La Liga · Matchweek 5
Cucho Hernández 7'
Álex Remiro 49' (OG)
Pablo Fornals 69'
HT 1:1
Brais Méndez 13'
Fri, 19 Sept 2025, 20:00 (UK) · Estadio de La Cartuja, Sevilla
Real Betis 10th → 4th · 9 pts|Real Sociedad 17th · 2 pts

Real Betis won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.25–0.67).

Player of the matchGiovani Lo Celso8.6Decisive moment7' Cucho Hernández+0.8

Real Betis 3-1 Real Sociedad

Key numbers

  • Possession 50% – 50%
  • Shots 21 (6 on target) – 11 (5)
  • Decisive moment: 7' Cucho Hernández, FN xPts +0.8
Player of the match
Giovani Lo Celso 8.6Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)

Game state

1-01-12-13-1
Real Betis ahead 47 min · level 43 min · Real Sociedad ahead 0 min

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

7' Cucho Hernández Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Giovani Lo Celso +0.2 +0.8
13' Brais Méndez Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Ander Barrenetxea +0.2 +0.7
49' Álex Remiro Own goal −0.8
69' Pablo Fornals Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Héctor Bellerín +0.1 +0.3
Real Betis Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +1.1Opponent moments +0.2Time effect +0.1→ League points won 3
Real Sociedad Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments −0.1Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −0.2→ League points won 0

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

Real BetisReal Sociedad
50%Possession50%
2.25Expected goals (xG)0.67
0.11xG per shot0.06
21Shots11
6Shots on target5
29%Shots on target %45%
12Shots in box8
491Passes481
81%Pass accuracy80%
3Corners5
4Saves4
7Fouls20
3Yellow cards6
0Offsides3

Compared with usual

Real Betis

5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals31.2
Conceded11.2
xG2.251.4
xG against0.670.89
Shots2114.4
On target64.4
Shots faced1110.2
xG per shot0.110.1
Possession50%50.2%
Passes491471.8
Pass accuracy81%85.6%
Corners35.6
Fouls710.8

Real Sociedad

4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals11
Conceded31.5
xG0.671.3
xG against2.251.7
Shots1117.3
On target55
Shots faced2114
xG per shot0.060.07
Possession50%57.3%
Passes481471.3
Pass accuracy80%86%
Corners58.5
Fouls2015.5

Timeline

  • 7' Yellow Brais Méndez
  • 7' Goal Cucho Hernández league goal #2 assist Giovani Lo Celso
  • 13' Goal Brais Méndez league goal #1 assist Ander Barrenetxea
  • 18' Yellow Pablo Marín
  • 26' Yellow Jon Aramburu
  • 34' Yellow Sofyan Amrabat
  • 39' Yellow Natan
  • 46' Sub Diego Llorente → Marc Bartra
  • 49' Goal Álex Remiro (OG)
  • 54' Yellow Igor Zubeldia
  • 58' Sub Ander Barrenetxea → Carlos Soler
  • 58' Sub Jon Gorrotxategi → Gonçalo Guedes
  • 65' Yellow Junior Firpo
  • 66' Sub Takefusa Kubo → Luka Sučić
  • 66' Sub Pablo Marín → Arsen Zakharyan
  • 69' Goal Pablo Fornals league goal #2 assist Héctor Bellerín
  • 70' Sub Junior Firpo → Valentín Gómez
  • 70' Sub Pablo Fornals → Marc Roca
  • 71' Yellow Duje Ćaleta-Car
  • 71' Sub Antony → Pablo García
  • 75' Sub Jon Aramburu → Aritz Elustondo
  • 86' Yellow Carlos Soler
  • 86' Sub Giovani Lo Celso → Rodrigo Riquelme

Category leaders

  • Key passesMikel Oyarzabal4
  • Duels wonAbdessamad Ezzalzouli12/19
  • DribblesAbdessamad Ezzalzouli4/9
  • Defensive actionsSergio Gómez13
  • ShotsAbdessamad Ezzalzouli4 (on target 1)
  • Fouls wonAbdessamad Ezzalzouli7

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.