Espanyol vs Real Betis
Ref: Iosu Galech Apezteguia, SpainStage Front Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat · 40,423 cap
Match recap
Real Betis beat Espanyol 2–1 in their La Liga fixture. Lozano scored for Espanyol; Hernández and Ezzalzouli replied for Real Betis. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.28 for Espanyol versus 1.40 for Real Betis. Espanyol sit 11th in the La Liga table while Real Betis are 5th.
First Half
-5'
Lo Celso
Yellow Card
-5'
Ávila
Yellow Card
⚽
Lozano
Assist: Riedel
Milla
Yellow Card
33'
Fornals
Yellow Card
Javi Puado
Yellow Card
45'
Antony
Yellow Card
Second Half
54'
⚽
Hernández
Assist: Rodríguez
⇄
Milla
63'
⚽
Ezzalzouli
Assist: Fornals
⇄
Dolan
⇄
Lozano
68'
⇄
Lo Celso
77'
⇄
Fornals
77'
⇄
Antony
⇄
Edu Expósito
⇄
El Hilali
90+1'
⇄
Hernández
VAR
Penalty confirmed
90+11'
Gómez
Yellow Card
90+13'
López
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 38 | 31 | 1 | 6 | +59 | 94 |
| 4 |  Atletico Madrid | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | +18 | 69 |
| 5 |  Real Betis | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | +11 | 60 |
| 6 |  Celta Vigo | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | +5 | 54 |
| 10 |  Real Sociedad | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 46 |
| 11 |  Espanyol | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 46 |
| 12 |  Athletic Club | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | -15 | 45 |
As of 20 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
EspanyolReal Betis
6Won
Statistical edge
6–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.28VS1.40
Attack5 · 0 won
14
Shots
12
5
Shots on target
3
9
Shots in the box
7
5
Shots outside box
5
8
Shots off goal
6
10
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 2 won
50%
Possession
50%
449
Total passes
467
374
Accurate passes
386
83%
Pass accuracy
83%
Discipline1 · 2 won
16
Fouls
4
2
Yellow cards
6
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
4
1
Blocked shots
3
1
Goals prevented
1
Espanyol
4-2-3-1
Real Betis
4-2-3-1
Espanyol
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 6L. CabreraD
- 7Javi PuadoM
- 8Edu ExpósitoM
- 9Roberto FernándezF
- 10Pol LozanoM
- 11Pere MillaM
- 13M. DmitrovićG
- 22Carlos RomeroD
- 23O. El HilaliD
- 24T. DolanM
- 38C. RiedelD
Substitutes
- 1Ángel FortuñoG
- 2Rubén SánchezD
- 4Urko GonzálezM
- 5Fernando CaleroD
- 12José SalinasD
- 14Ramón TerratsM
- 15Miguel RubioD
- 16L. KoleoshoF
- 17Jofre CarrerasF
- 18C. PickelM
- 19Kike GarcíaF
- 20Antoniu RocaF
Real Betis
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Héctor BellerínD
- 4NatanD
- 7AntonyM
- 8Pablo FornalsM
- 10A. EzzalzouliM
- 12R. RodríguezD
- 16V. GómezD
- 19C. HernándezF
- 20G. Lo CelsoM
- 21Marc RocaM
- 25Pau LópezG
Substitutes
- 1Álvaro VallésG
- 6Sergi AltimiraM
- 9E. ÁvilaF
- 11C. BakambuF
- 13AdriánG
- 17Rodrigo RiquelmeM
- 23Junior FirpoD
- 24Aitor RuibalD
- 40Ángel OrtizF
Espanyol
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pol Lozano | M | 68 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Clemens Riedel | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Leandro Cabrera | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edu Expósito | M | 83 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Marko Dmitrović | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omar El Hilali | D | 83 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Javi Puado(C) | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 3/5 |
| Pere Milla | M | 60 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Tyrhys Dolan | M | 68 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Carlos Romero | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Roberto Fernández | F | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Miguel Rubio | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Calero | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charles Pickel | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jofre Carreras | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Angel Fortuno | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Salinas | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antoniu Roca | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Koleosho | F | 22 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Rubén Sánchez | D | 20 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Kike García | F | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ramón Terrats | M | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Urko González | M | 30 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Real Betis
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau López | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdessamad Ezzalzouli | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Cucho Hernández | F | 89 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ricardo Rodríguez | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Pablo Fornals | M | 77 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Antony | M | 77 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Marc Roca | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Natan | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Giovani Lo Celso | M | 68 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Héctor Bellerín(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valentín Gómez | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Junior Firpo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Angel Ortiz | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chimy Ávila | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Álvaro Valles | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrián | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cédric Bakambu | F | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aitor Ruibal | D | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sergi Altimira | M | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rodrigo Riquelme | M | 22 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |