Real Betis 1–2 Villarreal — La Liga 2024/25 Match Stats

La Liga · 2024Sun, 13 Apr 2025, 16:30 UTC

Real Betis

WWWWD

1–2Historical match

Villarreal

WLLWD

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Villarreal won 1–2.

Shots: 248
Shots on target: 52
Expected goals: 1.461.45
Possession: 68%32%

Full time

What the match recorded

Villarreal beat Real Betis 2–1. Recorded in this match (Real Betis – Villarreal): shots 24–8, shots on target 5–2, expected goals 1.46–1.45, possession 68%–32%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Villarreal's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Villarreal's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.77 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	1 goal/match	1.77 goals/match	1.15 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Real Betis have a visible home split

moderate

Real Betis's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

16.4 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season13.8 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

Metric	Home only	Season	Baseline
Shots	16.4 shots/match	13.8 shots/match	11.1 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Real Betis show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Real Betis's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

13.8 shots/match ▲ShotsReal Betis · Villarreal14.5 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Real Betis	Villarreal	Baseline
Shots	13.8 shots/match	14.5 shots/match	11.1 shots/match
Shots against	10.5 shots/match	12.1 shots/match	11.4 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

Shots24 shots8 shotsReal Betis 24 shots, Villarreal 8 shots
Shots on target5 shots2 shotsReal Betis 5 shots, Villarreal 2 shots
Expected goals1.46 xG1.45 xGReal Betis 1.46 xG, Villarreal 1.45 xG
Possession68%32%Real Betis 68%, Villarreal 32%
Corners5 corners5 cornersReal Betis 5 corners, Villarreal 5 corners
Fouls4 fouls13 foulsReal Betis 4 fouls, Villarreal 13 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

Real Betis: 24 shots, 5 on target, 1.45 xG. Villarreal: 8 shots, 2 on target, 1.40 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Real Betis 1.45 xG · Villarreal 1.40 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Real Betis

1Draws

1Villarreal

15 Dec 2024Villarreal — Real Betis · La Liga1–2

10 Mar 2024Real Betis — Villarreal · La Liga2–3

13 Aug 2023Villarreal — Real Betis · La Liga1–2

12 Mar 2023Villarreal — Real Betis · La Liga1–1

11 Sept 2022Real Betis — Villarreal · La Liga1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Real Betis favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Villarreal in 3 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Real Betis31 matchesVillarreal30 matches

1.35 goals/matchGoals scored31/30▲ 1.77 goals/match

1.26 goals/match ▲Goals allowed31/301.33 goals/match

1.52 xG/matchExpected goals31/30▲ 1.76 xG/match

13.8 shots/matchShots31/3014.5 shots/match

4.65 shots/matchShots on target31/304.7 shots/match

52.2% ●Possession31/3048.5%

5.06 corners/match ●Corners31/304.93 corners/match

11.7 fouls/matchFouls31/3012 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited

Season samples31 / 30home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

The fixture is outside the configured active season.
Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 13 Apr 2025, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in La Liga

Goals per match ranking xG per match ranking Shots per match ranking

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Match at a glance

What the match recorded