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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 Balompie — 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)
6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 1 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 Plzen 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
0% Clean Sheets
AC Milan this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for AC Milan and Real Betis Balompie.
  • 5' It’s high time Gennaro Gattuso made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AC Milan that had 521 games and scored 609 goals.
  • 15' William Carvalho is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Betis Balompie tonight.
  • 20' Sidnei, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso with the perfectly-timed delivery and Antonio Sanabria makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 31' Alessio Romagnoli is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
  • 36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 41' 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.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Gonzalo Higuain on 45 minutes.
  • 46' AC Milan make a change. Tiemoue Bakayoko trudges off to be replaced by Suso on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Aissa Mandi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' Giovani Lo Celso does the damage! The net is bulging and Real Betis Balompie surge ahead!
  • 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 65' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Real Betis Balompie team. Sergio Leon is replaced by Tello on 67 minute.
  • 72' Real Betis Balompie come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 77' AC Milan are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Antonio Sanabria as he leaves the pitch. Lorenzo Moron steps in for Real Betis Balompie.
  • 80' Real Betis Balompie receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
  • 80' AC Milan ring the changes. Lucas Biglia has done his job and it is now time for Andrea Bertolacci to step up.
  • 83' What a strike from Patrick Cutrone! The score is 1-2.
  • 86' It’s a booking for Real Betis Balompie player. Pau Lopez gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Red card for Samu Castillejo.
  • 90' Zouhair Feddal has so much to prove this time. He replaces William Carvalho on 90 minute.
  • With this win, Real Betis Balompie is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gennaro Gattuso

Real Betis Balompie 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 Balompie xG
I would bet for: AC Milan or Real Betis Balompie 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Milan35% Draw29% Real Betis Balompie36%
Actual: Real Betis Balompie 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 Balompie
65%
AC Milan or Real Betis Balompie
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AC Milan26% Draw47% Real Betis Balompie27%
Actual: Real Betis Balompie 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 Balompie 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 Balompie keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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