§ La Liga · 2025-26 · Matchday 3

Real Betis 1–2 Athletic Club

  • Bakambu 90+7'
  • Bartra 60' (o.g.)
  • Paredes 85'
  • Padilla 90+9'
  • 90+9'

31 August 2025

The match in data

Athletic Club got the better of Real Betis, 2–1, on 31 August 2025, on matchday 3 of the 2025-26 La Liga.

Player of the match: Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club), rated 63, thanks above all to 1 goal and 5 final-third passes. Paredes produced 1.1 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.

For Real Betis, the highest-rated player was Junior Firpo, with 60.

Álex Padilla was sent off at 90+9'.

63
Player of the match

Aitor Paredes

Athletic Club · 90'

Produced 1.13× and cost 0.41× their position's average

Added
  • 1 goal 4.0×
  • 5 final-third passes 0.9×
  • 5 recoveries 1.3×
Took away
  • 5 misplaced passes 0.8×
  • 2 duels lost 0.5×

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.

Real Betis
PlayerPositionMinRating
Junior Firpo Defender 90 60
Sergi Altimira Midfielder 90 54
Pablo Fornals Midfielder 90 50
Cucho Hernández Forward 90 47
Natan Defender 90 41
Álvaro Valles Goalkeeper 90 41
Rodrigo Riquelme Forward 73 40
Pablo García Midfielder 72 40
Marc Bartra Defender 90 38
Ángel Ortiz Defender 88 33
Giovani Lo Celso Midfielder 88 32
Cédric Bakambu Forward 18 no rating
Nelson Deossa Midfielder 17 no rating
Chimy Ávila Forward 2 no rating
Héctor Bellerín Defender 2 no rating
Athletic Club
PlayerPositionMinRating
Mikel Vesga Midfielder 28 65
Aitor Paredes ★ Defender 90 63
Jesús Areso Defender 75 55
Álex Berenguer Forward 90 53
Mikel Jauregizar Midfielder 90 48
Yuri Berchiche Defender 90 46
Iñaki Williams Forward 75 42
Nico Williams Forward 85 39
Beñat Prados Midfielder 62 38
Dani Vivian Defender 90 35
Oihan Sancet Midfielder 85 29
Unai Simón Goalkeeper 90 no rating
Álex Padilla Goalkeeper 90 no rating
Andoni Gorosabel Defender 15 no rating
Maroan Sannadi Forward 15 no rating
Robert Navarro Forward 5 no rating
Unai Gómez Midfielder 5 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Athletic Club player won the most duels?

Nico Williams, with 7 duels won. Next: Beñat Prados 6, Álex Berenguer 5.

Williams was Athletic Club's most competitive presence, winning 7 duels. Prados added 6 and Berenguer tallied 5.

Which Real Betis player made the most interceptions?

Sergi Altimira, with 5 interceptions. Next: Junior Firpo 2, Natan 1.

Altimira read passing lanes brilliantly for Real Betis with 5 interceptions. Firpo made 2 and Natan tallied 1.

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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Real Betis 1–2 Athletic Club, La Liga 2025-26. Player of the match: Aitor Paredes, 63
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.