On Sunday Sep 11th, in week 5, Real Betis plays host to Villarreal in a meeting of these two evenly matched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. Real Betis is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior scored the first goal for Real Madrid in the 9th minute, then Canales tied it up for Real Betis in the 17th minute. Real Betis is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Villarreal recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Elche. Gerard Moreno struck first for Villarreal in the 26th minute, then Giovani Lo Celso added another in the 36th minute on a feed from Jackson In the end, Elche couldn’t muster any offence and Villarreal ran away with the shutout win. Villarreal is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Villarreal won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Álex Baena and Gerard Moreno have been the hottest scorers for Villarreal in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Borja Iglesias has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 5 goals for Real Betis
Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti’s Real Betis squad will be without William Carvalho, Víctor Ruíz and Akouokou, while Unai Emery Etxegoien’s Villarreal squad will be without Juan Foyth, Arnaut Danjuma, Alberto Moreno and Manu Trigueros.