Lille 2-3 Real Betis: Bartra brace turns it round
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- xG per shot 0.09 v 0.14: Lille's chances were better
- Parrott's 53' goal: +1.1 FN xPts
- Six shots faced; Betis' four-match average is 16
Lille led twice, then lost the lead
Lille went ahead through Ayase Ueda in the 12th minute and Alexsandro Ribeiro in the 36th, and took a 2-1 lead into the break. Betis hit back within four minutes of each other after the restart, scoring in the 49th and 53rd minutes. Lille never found another goal, and the 2-3 scoreline stood.
Betis had the volume, Lille the quality
Betis fired off 20 shots, but each was worth only 0.09 xG, against 0.14 for Lille's six. That suggests a side winning through volume rather than clear-cut chances. Even so, they outscored their xG of 1.8 with three goals. Lille also beat their 0.83 xG by scoring twice, so both sides finished above expectation.
Betis defended better than their numbers
Betis have conceded an average of 16 shots over four matches this season, yet allowed only six here. Lille still scored twice from two shots on target. Ribeiro was busy at the back, with six defensive actions (three tackles, three blocks) on top of his goal. At the other end, Pablo Fornals created four chances, the most of anyone on the pitch.
Parrott's goal tilted the match
With the score at 2-2, Troy Parrott's goal in the 53rd minute was worth +1.1 FN xPts, the biggest value of any goal here, because it turned a level match into a lead. Ethan Mbappé was sent off in the 56th minute after a VAR upgrade to a red card, leaving Lille with ten men. They did not score again.
Player of the match
Marc Bartra 8.8Dominant
The defender scored twice, with both of his shots on target ending up in the net.
Bartra earned most of his credit through attack. His goals in the 33rd and 49th minutes cancelled out Lille's lead each time, and Parrott's winner followed four minutes after the second. He also played the full 90 minutes, completing 60 of 69 passes and winning six of his seven duels.
Game state
1-01-12-12-22-3
Lille ahead 34 min · level 19 min · Real Betis ahead 37 min
- Lille: Red card 56' → ~34 min a player down
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.
12'
Ayase Ueda
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Ethan Mbappé +0.2
+0.7
33'
Marc Bartra
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Pablo Fornals +0.2
+0.7
36'
Alexsandro Ribeiro
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Gaëtan Perrin +0.2
+0.8
49'
Marc Bartra
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Isco +0.2
+0.7
53'
Troy Parrott
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Rodrigo Riquelme +0.3
+1.1
56'
Ethan Mbappé
Red card
−0.2
Lille
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +1.3Opponent moments −2.6Time effect −0.4→ League points won 0
Real Betis
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +2.5Opponent moments −1.0Time effect +0.4→ League points won 3
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.
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Match stats
LilleReal Betis
0.83Expected goals (xG)1.8
Compared with usual
Lille
3 matches this season, all competitions baseline
Real Betis
4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 1.8 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 0.83 | 2.2 | |
| Shots | 20 | 15.8 | |
| On target | 5 | 5.3 | |
| Shots faced | 6 | 16 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 55% | 52% | |
| Passes | 564 | 501.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 88% | 86.8% | |
| Corners | 5 | 5 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 9.5 | |
Timeline
- 12'
Goal
Ayase Ueda competition goal #1 assist Ethan Mbappé
- 33'
Goal
Marc Bartra competition goal #1 assist Pablo Fornals
- 36'
Goal
Alexsandro Ribeiro competition goal #1 assist Gaëtan Perrin
- 46'
Sub
Nabil Bentaleb → Ngal'ayel Mukau
- 49'
Goal
Marc Bartra competition goal #2 assist Isco
- 53'
Goal
Troy Parrott competition goal #1 assist Rodrigo Riquelme
- 55'
VAR
Ethan Mbappé
- 56'
Red
Ethan Mbappé
- 56'
Yellow
Natan
- 61'
Yellow
Facundo Bernal
- 61'
Sub
Gaëtan Perrin → Dilane Bakwa
- 61'
Sub
Natan → Valentín Gómez
- 61'
Sub
Isco → Álvaro Fidalgo
- 67'
Sub
Facundo Bernal → Marc Roca
- 71'
Yellow
Marc Roca
- 77'
Sub
Benjamin André → Maurits Kjaergaard
- 77'
Sub
Ayase Ueda → Olivier Giroud
- 81'
Sub
Junior Firpo → Fran García
- 81'
Sub
Rodrigo Riquelme → Nelson Deossa
- 88'
Sub
Romain Perraud → Başar Önal
- 90+4'
Yellow
Olivier Giroud
Category leaders
- Key passesPablo Fornals4
- Duels wonBenjamin André9/18
- DribblesTiago Santos4/5
- Defensive actionsAlexsandro Ribeiro6
- ShotsAntony3 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonHakon Arnar Haraldsson4
#Lille#Real Betis#Champions League#Marc Bartra#Troy Parrott#Ayase Ueda
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.