Real Betis Balompie vs Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2024-25

Real Betis Balompie

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Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Sun 22 Dec 2024 · 20:00 UTC Estadio Benito Villamarin 53,121 HT 45' · FT 45'

Isco pen 37' 1–0

1–1 51' Isi Palazon

Y 27' Pathe Ciss

Y 36' Alvaro Garcia

Y 81' Isi Palazon

Y 90' Alfonso Espino

Overview

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Real Betis Balompié vs Rayo Vallecano de Madrid — La Liga at Estadio Benito Villamarin.

Real Betis Balompié 12 games · 26 pts (2026/27)
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 11 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Victor Garcia Verdura
Assistant 1 Eliana Fernandez Gonzalez (Spain)
Assistant 2 Julian Villasenor Julian (Spain)

5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 6.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	12	33
2	Real Madrid CF	12	30
3	Club Atletico de Madrid	12	28
4	Real Betis Balompie	12	26
5	Real Sociedad de Futbol	12	22
6	Sevilla FC	12	18
7	Athletic Club	11	16
8	RC Deportivo La Coruna	12	15
9	Villarreal CF	12	15
10	Real Racing Club de Santander	12	14
11	RC Celta de Vigo	12	13
12	Deportivo Alavés	12	13
13	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	11	12
14	CA Osasuna	12	12
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	12	12
16	Getafe CF	12	12
17	Levante UD	12	11
18	Elche CF	12	10
19	Valencia CF	12	9
20	Malaga CF	12	5

Head-to-Head

Real Betis Balompie 12 games · Avg 2.4 goals Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-22 Real Betis Balompie 1–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2024-03-17 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–0 Real Betis Balompie 2023-09-02 Real Betis Balompie 1–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2023-05-15 Real Betis Balompie 3–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2023-01-08 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–2 Real Betis Balompie

Recent Form

Real Betis Balompie

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	1–1	D
15 Dec	Villarreal CF	A	2–1	W
07 Dec	FC Barcelona	H	2–2	D
01 Dec	Real Sociedad de Futbol	A	0–2	L
23 Nov	Valencia CF	A	2–4	L
10 Nov	RC Celta de Vigo	H	2–2	D

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	Real Betis Balompie	A	1–1	D
18 Dec	Villarreal CF	A	1–1	D
14 Dec	Real Madrid CF	H	3–3	D
07 Dec	Valencia CF	A	1–0	W
01 Dec	Athletic Club	H	1–2	L
24 Nov	Sevilla FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Real Betis Balompie		Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
#4	Position	#13
26	Points	12
12	Played	11
8 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 5
20	Scored	15
15	Conceded	21
+5	GD	-6
2.17	PPG	1.09
67%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Real Betis Balompie this season

10% Clean Sheets
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid this season

Real Betis Balompie are 4th (26 pts). Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are 13th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Betis Balompie

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

9/2

46-60

1/4

61-75

2/3

76+

5/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

0-15

4/2

16-30

2/6

31-45

2/2

46-60

6/3

61-75

1/3

76+

–/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Betis Balompie

Bartra	3 G
Rodrigo Riquelme	3 G
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli	3 G
Cucho Hernandez	2 G	2 A
Isco	2 G

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Sergio Camello	7 G	2 A
Alvaro Garcia	3 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Real Betis Balompié launch into their encounter with Rayo Vallecano de Madrid.
5' A quiet spell here at Estadio Benito Villamarin. Real Betis Balompié seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' With 3 assists to his name this season, Unai Lopez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid.
15' Diego Llorente has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 36 cards already picked up this season.
20' Pathe Ciss is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Betis Balompié tonight.
25' Real Betis Balompié are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
27' A moment of madness from Pathe Ciss on 27 minutes earns him a card. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid will be frustrated.
32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alfonso Espino, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Benito Villamarin with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
36' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Alvaro Garcia.
37' The Spain Isco breaks the deadlock on 37 minutes. 0-1!
42' Adri Embarba has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
45' A change in the Rayo Vallecano de Madrid ranks — Alvaro Garcia exits the field as Jorge de Frutos enters on 45.
50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
51' Isi Palazon adds to his 0 season tally! Rayo Vallecano de Madrid lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
61' Morocco international Abdessamad Ezzalzouli has been a key figure this campaign — 4 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
66' Fresh legs for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid! Oscar Valentin comes on to replace Unai Lopez.
71' It’s high time Iñigo Pérez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
75' Another change for Real Betis Balompie made on 75 minute. Youssouf Sabaly leaves to be changed by Aitor Ruibal.
80' The 21-year-old Vitor Roque has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
81' The referee calls foul for Isi Palazon. He receives a card.
81' A tactical swap from Rayo Vallecano de Madrid — Oscar Trejo on, Isi Palazon off on 81 minutes.
82' Real Betis Balompie manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Juanmi is hanging Abdessamad Ezzalzouli on the field on 82 minute.
87' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
90' Alfonso Espino has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Real Betis Balompié Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iñigo Pérez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sergio Camello	3
Florian Lejeune	2
Isco	2
Ivan Balliu	2
Luiz Henrique	2
Isi Palazon	2
Willian Jose	2
Canales	1

Head to Head

Real Betis Balompié Form

2024-12-22 Real Betis Balompie 1–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid D 2024-12-15 Villarreal CF 1–2 Real Betis Balompie W 2024-12-07 Real Betis Balompie 2–2 FC Barcelona D 2024-12-01 Real Sociedad de Futbol 2–0 Real Betis Balompie L 2024-11-23 Valencia CF 4–2 Real Betis Balompie L 2024-11-10 Real Betis Balompie 2–2 RC Celta de Vigo D

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Form

2024-12-22 Real Betis Balompie 1–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid D 2024-12-18 Villarreal CF 1–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid D 2024-12-14 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 3–3 Real Madrid CF D 2024-12-07 Valencia CF 0–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2024-12-01 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–2 Athletic Club L 2024-11-24 Sevilla FC 1–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.92 Real Betis Balompié xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.15 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Real Betis Balompié52% Draw25% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid23%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Real Betis Balompié or Draw

77%

Draw or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

48%

Real Betis Balompié or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Betis Balompié39% Draw43% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid18%

Actual: Real Betis Balompié win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.5%

1 – 0

8.2%

0 – 0

6.3%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

5.4%

3 – 0

5.3%

0 – 1

4.6%

3 – 2

3.5%

0 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Real Betis Balompié

Handicap	Real Betis Balompié covers	Push	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	22%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Real Betis Balompié keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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