Espanyol 1-2 Real Betis: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 27 January 2008
Result
Espanyol 1-2 Real Betis
La Liga · Sunday 27 January 2008, 16:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Espanyol 1-2 Real Betis: match report
Espanyol were beaten by Real Betis 1-2 in La Liga on Sunday 27 January 2008. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Rivera opened the scoring in the 43rd minute. Espanyol's goal came from Luis García (50'). Real Betis scored through Rivera (43') and Edu (87').
Discipline: Espanyol received 1 yellow card; Real Betis received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Espanyol were 5th on 36 points from 20 and Real Betis 16th on 22 points from 20. Espanyol went on to finish that season 12th with 48 points, and Real Betis 14th with 47.
Espanyol lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Real Betis in a 4-2-3-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Espanyol win, 4 draws and 0 for Real Betis.
Going into the match Espanyol's last five read L-L-W-W-W and Real Betis's D-W-L-D-W.
Key events
- 43'Goal · Rivera
- 50'Goal · Luis García
- 69'Yellow card · Jesús Lacruz
- 87'Goal · Edu
Head-to-head
Team news
Espanyol line-up (4-2-3-1)
Kiko Casilla, David García, Jesús Lacruz, Pablo Zabaleta, Marc Torrejón, Valdo, Albert Riera, Angel Martinez, Milan Smiljanić, Luis Garcia, Jonathan Soriano
Real Betis line-up (4-2-3-1)
Ricardo, Melli, Fernando Vega, Damiá, Arzu, Capi, Rivera, Juan Pablo Caffa, Edu, Mariano Pavone, Juanito