Real Betis 1-0 Feyenoord: Isco's penalty beats a busy Ernst
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- 23 shots to 12: Betis had the volume
- Nine saves kept Feyenoord within a goal
- xG 2.06 v 0.81, yet only one goal
Twenty-three shots, one penalty
Real Betis beat Feyenoord 1-0 in Seville, and the only goal came from the spot, with Isco converting in the 59th minute. Betis put 10 of their 23 shots on target, yet one penalty was all they had to show for it. The shot count suggested a rout; the scoreline stayed tight.
Ernst kept the margin at one
Feyenoord goalkeeper Tjark Ernst made nine saves, which is why Betis's xG of 2.06 produced so few goals. Their shot quality per attempt was in line with their season average, so this looks like a side that built its expected goals through volume rather than clearer chances. Abdessamad Ezzalzouli took eight of the shots, two of them on target.
A tighter back line than usual
Betis kept a clean sheet and conceded 0.81 xG, well below their average across 11 matches this season. Natan's interceptions and duel wins were central to that. Feyenoord had the greater share of the ball, but they managed only two shots on target in the whole match.
The penalty that broke the deadlock
Isco's penalty in the 59th minute was worth +0.9 FN xPts to Betis, while Feyenoord's FN xPts fell by 0.7. It was his second goal of this season's Champions League. He was replaced in the 80th minute with Betis still ahead, and the 1-0 scoreline stood through to full-time.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Isco 8.0Dominant
He scored the 59th-minute penalty and added three shots and two key passes.
Isco earned most of his FN MOM credit in attack: two of his three shots were on target, and two key passes created chances for team-mates. He also completed 52 of 58 passes, so he was involved in build-up as well as the finish. Betis led from the 59th minute, and with Isco off in the 80th they still held the 1-0 to the end.
Game state
1-0
Real Betis ahead 31 min · level 59 min · Feyenoord 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. The value next to a team code is what the same moment did to the other side's expected points; the decisive moment is the one with the largest combined change for both teams.
59'
Isco
Pen goal · FEY −0.7
+0.9
Real Betis
Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +0.9Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.1→ League points won 3
Feyenoord
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 0.8Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.7Time effect −0.1→ 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.
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Match stats
Real BetisFeyenoord
2.06Expected goals (xG)0.81
Compared with usual
Real Betis
11 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.6 | |
| xG | 2.06 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 0.81 | 1.8 | |
| Shots | 23 | 16.8 | |
| On target | 10 | 6.3 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 14.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 47% | 52% | |
| Passes | 507 | 502.1 | |
| Corners | 4 | 4.8 | |
| Fouls | 8 | 10.5 | |
Timeline
- 14'
Yellow
Mika Màrmol
- 52'
Yellow
Charles Vanhoutte
- 59'
Goal
Isco (pen) competition goal #2
- 64'
Sub
Pablo Fornals → Dani Ceballos
- 64'
Sub
Antony → Rodrigo Riquelme
- 79'
Sub
Jeremiah St. Juste → Tsuyoshi Watanabe
- 79'
Sub
Charles Vanhoutte → Gaoussou Diarra
- 80'
Sub
Isco → Giovani Lo Celso
- 80'
Sub
Troy Parrott → Nelson Deossa
- 82'
Sub
Héctor Bellerín → Ángel Ortiz
- 82'
Sub
Luciano Valente → Sem Steijn
- 86'
Yellow
Rodrigo Riquelme
- 90+2'
Sub
Oussama Targhalline → Tobias van den Elshout
Category leaders
- Key passesMarc Roca4
- Duels wonAbdessamad Ezzalzouli7/15
- DribblesAbdessamad Ezzalzouli3/4
- Defensive actionsOussama Targhalline10
- ShotsAbdessamad Ezzalzouli8 (on target 2)
#Champions League#Real Betis#Feyenoord#Isco#Tjark Ernst#FN MOM
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.