Real Betis added this Sunday against Villarreal its 14th victory of the season (tenth in the league) in the 28 games played under the command of Manuel Pellegrini, who at the moment becomes the coach with the best balance of victories in official matches of the Verdiblanco team (50%) throughout its history, having directed a minimum of 20 games.
Pellegrini surpasses Patrick O'Connell in this ranking, with whom Real Betis won 48.75% of the 160 games played, winning 78 wins, with 7 draws and 55 defeats. O'Connell, who made Betis champion of the League in 1935, led the Verdiblanco team for three seasons in the First Division (1932/33, 34 and 35 and another three in the Second Division, 1940/41, 42 and 1946/47).
In the data referring only to league games in the First Division, Manuel Pellegrini (with 43.47% of wins, 10 in 23 league games) would be the fifth in history with the best percentage of victories – with a minimum of 20 games directed – at Real Betis, behind Patrick O'Connell (51.7%), Domingo Balmanya (50%), Luis Aragonés (44.7%) and Sabiano Barinaga (44.1%). Quique Setién recently had 42.1% of victories in the League, while Lorenzo Serra signed a 39.4% over 198 games (and only lost 25%).
With the victory added this Sunday against Villarreal (1-2), Betis already has 10 victories this season and equals the 10 achieved throughout last season, first with Rubi and then with Alexis, who finished 15th with 41 points (10G 11E and 17P).