Valencia 0-1 Real Betis: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 1

Valencia

0 : 1

Real Betis

83'P. Garcia

Estadio de MestallaJ. A. Gonzalez EstebanCapacity 55,000Tue, 25 Aug 202621:00

Valencia5-4-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1Real Betis Real Betis crest

Substitutions

55'
76.7
A. Danjuma
236.5
F. Ugrinic
55'
96.3
H. Duro
66.6
U. Sadiq
55'
247.0
P. Maffeo
116.9
L. Rioja
88'
26.9
G. Rodriguez
156.3
A. Dieng
88'
186.5
Pepelu
276.9
D. Otorbi

Unused

Substitutions

59'
237.0
J. Firpo
117.2A
F. Garcia
59'
176.6
R. Riquelme
226.3
Isco
71'
127.2
A. Ortiz
26.9
H. Bellerin
71'
96.2
C. Hernandez
196.6
T. Parrott
79'
86.3
P. Fornals
337.3
P. Garcia

Unused

Home

S. Canos
Knee Injury
Out
J. Copete
Ankle Injury
Out
J. De Haas
Ankle Injury
Out
D. Foulquier
Knee Injury
Out
D. Lopez
Knee Injury
Out
A. Mari
Leg Injury
Out

Away

D. Conde
Shoulder Injury
Out
A. Ezzalzouli
Knee Injury
Out
G. Lo Celso
Muscle Injury
Out
J. Morante
Injury
Out
G. Petit
Muscle Injury
Out
A. Ruibal
Knee Injury
Out

Player of the match

Álvaro Vallés Rosa

Goalkeeper · Real Betis

8.2

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists0

Build-up

Passes24

Pass accuracy71%

Goalkeeping

Saves3

Goals conceded0

Penalties saved0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Álvaro VallesG	3	0	1,06	+1,06	17/24	3/9
Stole DimitrievskiG	2	1	0,31	-0,69	19/31	2/14

Live stats

Possession & Passing

42%Possession58%

371Total passes540

78%Pass accuracy88%

8Corners2

Attack

16Shots15

3On target3

5Off target7

8Blocked shots5

Box & Quality

10Shots in box6

6Shots out box9

1.1xG0.7

1.1Goals prevented1.1

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves3

1Offsides1

10Fouls11

2Yellow cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,24xG0,19

5Shots8

2On target0

0Big chances0

5Touches in box9

39%Possession61%

2Corners2

Second half

0,91xG0,52

11Shots7

1On target3

1Big chances2

20Touches in box9

45%Possession55%

6Corners0

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Valencia

1.15161142%

78% open play22% set piece

Real Betis

0.7015858%

99% open play1% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

31 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Valencia1,15 xG · 0 scored

Real Betis0,70 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Valencia26

Open play 17Set piece 4Dribble 2Rebound 3

Real Betis27

Open play 21Set piece 2Dribble 1Defensive 3

Momentum

16 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Valencia43% pressure

Real Betis57% pressure

Match replay

91'

0-1

0%Draw 0%100%

1.15xG0.70

16Shots15

11On target8

Momentum

90' Saved Jesus Vázquez 0.02 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

16 v 15

Valencia shoot right, Real Betis left. Bigger dot = better chance.

VALValenciaRBReal Betisgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

19 on target · 1 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

ValenciaReal Betisgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

ValenciaDefensive line 38%

Real BetisDefensive line 30%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

ValenciaUntil 55'

Most-connected pair: Tárrega and Rodríguez, 12 passes between them.

Real BetisUntil 59'

Most-connected pair: Gómez and Firpo, 30 passes between them.

Tactical battle

45control55

Antony

6 touches in box

In possession

44,9%Field tilt55,1%

6Passes into box7

29Progressive passes23

3Carries into final third16

6Chances created11

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

13,65Press intensity (PPDA)9,00

7High turnovers9

8Regains within 5s9

22,8sBall recovery time23,6s

19Interceptions22

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

113Carries136

1108mCarry distance1621m

4Progressive carries19

594mProgressive carry distance966m

4Carries into the box3

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

7Take-ons won8

18Take-ons attempted13

559mProgressive pass distance363m

2Through balls1

6Switches of play5

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,59Expected threat (xT)0,72

0,28Action value (VAEP)1,23

26Shot-creating actions27

0Goal-creating actions2

0,29Expected assisted goals0,60

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,1Passes per attack4,6

10,5sAttack duration15,1s

2,72 m/sAttack directness2,17 m/s

2Build-up attacks3

7Direct attacks12

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

26Touches in box18

51Final third entries50

1Big chances2

1,06xG on target0,31

1Big chances missed1

Passing

4/23 (17%)Crosses3/13 (23%)

15/42 (36%)Long balls21/45 (47%)

23Throw-ins19

11Free kicks10

7Goal kicks9

Duels

47Total53

29/65 (45%)Ground36/65 (55%)

10/18 (56%)Aerial8/18 (44%)

7/16 (44%)Dribbles8/13 (62%)

10Dispossessed8

Defending

52Recoveries57

9Interceptions10

13Tackles19

69%Tackles won42%

16Clearances34

0Big chances scored1

0Big saves1

1Fouled in final third3

7,05Average rating7,89

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

ValenciaThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 76-90

Real BetisThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 46-60

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

50%1+ goal100%

25%2+ goals38%

They concede

75%1+ goal50%

50%2+ goals25%

38%3+ goals13%

13%4+ goals13%

Heaviest results

best 1-0 (A)·worst 0-5 (H)

best 5-2 (H)·worst 2-5 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

ValenciashootallowReal Betis

6.0%Six-yard box5.5%

59.7%Penalty area-3.957.2%

25.9%Edge of the box+5.430.6%

8.4%Long range-1.96.6%

452 shots taken · 470 faced

Real BetisshootallowValencia

3.9%Six-yard box6.5%

56.5%-4.5Penalty area60.5%

29.5%+4.2Edge of the box-2.622.6%

10.1%+1.6Long range+1.810.3%

542 shots taken · 446 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Real Betis beat Valencia 1-0 at Estadio de Mestalla in La Liga. It was goalless at half-time. P. Garcia scored the only goal in the 83rd minute. In their last 32 meetings, Valencia have won 10, Real Betis 14, with 8 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.