Real Betis 2-0 Rayo Vallecano: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 9 December 2018
Result
Real Betis 2-0 Rayo Vallecano
La Liga · Sunday 9 December 2018, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-0
Real Betis 2-0 Rayo Vallecano: match report
Real Betis defeated Rayo Vallecano 2-0 in La Liga on Sunday 9 December 2018. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Giovani Lo Celso opened the scoring in the 59th minute. Real Betis's goals came from Giovani Lo Celso (59', penalty) and Sidnei (76'). Rayo Vallecano did not score.
Discipline: Real Betis received 2 yellow cards; Rayo Vallecano received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Real Betis were 13th on 19 points from 14 and Rayo Vallecano 19th on 10 points from 14. Real Betis went on to finish that season 10th with 50 points, and Rayo Vallecano 20th with 32.
Real Betis lined up in a 3-5-2 and Rayo Vallecano in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Pau López of Real Betis (8.5), ahead of Aïssa Mandi (8.0).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Real Betis wins, 2 draws and 6 for Rayo Vallecano.
Key events
- 31'Yellow card · William Carvalho
- 33'Yellow card · Santi Comesaña
- 33'Yellow card · Adrián Embarba
- 58'Yellow card · Barragán
- 59'Penalty goal · Giovani Lo Celso
- 61'Yellow card · Álvaro Medrán
- 76'Goal · Sidnei
Head-to-head
Team news
Real Betis line-up (3-5-2)
Pau López, Aïssa Mandi, Marc Bartra, Sidnei, Antonio Barragán, Sergio Canales, William Carvalho, Giovani Lo Celso, Junior Firpo, Loren Morón, Antonio Sanabria
Rayo Vallecano line-up (4-3-1-2)
Stole Dimitrievski, Luis Advíncula, Alejandro Gálvez, Jordi Amat, Álex Moreno, Oscar Trejo, Santi Comesaña, Giannelli Imbula, José Pozo, Álvaro García, Adrián Embarba