Saturday , 14 November 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 12 33
2 Real Madrid CF 12 30
3 Club Atlético de Madrid 12 28
4 Real Betis Balompié 12 26
5 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 12 22
6 Sevilla FC 12 18
7 Athletic Club 11 16
8 RC Deportivo La Coruña 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 Málaga CF 12 5

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
#9 Position #4
15 Points 26
12 Played 12
4 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 2
17 Scored 20
15 Conceded 15
+2 GD +5
1.25 PPG 2.17
33% Win % 67%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season
50% Clean Sheets
Real Betis Balompié this season

Villarreal CF are 9th (15 pts). Real Betis Balompié are 4th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Villarreal CF
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/7
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Betis Balompié
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Villarreal CF
Georges Mikautadze 3 G 1 A
Pape Gueye 3 G
Alberto Moleiro 2 G 4 A
Nicolas Pepe 2 G 1 A
Gerard Moreno 2 G
Real Betis Balompié
Bartra 3 G
Rodrigo Riquelme 3 G
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli 3 G
Cucho Hernandez 2 G 2 A
Isco 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Villarreal CF and Real Betis Balompie get this one started.
  • 5' Real Betis Balompie has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 10' Villarreal CF have won 579 goals from 423 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' Villarreal CF are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Betis Balompie backline.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Manuel Pellegrini will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 26' Pape Gueye picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 31' With 0 assists to his name this season, Diego Llorente is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Betis Balompie.
  • 32' The Brazil Vitor Roque breaks the deadlock on 32 minutes. 0-1!
  • 34' That looks like a foul for a card for Ezequiel Avila.
  • 35' Poor challenge from Giovani Lo Celso. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 39' It’s a booking for Villarreal CF player. Kiko Femenia gets a card.
  • 42' Controversy at the stadium! Cedric Bakambu argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 46' Juan Bernat is replacing Eric Bailly for the Villarreal CF side.
  • 47' GOAL! Giovani Lo Celso fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 52' Poor challenge from Aitor Ruibal. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 55' Alex Baena does the damage! The net is bulging and Villarreal CF surge ahead!
  • 57' Fresh legs for Villarreal CF! Thierno Barry comes on to replace Pape Gueye.
  • 60' Villarreal CF player sees a card in front of him.
  • 65' Vitor Roque was booked on 65.
  • 67' Yeremy picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 68' The Real Betis Balompie manager makes a substitution. Vitor Roque departs to be replaced by Assane Diao.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Villarreal CF team. Yeremy is replaced by Pau Cabanes on 70 minute.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Real Betis Balompie. Abdessamad Ezzalzouli is replaced by Aitor Ruibal.
  • 79' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kiko Femenia made 423 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 84' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 87' Dani Parejo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 87.
  • 88' Natan is replacing Sergi Altimira for the Real Betis Balompie side.
  • With this win, Real Betis Balompie is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Alex Baena 2
Arnaut Danjuma 2
Samuel Chukwueze 2
Emerson Royal 2
Willian Jose 2
Karl Toko Ekambi 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 CF38% Draw28% Real Betis Balompié34%
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
62%
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
4.3%
1 – 3
3.8%
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% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

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.