Saturday , 26 September 2026

Villarreal CF vs Real Betis Balompié, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2024-25
Villarreal CF
1 – 2
Full Time
Real Betis Balompié
Sun 15 Dec 2024 · 17:30 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica 18,757 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 32' Vitor Roque
0–2 47' Giovani Lo Celso
Alex Baena 55' 1–2
Pape Gueye 26' Y
R 34' Ezequiel Avila
Y 35' Giovani Lo Celso
Kiko Femenia 39' Y
Y 42' Cedric Bakambu
Y 52' Aitor Ruibal
Alex Baena 60' Y
Y 65' Vitor Roque
Yeremy 67' Y
Dani Parejo 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Villarreal CF vs Real Betis Balompié — La Liga at Estadio de la Ceramica.

Match Details

  • Referee Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Guadalupe Porras Ayuso (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Alejandro Estevez Iglesias (Spain)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 7 21
2 Club Atlético de Madrid 7 16
3 Real Betis Balompié 7 16
4 Real Madrid CF 7 15
5 Sevilla FC 7 13
6 Deportivo Alavés 7 11
7 RC Deportivo La Coruña 7 10
8 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 7 10
9 CA Osasuna 7 8
10 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 7 8
11 Villarreal CF 7 8
12 Athletic Club 6 8
13 Getafe CF 7 8
14 RC Celta de Vigo 7 7
15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 7
16 Real Racing Club de Santander 7 7
17 Levante UD 6 5
18 Elche CF 7 5
19 Valencia CF 7 4
20 Málaga CF 7 3

Head-to-Head

7
3
7
Villarreal CF 17 games · Avg 2.9 goals Real Betis Balompié
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-15 Villarreal CF 1–2 Real Betis Balompié 2024-03-10 Real Betis Balompié 2–3 Villarreal CF 2023-08-13 Villarreal CF 1–2 Real Betis Balompié 2023-03-12 Villarreal CF 1–1 Real Betis Balompié 2022-09-11 Real Betis Balompié 1–0 Villarreal CF

Recent Form

Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Dec Real Betis Balompié H 1–2 L
08 Dec Athletic Club A 0–2 L
01 Dec Girona FC H 2–2 D
24 Nov CA Osasuna A 2–2 D
09 Nov Deportivo Alavés H 3–0 W
26 Oct Real Valladolid CF A 2–1 W
Real Betis Balompié
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Dec Villarreal CF A 2–1 W
07 Dec FC Barcelona H 2–2 D
01 Dec Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 0–2 L
23 Nov Valencia CF A 2–4 L
10 Nov RC Celta de Vigo H 2–2 D
03 Nov Athletic Club A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Villarreal CF Real Betis Balompié
#11 Position #3
8 Points 16
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 1
13 Scored 9
12 Conceded 7
+1 GD +2
1.14 PPG 2.29
29% Win % 71%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season
57% Clean Sheets
Real Betis Balompié this season

Villarreal CF are 11th (8 pts). Real Betis Balompié are 3rd (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Villarreal CF
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/6
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Betis Balompié
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
6/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Villarreal CF
Pape Gueye 3 G
Alberto Moleiro 2 G 3 A
Georges Mikautadze 2 G 1 A
Nicolas Pepe 2 G
Gerard Moreno 2 G
Real Betis Balompié
Cucho Hernandez 2 G 1 A
Rodrigo Riquelme 2 G
Bartra 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Villarreal CF is hosting Real Betis Balompié for another epic battle.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gerard Moreno is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Villarreal CF.
  • 10' Real Betis Balompié are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Sergi Cardona has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 19 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' The 33-year-old Youssouf Sabaly has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 26' Controversy at the stadium! Pape Gueye argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 31' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Villarreal CF that had 410 games and scored 559 goals.
  • 32' What a strike from Vitor Roque! The score is 0-1.
  • 34' Ezequiel Avila was booked on 34.
  • 35' Real Betis Balompie player sees a card in front of him.
  • 39' Villarreal CF player sees a card in front of him.
  • 42' Real Betis Balompie receives a card for a hard tackle on 42.
  • 46' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Eric Bailly departs to be replaced by Juan Bernat.
  • 47' A stunning finish from Giovani Lo Celso — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 52' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aitor Ruibal on 52.
  • 55' The deadlock is broken! Alex Baena gets on the scoresheet on 55 minutes.
  • 57' Fresh legs for Villarreal CF! Thierno Barry comes on to replace Pape Gueye.
  • 60' Controversy at the stadium! Alex Baena argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 65' A moment of madness from Vitor Roque on 65 minutes earns him a card. Real Betis Balompie will be frustrated.
  • 67' It’s a booking for Villarreal CF player. Yeremy gets a card.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Real Betis Balompie! Assane Diao comes on to replace Vitor Roque.
  • 70' Villarreal CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pau Cabanes is hanging Yeremy on the field on 70 minute.
  • 74' Real Betis Balompie manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aitor Ruibal is hanging Abdessamad Ezzalzouli on the field on 74 minute.
  • 79' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 84' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 87' Dani Parejo was booked on 87.
  • 88' It is a substitution in Real Betis Balompie team. Sergi Altimira is replaced by Natan on 88 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelino

Real Betis Balompié Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gerard Moreno 6
Giovani Lo Celso 4
Aitor Ruibal 2
Pau Torres 2
Alex Baena 2
Arnaut Danjuma 2
Samuel Chukwueze 2
Emerson Royal 2

Head to Head

2024-12-15 Villarreal CF 1–2 Real Betis Balompié 2024-03-10 Real Betis Balompié 2–3 Villarreal CF 2023-08-13 Villarreal CF 1–2 Real Betis Balompié 2023-03-12 Villarreal CF 1–1 Real Betis Balompié 2022-09-11 Real Betis Balompié 1–0 Villarreal CF

Villarreal CF Form

2024-12-15 Villarreal CF 1–2 Real Betis Balompié L 2024-12-08 Athletic Club 2–0 Villarreal CF L 2024-12-01 Villarreal CF 2–2 Girona FC D 2024-11-24 CA Osasuna 2–2 Villarreal CF D 2024-11-09 Villarreal CF 3–0 Deportivo Alavés W 2024-10-26 Real Valladolid CF 1–2 Villarreal CF W

Real Betis Balompié Form

2024-12-15 Villarreal CF 1–2 Real Betis Balompié W 2024-12-07 Real Betis Balompié 2–2 FC Barcelona D 2024-12-01 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–0 Real Betis Balompié L 2024-11-23 Valencia CF 4–2 Real Betis Balompié L 2024-11-10 Real Betis Balompié 2–2 RC Celta de Vigo D 2024-11-03 Athletic Club 1–1 Real Betis Balompié D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.54 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 Real Betis Balompié xG
I would bet for: Villarreal CF or Real Betis Balompié 72% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Villarreal CF37% Draw28% Real Betis Balompié35%
Actual: Real Betis Balompié win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
65%
Draw or Real Betis Balompié
63%
Villarreal CF or Real Betis Balompié
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Villarreal CF29% Draw44% Real Betis Balompié27%
Actual: Real Betis Balompié win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.8%
0 – 0
6.7%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
6.1%
2 – 0
5.8%
0 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.2%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push Real Betis Balompié covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 19% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Real Betis Balompié keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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