Real Betis 5-2 Osasuna: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
La Liga Matchday 8 · Sunday 11 October 2026 · Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla, Sevilla · referee C. Muñiz Muñoz · full time
Full time: Real Betis 5-2 Osasuna
Real Betis won 5-2 at home to Osasuna in La Liga Matchday 8 on Sunday 11 October 2026. The goals: Isco 10', Abde Ezzalzouli 31', Ante Budimir 51', Raúl García 56', Isco 67', José Antonio Morante 90+6'. Moneyball's pre-match estimate had the result right.
How Real Betis won it
The opening goal came in the 10th minute: Isco from the penalty spot for Real Betis. Abde Ezzalzouli made it 2-0 to Real Betis in the 31st minute, set up by Cucho Hernández. An own goal by Ante Budimir made it 3-0 to Real Betis in the 48th minute. Ante Budimir made it 3-1 to Osasuna in the 51st minute, set up by Rubén García. Raúl García made it 3-2 to Osasuna in the 56th minute, set up by Alejandro Catena. Isco made it 4-2 to Real Betis in the 67th minute. José Antonio Morante made it 5-2 to Real Betis in the 90th minute (+6), set up by Héctor Bellerín.
It was 2-0 at half-time.
Isco scored twice.
The referee, C. Muñiz Muñoz, showed 7 yellow cards: 2 to Real Betis and 5 to Osasuna.
Real Betis: M. Pellegrini, 4-2-3-1 · Osasuna: L. Ramis Monfort, 4-4-2.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
A Real Betis win was the estimate's call at 52%, and it came in. The exact score was another matter: 1-1 was the likeliest, 5-2 the real one.
The match had far more goals than expected: the estimate was about 2.7 goals and there were 7.
Over 2.5 goals had been put at 50%; with 7 goals the over came in, as the estimate leaned.
Both teams to score was 52%; both did, in line with the estimate.
Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-10-09, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.35 for Real Betis and 2.78 for Osasuna.
Real Betis scored about 3.6 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.
Osasuna created the better chances, 2.78 xG to 1.35, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
The run of play itself went against the pre-match reading: Moneyball expected Real Betis to create more, and Osasuna did.
Real Betis had 7 shots on target, Osasuna 5.
Real Betis had 52% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Real Betis came into it with 8 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.8 and conceding 1.1 a match, with 1.75 expected goals for and 1.61 against, and had won 75% of their matches.
Osasuna came into it with 8 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.0 and conceding 2.3 a match, with 1.22 expected goals for and 1.53 against, and had won 25% of their matches.
Real Betis vs Osasuna: the match in numbers
| Real Betis | Match statistics | Osasuna |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Ball possession | 48% |
| 1.35 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.78 |
| 20 | Total shots | 11 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 3 | Big chances | 2 |
| 499 | Total passes | 466 |
| 91% | Pass accuracy | 89% |
| 8 | Corners | 4 |
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 15 | Tackles | 21 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 5 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Isco (Real Betis), rated 8.6 by Sportmonks, with 2 goals.
Real Betis
- Isco 8.6 2 goals
- José Antonio Morante 7.4 1 goal
- Cucho Hernández 7.3 1 assist
- Abde Ezzalzouli 7.0 1 goal
- Rodrigo Riquelme 7.0
Osasuna
- Raúl García 7.2 1 goal
- Moi Gómez 7.2
- Rubén García 7.1 1 assist
- Ante Budimir 7.0 1 goal
- Mauro Echegoyen 6.8
The lowest-rated starter was Unai Santos at 5.4. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Real Betis: Real Betis vs FC Barcelona Saturday 17 October 2026 · La Liga
- Osasuna: Osasuna vs Racing Santander Sunday 18 October 2026 · La Liga
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Questions about Real Betis vs Osasuna
What was the score in Real Betis vs Osasuna?
Real Betis 5-2 Osasuna (half-time 2-0), La Liga, Sunday 11 October 2026.
Who scored in Real Betis vs Osasuna?
Isco 10', Abde Ezzalzouli 31', Ante Budimir 51', Raúl García 56', Isco 67', José Antonio Morante 90+6'.
Did Moneyball predict Real Betis vs Osasuna correctly?
A Real Betis win was the estimate's call at 52%, and it came in. The exact score was another matter: 1-1 was the likeliest, 5-2 the real one.
Who was man of the match in Real Betis vs Osasuna?
Isco, rated 8.6 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Real Betis vs Osasuna?
C. Muñiz Muñoz.
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