Real Betis 3-1 Almería: result and report

La Liga · Sunday 16 December 2007

Result

Real Betis 3-1 Almería

La Liga · Sunday 16 December 2007, 16:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Real Betis 3-1 Almería: match report

Real Betis won against Almería 3-1 in La Liga on Sunday 16 December 2007. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Álvaro Negredo opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Real Betis's goals came from Edu (27', penalty), M. Pavone (50') and M. Pavone (83'). Almería scored through Álvaro Negredo (10', penalty).

Discipline: Real Betis received 3 yellow cards; Almería received 4 yellow cards and 2 red cards.

Going into the game Real Betis were 18th on 14 points from 15 and Almería 11th on 19 points from 15. Real Betis went on to finish that season 14th with 47 points, and Almería 9th with 52.

Real Betis lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Almería in a 4-3-3.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Penalty goal · Álvaro NegredoAlmería · 0-1
  • 11'Yellow card · Santiago Acasiete AriadelaAlmería
  • 12'Yellow card · J. CaffaReal Betis
  • 14'Second yellow · Santiago Acasiete AriadelaAlmería
  • 18'Yellow card · Branko IlićReal Betis
  • 23'Red card · CobeñoAlmería
  • 23'Yellow card · ManéAlmería
  • 27'Penalty goal · EduReal Betis · 1-1
  • 29'Yellow card · CapiReal Betis
  • 50'Goal · M. PavoneReal Betis · 2-1
  • 51'Yellow card · SorianoAlmería
  • 82'Yellow card · Rubén PulidoAlmería
  • 83'Goal · M. PavoneReal Betis · 3-1

Team news

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

Casto, Fernando Vega, David Rivas, Branko Ilić, Arzu, Capi, Rivera, Juan Pablo Caffa, Edu, Mariano Pavone, Juanito

Almería expected line-up (4-3-3)

David Cobeño, Rubén Pulido, Carlos García, Mane, Juanma Ortiz, Crusat, Felipe Melo, Corona, Juanito, Álvaro Negredo, Soriano