Fornals↓84’6.7
  • 10A. Ezzalzouli↓67’7.2
  • 22Isco↓57’6.7
  • 17Rodrigo Riquelme↓67’6.3
  • 9C. Hernández↓84’6.7

Substitutes used

  • 18Nelson Alexander Deossa Suarez↑67’7.0
  • 25Dani Ceballos↑57’7.3
  • 20G. Lo Celso↑84’6.7
  • 6F. Bernal↑84’6.3
  • 7Antony↑67’7.0

Unused: Manu González, J. Firpo, Valentín Gómez, Ángel Ortiz, Álvaro Fidalgo, T. Parrott, Iker Losada

Coach: M. Pellegrini

Player stats

Top rated
Álvaro VallésReal Betis9.9
2nd
P. GulácsiVillarreal9.7
3rd
NatanReal Betis8.2

Villarreal

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
P. Gulácsi G 90 0 0 10 sv 0 100% 18 0 0 0/0 0/0 9.7
Carlos Romero D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 60 1 1 1/1 0/0 6.9
Renato Veiga M 90 0 1 0 (0) 1 92% 90 1 1 0/0 0/0 7.9
Pau Navarro D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 84 2 1 0/0 1/0 7.5
S. Mouriño D 76 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 45 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
T. Buchanan M 55 0 0 2 (1) 1 86% 22 1 1 0/0 0/1 6.3
Santi Comesaña M 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 92% 72 2 3 1/1 2/1 7.2
P. Gueye M 54 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 40 0 0 1/2 1/1 6.9
N. Pépé F 76 0 0 2 (1) 0 77% 35 1 0 2/4 0/0 7.0
G. Mikautadze F 90 0 0 4 (4) 2 79% 34 0 1 4/10 1/0 6.5
Gerard Moreno F 62 1 0 1 (1) 3 74% 27 0 0 1/2 0/0 8.0
A. Freeman D 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 18 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
Alberto Moleiro M 35 0 0 1 (0) 2 96% 23 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
N. Saliba M 36 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 36 0 0 0/1 1/1 6.3
Ayoze Pérez F 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 57% 7 1 0 0/1 0/1 6.7
T. Oluwaseyi F 28 0 0 1 (0) 2 75% 12 3 1 0/2 0/0 6.9

Real Betis

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Álvaro Vallés G 90 0 0 7 sv 0 66% 29 0 0 0/0 0/0 9.9
Fran García D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 76% 38 4 1 1/1 1/0 6.9
Natan D 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 78% 41 5 0 1/1 0/0 8.2
Marc Bartra D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 24 2 0 1/1 0/0 6.9
Héctor Bellerín D 90 0 0 2 (2) 2 85% 27 1 1 0/0 1/0 7.0
Marc Roca M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 91% 46 4 1 0/0 1/1 7.3
Pablo Fornals M 84 0 0 0 (0) 1 85% 40 0 1 1/1 1/0 6.7
A. Ezzalzouli F 67 0 0 2 (1) 3 95% 21 1 0 2/4 1/1 7.2
Isco M 57 0 0 0 (0) 4 93% 27 0 0 1/2 0/1 6.7
Rodrigo Riquelme M 67 0 0 0 (0) 1 67% 15 0 1 1/2 0/0 6.3
C. Hernández F 84 1 0 4 (3) 1 71% 21 0 0 1/2 1/1 6.7
Nelson Alexander Deossa Suarez M 23 0 0 3 (2) 2 77% 13 0 0 1/2 0/0 7.0
Dani Ceballos M 33 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 20 4 1 0/0 1/2 7.3
G. Lo Celso M 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 1 1 0/0 0/1 6.7
F. Bernal M 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Antony F 23 0 0 3 (3) 1 100% 13 0 0 2/2 1/0 7.0

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.