Real Betis 2–0 Villarreal — La Liga 2025/26 Match Stats

La Liga · 2025Sat, 17 Jan 2026, 20:00 UTCEstadio de La Cartuja

Real Betis

LDWLD

2–0Historical match

Villarreal

WWLWW

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

Match at a glance

Real Betis won 2–0.

Shots: 159
Shots on target: 63
Expected goals: 1.220.99
Possession: 60%40%

Full time

What the match recorded

Real Betis beat Villarreal 2–0. Recorded in this match (Real Betis – Villarreal): shots 15–9, shots on target 6–3, expected goals 1.22–0.99, possession 60%–40%. 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 have a visible away split

moderate

Villarreal's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

9.89 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season12.9 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

Metric	Away only	Season	Baseline
Shots	9.89 shots/match	12.9 shots/match	11.6 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.

14.9 shots/match ▲ShotsReal Betis · Villarreal12.9 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	14.9 shots/match	12.9 shots/match	11.6 shots/match
Shots against	12.5 shots/match	13.1 shots/match	12.2 shots/match

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

Villarreal's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.95 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	1.6 goals/match	1.95 goals/match	1.18 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

Shots15 shots9 shotsReal Betis 15 shots, Villarreal 9 shots
Shots on target6 shots3 shotsReal Betis 6 shots, Villarreal 3 shots
Expected goals1.22 xG0.99 xGReal Betis 1.22 xG, Villarreal 0.99 xG
Possession60%40%Real Betis 60%, Villarreal 40%
Corners2 corners3 cornersReal Betis 2 corners, Villarreal 3 corners
Fouls14 fouls13 foulsReal Betis 14 fouls, Villarreal 13 fouls
Yellow cards3 cards2 cardsReal Betis 3 cards, Villarreal 2 cards

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: 15 shots, 6 on target, 1.20 xG. Villarreal: 9 shots, 3 on target, 1.00 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 1.20 xG · Villarreal 1.00 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Real Betis

1Draws

2Villarreal

18 Oct 2025Villarreal — Real Betis · La Liga2–2

13 Apr 2025Real Betis — Villarreal · La Liga1–2

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

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

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

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 3 of 11 directional metrics · Villarreal in 4 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Real Betis20 matchesVillarreal19 matches

1.65 goals/matchGoals scored20/19▲ 1.95 goals/match

1.25 goals/matchGoals allowed20/19▲ 1 goal/match

1.57 xG/matchExpected goals20/191.64 xG/match

14.9 shots/match ▲Shots20/1912.9 shots/match

5.1 shots/match ▲Shots on target20/194.84 shots/match

50.2% ●Possession20/1943.6%

4.8 corners/match ●Corners20/194.11 corners/match

2.05 cards/matchCards20/192.47 cards/match

10.5 fouls/matchFouls20/1912.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited

Season samples20 / 19home / 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.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 18 Jan 2026, 00:00 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