Espanyol 1-2 Real Betis: result and report

La Liga · Sunday 5 October 2025

Result

Espanyol 1-2 Real Betis

La Liga · Sunday 5 October 2025, 16:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Espanyol 1-2 Real Betis: match report

Espanyol lost to Real Betis 1-2 in La Liga on Sunday 5 October 2025. The half-time score was 1-0.

Pol Lozano opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Espanyol's goal came from Pol Lozano (15'). Real Betis scored through Cucho Hernández (54') and Abde Ezzalzouli (63').

Discipline: Espanyol received 2 yellow cards; Real Betis received 6 yellow cards.

Going into the game Espanyol were 9th on 12 points from 7 and Real Betis 8th on 12 points from 7. Espanyol went on to finish that season 11th with 46 points, and Real Betis 5th with 60.

Espanyol lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Real Betis in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Pablo Fornals of Real Betis (7.8), ahead of Clemens Riedel (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Espanyol win, 3 draws and 6 for Real Betis.

Going into the match Espanyol's last five read D-D-L-W-W and Real Betis's W-W-D-L-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Goal · Pol LozanoEspanyol · 1-0
  • 27'Yellow card · Pere MillaEspanyol
  • 33'Yellow card · Pablo FornalsReal Betis
  • 45'Yellow card · AntonyReal Betis
  • 45'Yellow card · Javi PuadoEspanyol
  • 54'Goal · Cucho HernándezReal Betis · 1-1
  • 63'Goal · Abde EzzalzouliReal Betis · 1-2
  • 90+10'Yellow card · Giovani Lo CelsoReal Betis
  • 90+11'Yellow card · AdriánReal Betis
  • 90+11'Yellow card · Valentín GómezReal Betis
  • 90+13'Missed penalty · Javi PuadoEspanyol
  • 90+13'Yellow card · Pau LópezReal Betis

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Espanyol 1, draws 3, Real Betis 6.

Team news

Espanyol line-up (4-2-3-1)

Marko Dmitrovic, Omar El Hilali, Clemens Riedel, Leandro Cabrera, Carlos Romero, Pol Lozano, Edu Expósito, Tyrhys Dolan, Javi Puado, Pere Milla, Roberto Fernández

Real Betis line-up (4-2-3-1)

Pau López, Héctor Bellerín, Natan, Valentín Gómez, Ricardo Rodríguez, Pablo Fornals, Marc Roca, Antony, Giovani Lo Celso, Abde Ezzalzouli, Cucho Hernández