Espanyol 1–2 Real Betis
- Lozano 15'
- Hernández 54'
- Ezzalzouli 63'
5 October 2025
The match in data
A 2–1 win for Real Betis against Espanyol on 5 October 2025, on matchday 8 of the 2025-26 La Liga.
Real Betis came from behind: they were trailing 1–0 at 15'.
Player of the match: Pablo Fornals (Real Betis), rated 66, thanks above all to 1 big chance created and 10 final-third passes. Fornals produced 1.7 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.7 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Espanyol, the highest-rated player was Edu Expósito, with 61.
Javi Puado missed a penalty at 90+13'.
Pablo Fornals
Real Betis · 77'
Produced 1.66× and cost 0.69× their position's average
- 1 big chance created 4.0×
- 10 final-third passes 1.9×
- 2 key passes 2.1×
- 6 misplaced passes 1.1×
- 2 times dribbled past 2.4×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edu Expósito | Midfielder | 83 | 61 |
| Pol Lozano | Midfielder | 68 | 58 |
| Pere Milla | Forward | 60 | 54 |
| Ludovic Taillandier | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Kike García | Forward | 22 | 49 |
| Javi Puado | Forward | 90 | 47 |
| Clemens Riedel | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Luca Koleosho | Forward | 22 | 42 |
| Marko Dmitrovic | Goalkeeper | 90 | 41 |
| Tyrhys Dolan | Forward | 68 | 38 |
| Carlos Romero | Defender | 90 | 30 |
| Roberto Fernández | Forward | 90 | 29 |
| Omar El Hilali | Defender | 83 | 28 |
| Urko González de Zárate | Midfielder | 30 | 26 |
| Ramón Terrats | Midfielder | 7 | no rating |
| Rubén Sánchez | Defender | 7 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Fornals ★ | Midfielder | 77 | 66 |
| Pau López | Goalkeeper | 90 | 65 |
| Abde Ezzalzouli | Forward | 90 | 56 |
| Cucho Hernández | Forward | 90 | 55 |
| Natan | Defender | 90 | 55 |
| Héctor Bellerín | Defender | 90 | 54 |
| Ricardo Rodríguez | Defender | 90 | 52 |
| Marc Roca | Midfielder | 90 | 50 |
| Antony | Forward | 77 | 50 |
| Valentín Gómez | Defender | 90 | 40 |
| Rodrigo Riquelme | Forward | 22 | 39 |
| Giovani Lo Celso | Midfielder | 68 | 28 |
| Aitor Ruibal | Forward | 13 | no rating |
| Sergi Altimira | Midfielder | 13 | no rating |
| Cédric Bakambu | Forward | 12 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
A 2025-26 La Liga match. With these numbers, how did it end?
Espanyol 1–2 Real Betis. The side that created more danger did not win.
Espanyol nearly doubled Real Betis in expected goals with 2.4 xG against 1.23. Clinical finishing on fewer chances allowed Real Betis to edge a 1–2 away victory.
Which Real Betis player won the most duels?
Abde Ezzalzouli, with 12 duels won. Next: Natan 7, Cucho Hernández 6.
Real Betis' 1–2 win was fueled by Abde Ezzalzouli, who won 12 duels. That clearly surpassed teammates Natan (7) and Cucho Hernández (6).
Which Espanyol player made the most tackles?
Clemens Riedel, with 5 tackles. Next: Pol Lozano 2, Omar El Hilali 2.
Clemens Riedel led Espanyol's defensive efforts with 5 tackles in the 1–2 defeat. That put Riedel well ahead of Pol Lozano and Omar El Hilali, who finished with 2 each.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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