Thursday , 12 November 2026

AC Milan vs Real Betis Balompie, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
AC Milan
1 – 2
Full Time
Real Betis Balompie
Thu 25 Oct 2018 · 16:55 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Alessio Romagnoli 31' Y
Gonzalo Higuain 45' Y
Y 45' Canales
Y 80' Giovani Lo Celso
Y 86' Pau Lopez
Samu Castillejo 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

AC Milan vs Real Betis Balompié — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Dave Goossens
  • Referee Jan de Vries
  • Referee Rob van de Ven
  • Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
  • Referee Scott Parker (England)
12 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 13.9 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
AC Milan 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Real Betis Balompie
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-25 AC Milan 1–2 Real Betis Balompie

Recent Form

AC Milan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Oct Real Betis Balompie H 1–2 L
21 Oct FC Internazionale Milano A 0–1 L
07 Oct AC Chievo Verona H 3–1 W
04 Oct PAE Olympiakos SFP H 3–1 W
30 Sep US Sassuolo Calcio A 4–1 W
27 Sep Empoli FC A 1–1 D
Real Betis Balompie
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Oct AC Milan A 2–1 W
21 Oct Real Valladolid CF H 0–1 L
07 Oct Club Atletico de Madrid A 0–1 L
04 Oct F91 Diddeleng H 3–0 W
30 Sep CD Leganes H 1–0 W
27 Sep Girona FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
AC Milan this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AC Milan
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/1
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Milan
Alphadjo Cisse 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . AC Milan are looking to make home advantage count against Real Betis Balompie.
  • 5' Real Betis Balompie seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' The 30-year-old Junior Firpo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Davide Calabria, a Italy , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' The travelling Real Betis Balompie supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Betis Balompie that had 362 games and scored 466 goals.
  • 30' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Antonio Sanabria makes it 0-1.
  • 31' The referee has no hesitation. Alessio Romagnoli is booked for AC Milan — Yellow card on 31.
  • 36' Spain international Sergio Leon has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 41' Tiemoue Bakayoko needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Gonzalo Higuain on 45 minutes.
  • 46' Time for substitution for AC Milan. Tiemoue Bakayoko is replaced by Suso.
  • 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 55' The Argentina Giovani Lo Celso breaks the deadlock on 55 minutes. 0-2!
  • 60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Sergio Leon as he leaves the pitch. Tello steps in for Real Betis Balompie.
  • 72' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 77' AC Milan are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Betis Balompie's shape.
  • 79' Lorenzo Moron gets the nod from Real Betis Balompie. He replaces Antonio Sanabria and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Giovani Lo Celso.
  • 80' Another change for AC Milan made on 80 minute. Lucas Biglia leaves to be changed by Andrea Bertolacci.
  • 83' Patrick Cutrone has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 83 minutes.
  • 86' Pau Lopez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 86.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Samu Castillejo.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Zouhair Feddal. He replaces William Carvalho on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gennaro Gattuso

Real Betis Balompié Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Quique Setien

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.32 AC Milan xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Real Betis Balompié xG
I would bet for: AC Milan or Real Betis Balompié 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Milan35% Draw29% Real Betis Balompié36%
Actual: Real Betis Balompié win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

AC Milan or Draw
65%
Draw or Real Betis Balompié
65%
AC Milan or Real Betis Balompié
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AC Milan26% Draw47% Real Betis Balompié27%
Actual: Real Betis Balompié win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
9%
0 – 1
8.4%
1 – 0
8.3%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.9%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — AC Milan

Handicap AC Milan covers Push Real Betis Balompié covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 19% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

AC Milan keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Real Betis Balompié keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.