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Real Betis vs Villarreal – Lineups & Match Details

Real Betis beat Villarreal 2-0. Goals: Aitor Ruibal (57'), Pablo Fornals (83'). Real Betis had 60% possession against Villarreal's 40%. Shots on target: 6-3.

La Liga · Regular Season - 20

Saturday, 17 January 2026

Real BetisReal Betis

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

VillarrealVillarreal

Referee: Victor Garcia Verdura, Spain

Lineups

Real BetisReal Betis4-2-3-1
A. Valles1A. VallesG
A. Ruibal24A. RuibalD
M. Bartra5M. BartraD
Natan4NatanD
V. Gomez16V. GomezD
S. Altimira6S. AltimiraM
M. Roca21M. RocaM
Antony7AntonyM
P. Fornals8P. FornalsM
G. Lo Celso20G. Lo CelsoM
C. Avila9C. AvilaF

Substitutes

25P. LopezG
13AdrianG
3D. LlorenteD
40A. OrtizD
12R. RodriguezD
37D. Perez GuerreroM
17R. RiquelmeM
11C. BakambuF
52P. GarciaF
VillarrealVillarreal4-4-2
Luiz Junior1Luiz JuniorG
P. Navarro26P. NavarroD
J. Foyth8J. FoythD
R. Veiga12R. VeigaD
A. Pedraza24A. PedrazaD
T. Buchanan17T. BuchananM
S. Comesana14S. ComesanaM
D. Parejo10D. ParejoM
A. Moleiro20A. MoleiroM
G. Moreno7G. MorenoF
G. Mikautadze9G. MikautadzeF

Substitutes

25A. TenasG
4R. MarinD
15S. MourinoD
16T. ParteyM
19N. PepeF
21T. OluwaseyiF
22A. PerezF
23S. CardonaD
37C. MaciaM

Match Events

36'Y

Pedraza

46'S

Pau Navarro

Substitution 1

46'S

Pedraza

Substitution 2

57'G

Aitor Ruibal

65'S

Gerard Moreno

Substitution 3

70'Y

V. Gómez

72'S

E. Ávila

Substitution 1

75'S

T. Buchanan

Substitution 4

76'R

Santi Comesaña

79'S

G. Lo Celso

Substitution 2

80'Y

S. Mouriño

81'S

Alberto Moleiro

Substitution 5

83'G

Pablo Fornals

Assist: Antony

86'Y

Marc Bartra

89'S

Antony

Substitution 3

90'+5Y

Rodrigo Riquelme

Statistics

Real Betis
60%40%
Villarreal
1.22Expected Goals (xG)0.99
15Total Shots9
6Shots on Target3
2Corners3
14Fouls13
4Offsides3
85Pass Accuracy (%)78
3Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards1
Match preview

Real Betis host Villarreal on Saturday, 17 January 2026. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Real Betis go into the match 5th in the table; Villarreal sit 3rd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Real Betis have taken 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Villarreal have collected 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 18 Oct 2025: Real Betis 2-2 Villarreal; 13 Apr 2025: Real Betis 1-2 Villarreal; 15 Dec 2024: Real Betis 2-1 Villarreal. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Real Betis beat Villarreal 2-0. Real Betis scored through Aitor Ruibal 57', Pablo Fornals 83'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 83 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Real Betis held 60% of the ball against 40% for Villarreal. Shots on target finished 6-3. Expected goals read 1.22 for Real Betis, 0.99 for Villarreal.

Verdict

The win nudges Real Betis forward and leaves Villarreal with work to do. Real Betis sat 5th and Villarreal 3rd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.