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La Liga · 2023

Athletic Club 4–2 Real Betis · La Liga

4–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Athletic Club won 4–2.

Shots
149
Shots on target
64
Expected goals
2.870.44
Possession
47%53%

Full time

What the match recorded

Athletic Club beat Real Betis 4–2. Recorded in this match (Athletic Club – Real Betis): shots 14–9, shots on target 6–4, expected goals 2.87–0.44, possession 47%–53%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots9 shotsAthletic Club 14 shots, Real Betis 9 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots4 shotsAthletic Club 6 shots, Real Betis 4 shots
  • Expected goals2.87 xG0.44 xGAthletic Club 2.87 xG, Real Betis 0.44 xG
  • Possession47%53%Athletic Club 47%, Real Betis 53%
  • Corners5 corners3 cornersAthletic Club 5 corners, Real Betis 3 corners
  • Fouls23 fouls11 foulsAthletic Club 23 fouls, Real Betis 11 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.

Imanol García de Albéniz · Athletic Club · 13′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedIñigo Ruiz de Galarreta · Athletic Club · 17′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedÍñigo Lekue · Athletic Club · 45′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAyoze Pérez · Real Betis · 89′ · 0.01 xG · on targetMarc Roca · Real Betis · 22′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNico Williams · Athletic Club · 47′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRodri Sánchez · Real Betis · 82′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNico Williams · Athletic Club · 4′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAyoze Pérez · Real Betis · 33′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedIker Muniain · Athletic Club · 35′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 45′ · 0.03 xG · on targetGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 64′ · 0.03 xG · on targetAyoze Pérez · Real Betis · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJuan Miranda · Real Betis · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedDani Vivian · Athletic Club · 13′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 45′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedIsco · Real Betis · 10′ · 0.09 xG · goalIsco · Real Betis · 90′ · 0.09 xG · on targetWillian José · Real Betis · 2′ · 0.10 xG · goalUnai Gómez · Athletic Club · 84′ · 0.49 xG · goalGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 45′ · 0.50 xG · goalMikel Vesga · Athletic Club · 30′ · 0.82 xG · goalMikel Vesga · Athletic Club · 45′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
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  • goal
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Athletic Club: 14 shots, 6 on target, 2.92 xG. Real Betis: 9 shots, 4 on target, 0.44 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.530′HT90′Mikel Vesga · Athletic Club · 30′Gorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 45′Mikel Vesga · Athletic Club · 45′Unai Gómez · Athletic Club · 84′Willian José · Real Betis · 2′Isco · Real Betis · 10′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Athletic Club 2.92 xG · Real Betis 0.44 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Athletic Club
1Draws
2Real Betis
Athletic Club — Real Betis · La Liga0–1
Real Betis — Athletic Club · La Liga0–0
Real Betis — Athletic Club · La Liga1–0
Athletic Club — Real Betis · La Liga3–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Athletic Club favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Real Betis in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Athletic Club3 matchesReal Betis3 matches
2 goals/match ▲Goals scored3/31.33 goals/match
1.33 goals/match ▲Goals allowed3/31.67 goals/match
1.63 xG/match ▲Expected goals3/30.75 xG/match
9.67 shots/matchShots3/3▲ 11.7 shots/match
3 shots/matchShots on target3/33 shots/match
43.7%Possession3/3● 47.7%
5 corners/match ●Corners3/33 corners/match
18.3 fouls/matchFouls3/312.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

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 completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 27 Aug 2023, 23:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in La Liga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsAthletic ClubReal Betis
CompetitionLa LigaLa Liga 2023/24
Head-to-headAthletic Club — Real Betis
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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