Real Betis 1–0 Real Sociedad
- Riquelme 63'
21 August 2026
The match in data
Real Betis got the better of Real Sociedad, 1–0, on 21 August 2026, on matchday 2 of the 2026-27 La Liga.
Player of the match: Pablo Fornals (Real Betis), rated 71, thanks above all to 14 final-third passes and 4 key passes. Fornals produced 1.5 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.6 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Real Sociedad, the highest-rated player was Sergio Gómez, with 61.
Pablo Fornals
Real Betis · 90'
Produced 1.48× and cost 0.58× their position's average
- 14 final-third passes 2.1×
- 4 key passes 3.2×
- 9 recoveries 2.0×
- 8 misplaced passes 1.2×
- 0.15 xG not converted 3.4×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Fornals ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 71 |
| Rodrigo Riquelme | Forward | 73 | 71 |
| Marc Bartra | Defender | 90 | 70 |
| Marc Roca | Midfielder | 90 | 61 |
| Natan | Defender | 90 | 55 |
| Facundo Bernal | Midfielder | 58 | 54 |
| Cucho Hernández | Forward | 80 | 48 |
| Antony | Forward | 90 | 47 |
| Fran García | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Isco | Midfielder | 32 | 43 |
| Héctor Bellerín | Defender | 90 | 33 |
| Álvaro Valles | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Pablo García | Forward | 17 | no rating |
| Nelson Deossa | Midfielder | 10 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Gómez | Defender | 72 | 61 |
| Mikel Oyarzabal | Forward | 32 | 56 |
| Carlos Soler | Midfielder | 90 | 55 |
| Alex Marchal | Forward | 32 | 54 |
| Jon Martín | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Igor Zubeldia | Defender | 90 | 47 |
| Takefusa Kubo | Forward | 58 | 46 |
| Yangel Herrera | Midfielder | 72 | 45 |
| Jon Aramburu | Defender | 90 | 42 |
| Orri Óskarsson | Forward | 90 | 42 |
| Ander Barrenetxea | Forward | 58 | 39 |
| Luka Sucic | Midfielder | 87 | 37 |
| Álex Remiro | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Aihen Muñoz | Defender | 18 | no rating |
| Beñat Turrientes | Midfielder | 18 | no rating |
| Arsen Zakharyan | Midfielder | 3 | no rating |
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.