Espanyol 1-3 Real Betis: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 16 December 2018
Result
Espanyol 1-3 Real Betis
La Liga · Sunday 16 December 2018, 15:15 UTC · half-time 1-1
Espanyol 1-3 Real Betis: match report
Espanyol were beaten by Real Betis 1-3 in La Liga on Sunday 16 December 2018. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Sergio García opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Espanyol's goal came from Sergio García (24'). Real Betis scored through Giovani Lo Celso (43'), Tello (85') and an own goal by Óscar Duarte (90+1').
Discipline: Espanyol received 3 yellow cards; Real Betis received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Espanyol were 11th on 21 points from 15 and Real Betis 8th on 22 points from 15. Espanyol went on to finish that season 7th with 53 points, and Real Betis 10th with 50.
Espanyol lined up in a 4-3-3 and Real Betis in a 3-1-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Giovani Lo Celso of Real Betis (7.8), ahead of Cristian Tello (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Espanyol wins, 1 draw and 4 for Real Betis.
Key events
- 17'Missed penalty · Giovani Lo Celso
- 18'Yellow card · Joaquín
- 23'Yellow card · William Carvalho
- 24'Goal · Sergio García
- 43'Goal · Giovani Lo Celso
- 45'Yellow card · Borja Iglesias
- 53'Yellow card · Aïssa Mandi
- 56'Yellow card · David López
- 65'Yellow card · Sidnei
- 84'Yellow card · Víctor Sánchez
- 85'Goal · Tello
- 90+1'Own goal · Óscar Duarte
Head-to-head
Team news
Espanyol line-up (4-3-3)
Diego López, Roberto Rosales, David López, Óscar Duarte, Adrià Pedrosa, Víctor Sánchez, Marc Roca, Granero, Léo Baptistão, Borja Iglesias, Sergio García
Real Betis line-up (3-1-4-2)
Pau López, Aïssa Mandi, Marc Bartra, Sidnei, William Carvalho, Francis Guerrero, Giovani Lo Celso, Sergio Canales, Junior Firpo, Loren Morón, Joaquín