We hope you enjoyed the broadcast and the game! Betis manage to beat Villarreal and cut them three points in the leaderboard for sixth place. A warm greeting and until next time!
With 0-2 ahead, Villarreal tried to push after some plays in which Betis sought to end the game. A play in which Gil Manzano reviewed a possible Emerson penalty ended with a maximum penalty for Villarreal. Gerard Moreno put the 1-2 and put the game red hot until the last minutes. Unai Emery's men managed to get close but did not generate big problems for a Betis that showed great security in defense.
The match ends with a 1-2 victory for Betis against Villarreal. Second half very different from the first 45 ', with a game where there has been more rhythm in the attacks and both teams have had opportunities to make both Asenjo and Joel Robles have to make good interventions. Betis managed to increase the difference at the start of the second half with a goal from Emerson after a corner kick.
Full Time!
Up Raba! The player from the yellow team hit it towards the goal but the shot went over the crossbar.
Dangerous foul in favor of Villarreal, somewhat heeled. Raba goes.
Yellow for Miranda! Card for the Betis player after arriving late for a ball.
Great effort from Betis defensively. Offering security in his area and leaving few options for Villarreal to reach Joel's goal.
Carrying the weight of Villarreal's attacks Gerard Moreno, who is coming down to intervene and tries to open the Betis defense.
Five minutes added!
Change at Villarreal. Jaume Costa enters the field and Moi Gómez leaves.
Change at Villarreal. Fer Niño enters the field and Foyth leaves.
Gerard Moreno's center from the left that passes through the small Betis area. Nobody from Villarreal finished off.
Fekir looked for goal directly in the foul but the shot goes high. The set piece was somewhat heeled.
Yellow for Peña! Card for the side of Villarreal after committing a foul on Fekir.
Pellegrini is saved for the final stretch of the meeting. It gives entry to players who give some defensive freshness to leave few spaces.
Change in Betis. William Carvalho enters the field and Loren leaves.
Change in Betis. Montoya enters the field and Ruibal leaves.
It does not reach the goal of Joel Villarreal. The yellow submarine has possession but is unable to finish the plays.
Change in Betis. He enters the Sidnei field and Víctor Ruíz leaves.
Betis is positioned up to not let Villarreal advance with the ball. Those of Manuel Pellegrini try to bother in the first passes.
Far shot from Moi Gómez with the right, centered, which is left by Joel Robles in two times. The Betis goalkeeper had no problems.
More Villarreal overturned after his goal. Those of Unai Emery hitting the bands to generate danger.
Stop Joel! Gerard Moreno bit her after a clearance and the Betis goalkeeper had to put his hand in to send it over the goal.
Villarreal responds with a goal that can put the game on fire until the end. Just as the play was reviewed, Unai Emery made three changes to seek to revolutionize things.
GOOOOOOLLLLL OF GERARD MORENO! The Villarreal striker hit it loose, deceiving Joel and puts the 1-2 on the scoreboard.
Gerard Moreno goes to hit him from eleven meters.
Penalty! Gil Manzano decrees that there is a maximum penalty after going to review the play on the screen and see Emerson's hand.
Alcácer's play is being reviewed in case there could be a hand in the action within the area. The ball may be touched by Emerson before it is cleared.
Change at Villarreal. Enter the Raba field and Baena leaves.
Change at Villarreal. He enters the Bacca field and Alcácer leaves.
Change at Villarreal. Estupiñán enters the field and Pedraza leaves.
Alcácer sought to leave his face in the area towards Parejo but the ball was intercepted by the Betis defense.
Reacting Villarreal by going to attack. However Unai Emery is going to intervene from the bench to try to change things on the pitch.
Yellow for Emerson! Betis side sees card after a foul in the previous play.
Yellow for Foyth! Card for the Villarreal player after cutting a counterattack with a foul.
Hard blow for Villarreal after this second goal from Betis. Unai Emery's team seemed to be attacking but it was the visiting team that managed to increase the lead on the scoreboard.
New for Asenjo! Betis squeezes after the goal with a chance from Ruibal. He hit him low with the right and sent the goalkeeper to a corner.
GOOOOOLLLLL OF EMERSON! Betis short kick in a corner. Canales put it into the area and Emerson anticipated Asenjo to make it 0-2.
Assists Sergio Canales Madrazo
Great stop from Asenjo! Villarreal goalkeeper intervention after an opportunity by Guardado.
Villarreal and Betis have come out into this second half with the same players as in the first 45 '. No changes from both teams.
Betis crashes with the defense of Villarreal! Several shots from Mauricio Pellegrini's team at the beginning of this second half that crash into rival players.
The second part begins in La Cerámica!
Despite this, Villarreal at times seemed to have a clearer idea of what to do and looking for the wings, Unai Emery's men attacked to center the area. Without success to find a finisher, Betis also went on the attack on occasion. And at the end of the first 45 ', a magnificent individual play by Fekir inside the area put Manuel Pellegrini's men ahead with a goal from the Frenchman.
Rest at the Estadio de La Cerámica with a momentary victory for Betis against Villarreal by 0-1. First time in which both teams hardly risked, with a somewhat slow pace in which there were hardly any chances by both teams, and where both Joel and Asenjo had practically no stops. The shots, which were circumstantial, carried no danger.
End of the first half!
GOOOOOLLLLL OF FEKIR! Individual play by the Frenchman who endured and held the ball inside the area to finish hitting him with his right and make it 0-1.
Betis's rehearsed play that cannot be carried out effectively.
Good option for Betis to look for a center to the area after Parejo's lack. The infraction was on Ruibal, who is being the most destabilizing player of the Andalusian team.
Yellow for Parejo! Card for the midfielder after a foul from behind.
Dani Parejo hangs up the ball but Betis shows confidence to clear the ball.
Emerson's foul on Moi Gómez on Villarreal's left wing. Good option to find a shipment to the area.
Arrival of Villarreal on the left. Moi Gómez managed to reach the baseline, passing Alcácer behind, but the forward did not make good contact with the ball.
Fekir Finish! The Frenchman looked for the goal after a pass from Canales towards the bottom line, but the shot that was heeled goes to the side of the net.
Villarreal abusing long shipments when he stands in Betis field.
After half an hour of the game, the goalkeepers of both teams are almost like spectators at the moment. Asenjo and Joel have not had to make any complicated stops.
Good cut by Albiol in an attack by Betis. Crucial how the Villarreal center-back got the ball so that the Verdiblancos did not finish the play.
Villarreal managed to arrive again in another attack play. Gerard Moreno looked for a pass to Moi Gómez at the far post but the shot was left to Joel without problems.
Villarreal overturns the game towards the Betis field. Unai Emery began to find spaces, projecting to the wings on the bands and looking for shipments to the area.
Villarreal's invalid play after an offside by Pau Torres, who headed a cross but was in an advanced position.
The ball is passed around the area! Pedraza center from the left that did not find a finisher. The ball passed in front of Joel.
Betis lateral foul that Pellegrini's team cannot finish. The ball was dead in the area after a cross from Fekir but no Verdiblanco footballer could finish.
Good cut from Mandi to intercept a ball over Alcácer. The Villarreal striker wanted to advance towards Joel's goal.
The game does not pick up speed at the moment. Betis trying to unbalance on their right wing with Ruibal and Emerson without actually bothering Asenjo.
Up Saved! The Mexican tried his luck after a clearance on a corner kick. His shot with the left goes over the goal.
Estrella Moi Gómez shot outside the area in the body of Mandi. After two breaks by the Villarreal footballer he hit him with his left foot but found no goal.
Betis well planted without the ball, forcing Villarreal to touch back without finding options to reach the rival field with dangerous options.
First moments of the game with the game divided between both teams. Both Villarreal and Betis patiently try to braid possessions to attack.
Good cut from Albiol when Ruibal tried to dispute a ball into space after a pass from Loren. The Villarreal central played behind with Asenjo.
Canales responds with a shot on the counterattack that is blocked by a Villarreal player.
Villarreal's first attack attempt on his left wing. Pedraza went up the side but his center to the area did not find any yellow player.
The game between Villarreal and Betis starts!
The match referee is Jesús Gil Manzano, who belongs to the Extremadura Territorial Committee of Soccer Referees.
Villarreal coach Unai Emery has not lost in any of his five home matches to Real Betis in LaLiga (4V 1E), and his team has kept a clean sheet in the last three.
Real Betis coach Manuel Pellegrini has only lost one of his six LaLiga games to Villarreal (3V 2E), 2-1 away with Málaga in April 2012.
The Real Betis player, Loren Morón, who has not scored in his last 11 LaLiga games, achieved his first double in LaLiga precisely against Villarreal, in February 2018.
Gerard Moreno, has participated in six goals in his last seven matches against Real Betis in LaLiga (five goals and one assist). The Villarreal player has scored at least one goal in each of his last three games in the competition (four goals in total).
Real Betis have not lost in their last two away games in LaLiga (1V 1E), the last time they enjoyed a better run away from home in the competition was in January 2020 (4P 1V 3E).
Villarreal have drawn 12 of their first 22 games in LaLiga 2020/21, equaling the record for draws by the same team at this stage of the season in the top flight (equaling six other teams).
Villarreal have drawn their last four LaLiga games and have never drawn five in a row in their history in the top flight.
Villarreal have only lost one of their last 19 home games against Andalusian rivals in LaLiga (11V 7E), 2-3 in November 2017 against Sevilla, in what was Pau Torres' first meeting in the top flight.
At home, Villarreal have not lost in their last eight games against Real Betis in LaLiga (6V 2E), winning the last four, since a 0-1 defeat when the current Betis coach was managing Villarreal.
Villarreal have only lost two of their last 12 games to Real Betis in LaLiga (6V 4E), and those two defeats came away, in February 2018 and April 2019, both 2-1.
Changes by Manuel Pellegrini with respect to last day's team. Miranda, Guido Rodríguez, Canales and Loren enter the starting eleven. Alex Moreno, Paul, Juanmi and Borja Iglesias leave him (injury).
Betis comes out with the following team: Joel – Emerson, Mandi, Víctor Ruíz, Miranda – Guido Rodríguez, Guardado – Ruibal, Canales, Fekir – Loren
Villarreal comes out with the following team: Asenjo – Peña, Albiol, Pau Torres, Pedraza – Baena, Foyth, Parejo – Gerard Moreno, Alcácer, Moi Gómez
There are already eleven confirmed!
Betis comes to this match after losing to Barcelona at Benito Villamarín 2-3. Those of Manuel Pellegrini, who in 2021 are changing the trend, were also eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey against Real Sociedad.
Villarreal comes to this match after drawing 2-2 against Elche away from home. Unai Emery's men are not going through their best league moment, reaping several draws in the last few days. Something that has been accentuated with the elimination in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals after losing to Levante.
Good night everyone! Villarreal and Betis close Sunday's day in LaLiga at La Cerámica. Two teams that are separated by six points, with the yellow team (36 points) ahead in sixth place and Betis (30 points) chasing them seventh in the table.
Some changes by Unai Emery to face today's game. Peña, Baena and Foyth enter the starting team. They leave him Jaume Costa, Trigueros (sanction) and Coquelin (injury).