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Real Betis vs Valencia – Lineups & Match Details

Real Betis beat Valencia 2-1. Goals: Luis Rioja (20'), E. Ávila (23' pen.), Pablo Fornals (88'). Real Betis had 53% possession against Valencia's 47%. Shots on target: 2-4.

La Liga · Regular Season - 22

Sunday, 1 February 2026

Real BetisReal Betis

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

ValenciaValencia

Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez, Spain

Lineups

Real BetisReal Betis4-2-3-1
A. Valles1A. VallesG
A. Ruibal24A. RuibalD
M. Bartra5M. BartraD
D. Llorente3D. LlorenteD
R. Rodriguez12R. RodriguezD
S. Altimira6S. AltimiraM
M. Roca21M. RocaM
Antony7AntonyM
N. Deossa18N. DeossaM
A. Ezzalzouli10A. EzzalzouliM
C. Avila9C. AvilaF

Substitutes

13AdrianG
25P. LopezG
8P. FornalsM
11C. BakambuF
16V. GomezD
40A. OrtizD
50I. Corralejo ManteroM
52P. GarciaF
ValenciaValencia4-4-2
S. Dimitrievski1S. DimitrievskiG
D. Foulquier20D. FoulquierD
E. Comert24E. ComertD
J. Copete3J. CopeteD
J. Gaya14J. GayaD
L. Rioja11L. RiojaM
F. Ugrinic23F. UgrinicM
Pepelu18PepeluM
A. Danjuma7A. DanjumaM
L. Beltran15L. BeltranF
H. Duro9H. DuroF

Substitutes

28V. AbrilG
41P. GarciaG
4U. NunezD
5C. TarregaD
6U. SadiqF
8J. GuerraM
10A. AlmeidaM
16D. LopezF
17L. RamazaniF
21J. VazquezD
22B. SantamariaM
26RuboD

Match Events

20'G

Luis Rioja

Assist: L. Beltrán

23'P

E. Ávila

46'S

Sergi Altimira

Substitution 1

50'Y

E. Cömert

53'Y

Pepelu

67'S

E. Ávila

Substitution 2

72'S

Hugo Duro

Substitution 1

72'S

L. Beltrán

Substitution 2

72'S

Pepelu

Substitution 3

77'S

Luis Rioja

Substitution 4

81'S

Copete

Substitution 5

85'Y

D. Foulquier

88'G

Pablo Fornals

90'+7Y

César Tárrega

90'+1S

Diego Llorente

Substitution 3

90'+1S

Antony

Substitution 4

Statistics

Real Betis
53%47%
Valencia
1.87Expected Goals (xG)1.9
14Total Shots15
2Shots on Target4
3Corners5
15Fouls13
2Offsides1
84Pass Accuracy (%)82
0Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Real Betis host Valencia on Sunday, 1 February 2026. The kick-off time is 15:15 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Real Betis go into the match 5th in the table; Valencia sit 12th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Real Betis have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Valencia have collected 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 2 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 9 Nov 2025: Real Betis 1-1 Valencia; 23 May 2025: Real Betis 1-1 Valencia; 23 Nov 2024: Real Betis 2-4 Valencia. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Real Betis beat Valencia 2-1. Real Betis scored through E. Ávila 23' (pen.), Pablo Fornals 88'. Valencia replied with Luis Rioja 20'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 88 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Real Betis held 53% of the ball against 47% for Valencia. Shots on target finished 2-4. Expected goals read 1.87 for Real Betis, 1.90 for Valencia.

Verdict

The win nudges Real Betis forward and leaves Valencia with work to do. Real Betis sat 5th and Valencia 12th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.