Villarreal 1–2 Real Betis
What the chances were worth
The scoreline says 1–2; by chance quality the match ran 1.89–3.52.
What the model expected
Its probabilities for this match, logged before kick-off and never changed. The result is highlighted.
Before kick-off the model favoured Villarreal to win (54%); it finished with Real Betis to win. A miss — it gave the actual result 21% beforehand.
One match tells you nothing on its own — whether these percentages are any good is the whole point of the calibration page, where every one of them is scored.
The brain read
Real Betis created the better chances — the xG read 1.9–3.5 and the shot count agreed (14–26, 8–12 on target). Real Betis got into the box far more often (20 shots inside it to 11) and Villarreal held 62% of the ball. Villarreal's finishing let them down — 1 from 1.9 xG despite 8 of 14 shots on target (a finishing read inferred from shots on target and goals vs xG — not measured shot placement). On the balance of chances, the 1–2 reads fair.
A second opinion written by rule from the numbers on this page — where the shot picture and the xG disagree, it says so rather than picking a winner. Backward-looking only; it claims nothing about any future result.
The match in numbers
As returned by the data feed at full time. Bars show each side’s share of the stat.
Confirmed line-ups
Captured from the official team sheets in the last hour before kick-off. The pick test requires these to be in before any call counts.
Villarreal 4-4-2
- 6 Pau Navarro (D)
- 7 Gerard Moreno (F)
- 9 G. Mikautadze (F)
- 12 Renato Veiga (D)
- 14 Santi Comesaña (M)
- 15 S. Mouriño (D)
- 17 T. Buchanan (M)
- 18 P. Gueye (M)
- 19 N. Pépé (M)
- 20 Carlos Romero (D)
- 25 P. Gulácsi (G)
Bench: Sergi Cardona, Ilias Akhomach, Logan Costa, A. Diatta, A. Freeman, Rubén Gómez, Luíz Júnior, C. Macia, Alberto Moleiro, T. Oluwaseyi, Ayoze Pérez, N. Saliba
Real Betis 4-2-3-1
- 1 Álvaro Vallés (G)
- 2 Héctor Bellerín (D)
- 4 Natan (D)
- 5 Marc Bartra (D)
- 8 Pablo Fornals (M)
- 9 C. Hernández (F)
- 10 A. Ezzalzouli (M)
- 11 Fran García (D)
- 17 Rodrigo Riquelme (M)
- 21 Marc Roca (M)
- 22 Isco (M)
Bench: Dani Ceballos, N. Deossa, Álvaro Fidalgo, Junior Firpo, V. Gómez, Manu González, G. Lo Celso, Iker Losada, Ángel Ortiz, T. Parrott, Antony, F. Bernal
The market’s read
| Market | Consensus price | Implied chance | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double chance Villarreal or draw | 1.29 | 73.3% | -0.8 pts |
| Double chance Real Betis or draw | 1.84 | 51.1% | +1.0 pts |
| Double chance either team | 1.25 | 75.6% | -0.2 pts |
| Draw no bet — Villarreal | 1.45 | 63.8% | -1.2 pts |
| Draw no bet — Real Betis | 2.56 | 36.2% | +1.2 pts |
| Over 1.5 goals | 1.15 | 81.3% | +0.8 pts |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.54 | 61.3% | +1.2 pts |
| Over 3.5 goals | 2.37 | 40.3% | +0.8 pts |
| Both teams to score | 1.49 | 62.7% | +1.3 pts |
| Villarreal over 1.5 team goals | 1.70 | 55.2% | -0.3 pts |
| Real Betis over 1.5 team goals | 2.39 | 39.2% | +1.8 pts |
| Villarreal clean sheet | 3.50 | 26.8% | -0.9 pts |
| Real Betis clean sheet | 5.50 | 17.2% | +0.0 pts |
Shortest-priced scorelines: 1-1 7.32 · 2-1 8.18 · 1-0 9.90 · 2-0 11.21 · 2-2 11.25
Consensus of bookmaker prices captured 2026-09-14 18:30 UTC. These are the closing prices — the market’s last word before kick-off. The Move column is how each market’s implied chance has shifted since the first price we captured: green = the chance has risen (the price shortened, backing coming in), red = the chance has fallen (the price eased out — what punters call the price ‘drifting’).
Head to head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 26 | Real Betis | 2-0 | Villarreal |
| 18 Oct 25 | Villarreal | 2-2 | Real Betis |