La Liga · Matchday 1
- Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:00:00 UTCEstadio de MestallaMatchday 1
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Valencia CF 28%Draw 29%Real Betis Balompié 43%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Valencia CFReal Betis Balompié
42Possession58
1.15Expected goals (xG)0.7
16Shots15
3Shots on target3
5Shots off target7
8Blocked shots5
10Shots inside box6
6Shots outside box9
8Corners2
1Offsides1
10Fouls11
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
2Saves3
370Passes538
289Accurate passes472
78Pass accuracy88
Match events
- 26'Ryunosuke Sato
- 42'Junior Firpo
- 55'Arnaut Danjuma → Filip Ugrinic
- 55'Hugo Duro → Umar Sadiq
- 55'Pablo Maffeo → Luis Rioja
- 59'Junior Firpo ← Fran García
- 59'Rodrigo Riquelme ← Isco
- 71'Ángel Ortiz ← Hector Bellerin
- 71'Cucho Hernández ← Troy Parrott
- 79'Pablo Fornals ← Pablo García
- 83'Pablo García (assist Fran García)
- 88'Guido Rodríguez → Aliou Dieng
- 88'Pepelu → David Otorbi
- 89'Mouctar Diakhaby
Valencia CF · Real Betis Balompié
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
16.3Dimitrievski
246.3↓55'Maffeo
46.0Diakhaby
76.3↓55'Danjuma
26.3↓88'Rodríguez
96.3↓55'Duro
186.3↓88'Pepelu
216.3Vázquez
86.3Guerra
56.3Requeni
396.0Sato
37.2Llorente
86.8↓79'Fornals
236.9↓59'Firpo
96.8↓71'Hernández
76.8Antony
17.3Valles
176.8↓59'Riquelme
186.8Deossa
66.8Bernal
167.2Gómez
126.8↓71'Ortiz
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Valencia CF
- 1Stole Dimitrievski6.3
- 24Pablo Maffeo6.3
- 4Mouctar Diakhaby6.0
- 7Arnaut Danjuma6.3
- 2Guido Rodríguez6.3
- 9Hugo Duro6.3
- 18Pepelu6.3
- 21Jesús Vázquez6.3
- 8Javi Guerra6.3
- 5César Tárrega Requeni6.3
- 39Ryunosuke Sato6.0
Real Betis Balompié
- 3Diego Llorente7.2
- 8Pablo Fornals6.8
- 23Junior Firpo6.9
- 9Cucho Hernández6.8
- 7Antony6.8
- 1Álvaro Valles7.3
- 17Rodrigo Riquelme6.8
- 18Nelson Deossa6.8
- 6Facundo Bernal6.8
- 16Valentín Gómez7.2
- 12Ángel Ortiz6.8
Valencia CFTale of the tapeReal Betis Balompié
4-4-2Formation3-3-4
1 ptsTable9 pts
-8Goal difference+0
0Head-to-head wins2
28%Pre-match odds43%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Valencia CF 0W1D2W Real Betis Balompié
Goals 2–4
- 2026-08-25Valencia CF0–1Real Betis Balompié
- 2026-02-01Real Betis Balompié2–1Valencia CF
- 2025-11-09Valencia CF1–1Real Betis Balompié
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 20-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 1 |
| Real Betis Balompié | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +0 | 9 |
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