Real Betis vs Villarreal

2 - 0
🕒 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Victor Garcia Verdura 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 20
Regular Season Table
Real Betis 5 · Villarreal 3
Referee Stats
19 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.00
Reds avg 0.16
Penalties avg 0.11
Over 4.5 cards 32%
Home wins 37%
Draws 42%
Away wins 21%
How the match was won
  • Real Betis outshot their opponent (15-9).
  • Real Betis controlled possession (60%).
  • Real Betis had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Real Betis (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 10-6-3

Goals For / Against

34 / 19
Avg: 1.79 / 1.00

Points

36
Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

2
Villarreal (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-5-7

Goals For / Against

24 / 27
Avg: 1.26 / 1.42

Points

26
Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this LaLiga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.89
PPG
1.37
1.79
GF
1.26
1.00
GA
1.42
53%
O2.5
42%
58%
BTTS
63%
53%
Score 1st
63%

League-position context

Real Betis rank5th
Villarreal rank3rd
Real Betis points60
Villarreal points72
Real Betis: #5 · 60 pts · GD +11
26 pts off the top 2. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Villarreal: #3 · 72 pts · GD +26
14 pts off the top 2. 23 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.
12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Real Betis last 5 home

W W W D D
Points11/15
Weighted index87
Goals8-3
Record3-2-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Villarreal last 5 away

L D D W L
Points5/15
Weighted index29
Goals4-6
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Real Betis trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 26%

Villarreal trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Real Betis score at home89%
Real Betis clean sheet at home37%
Villarreal score away79%
Villarreal clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Real Betis score first53%
Real Betis win after scoring first70%
Villarreal score first63%
Villarreal win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Real Betis 67% · Villarreal 0%
Avg first goal minute: Real Betis 22.9' · Villarreal 32.8'

Vs league average

Real Betis score at home1.79 vs 1.57
Real Betis concede at home1.00 vs 1.12
Villarreal score away1.26 vs 1.12
Villarreal concede away1.42 vs 1.57
Real Betis score 14% above league average, while Villarreal score 13% above league average.
Defensive side: Real Betis are 11% below league average at home, and Villarreal are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Real Betis goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 6
46-60 6
76-90+ 6
31-45 4
0-15 3
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 4
31-45 4
46-60 4
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
61-75 0

Villarreal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
31-45 6
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
16-30 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
31-45 4
61-75 3
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
3
Total Shots
15
9
Shots off Goal
6
5
Blocked Shots
3
1
Shots Inside Box
4
6
Shots Outside Box
11
3
Ball Possession
60%
40%
Corner Kicks
2
3
Fouls
14
13
Offsides
4
3
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
3
4
Total Passes
543
356
Passes Accurate
463
276
Passes %
85%
78%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
5
36'
36' Pedraza
46'
46' Pau Navarro
1st substitution · For: S. Mouriño
46'
46' Pedraza
2nd substitution · For: Sergi Cardona
57'
57' Goal · 1-0
Aitor Ruibal
Normal Goal
65'
65' Gerard Moreno
3rd substitution · For: N. Pépé
70'
70' V. Gómez
72'
72' E. Ávila
1st substitution · For: Pablo García
75'
75' T. Buchanan
4th substitution · For: Ayoze Pérez
76'
76' Santi Comesaña
79'
79' G. Lo Celso
2nd substitution · For: Rodrigo Riquelme
80'
80' S. Mouriño
81'
81' Alberto Moleiro
5th substitution · For: C. Macia
83'
83' Goal · 2-0
Pablo Fornals
Normal Goal · Assist: Antony
86'
86' Marc Bartra
89'
89' Antony
3rd substitution · For: Ángel Ortiz
90+6'
90+6' Rodrigo Riquelme

Real Betis vs Villarreal 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Real Betis beat Villarreal 2-0 on Saturday, 17 January 2026 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Victor Garcia Verdura.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Pedraza received a yellow card for Villarreal at 36'.

Second half: Villarreal made their 1st substitution at 46', with Pau Navarro replacing S. Mouriño. Villarreal made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Pedraza replacing Sergi Cardona. Real Betis took the lead at 57' when Aitor Ruibal scored, making the score 1-0. Villarreal made their 3rd substitution at 65', with Gerard Moreno replacing N. Pépé. V. Gómez received a yellow card for Real Betis at 70'. Real Betis made their 1st substitution at 72', with E. Ávila replacing Pablo García. Villarreal made their 4th substitution at 75', with T. Buchanan replacing Ayoze Pérez. Santi Comesaña received a red card for Villarreal at 76'. Real Betis made their 2nd substitution at 79', with G. Lo Celso replacing Rodrigo Riquelme. S. Mouriño received a yellow card for Villarreal at 80'. Villarreal made their 5th substitution at 81', with Alberto Moleiro replacing C. Macia. Real Betis extended the lead at 83' when Pablo Fornals scored, with the assist credited to Antony, making the score 2-0. Marc Bartra received a yellow card for Real Betis at 86'. Real Betis made their 3rd substitution at 89', with Antony replacing Ángel Ortiz. Rodrigo Riquelme received a yellow card for Real Betis at 90+6'.

Real Betis used 3 substitutions while Villarreal used 5 substitutions. Real Betis got 3 yellow cards, while Villarreal got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Real Betis outshot their opponent (15-9).
  • Real Betis controlled possession (60%).
  • Real Betis had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games22
Home Wins7
Draws5
Away Wins10
Over 2.5 Goals11 (50.0%)
BTTS14 (63.6%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games11
Home Wins4
Draws2
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals4 (36.4%)
BTTS6 (54.5%)

Real Betis vs Villarreal Head-to-Head History by Season