Matchday

UEFA Champions League 26/27 · 8 Sep 2026

Lille 2–3 Real Betis

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.4 – 0.8
Actual xG
1.0 – 1.8
Goals
2 – 3

Footybot made Lille favourites at 53%.

Real Betis won and made the better chances: 1.8 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Isco, 81.8 in 61′.

Well above their usual level: Isco +22.5, Pablo Fornals +18.3, Antony +17.8.

Well below it: Álvaro Valles −15.7, Ethan Mbappé −14.9, Berke Özer −14.6.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Lille

3 Sep 2026W 1–0at Toulouse Ligue 1
28 Aug 2026D 2–2v Paris Saint-Germain Ligue 1
23 Aug 2026W 2–0at Angers Ligue 1
17 May 2026L 0–2v Auxerre Ligue 1
10 May 2026W 1–0at AS Monaco Ligue 1

Real Betis

4 Sep 2026W 1–0v Real Madrid LaLiga
29 Aug 2026L 2–5at Levante UD LaLiga
25 Aug 2026W 1–0at Valencia LaLiga
21 Aug 2026W 1–0v Real Sociedad LaLiga
23 May 2026W 2–1v Levante UD LaLiga

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Lille

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Alexsandro Ribeiro Defender90100.0570.7+13.9
Nabil Bentaleb Midfielder4500–61.6+9.1
Ayase Ueda Forward77100.6755.0+4.4
Nathan Ngoy Defender9000–49.8−2.5
Hakon Arnar Haraldsson Midfielder9000–45.5−4.7
Başar Önal Midfielder800–44.1–
Tiago Santos Defender9000–43.3+1.0
Benjamin André Midfielder7700–43.2−6.1
Romain Perraud Defender8800–42.2−4.5
Maurits Kjaergaard Midfielder1300–42.0–
Ngal'ayel Mukau Midfielder4500–40.5−6.7
Berke Özer Goalkeeper9000–38.9−14.6
Olivier Giroud Forward13000.2338.3–
Ethan Mbappé Midfielder56010.0238.0−14.9
Gaëtan Perrin Midfielder61010.0434.7−14.6
Dilane Bakwa Midfielder2900–31.0–

Real Betis

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Nelson Deossa Midfielder900–97.6–
Isco Midfielder61010.3181.8+22.5
Marc Bartra Defender90200.4373.9+17.7
Antony Midfielder90000.1972.2+17.8
Pablo Fornals Midfielder90010.0272.1+18.3
Troy Parrott Forward90100.7262.3+14.2
Valentín Gómez Defender2900–58.8–
Natan Defender6100–58.4+9.3
Álvaro Fidalgo Midfielder2900–54.4–
Facundo Bernal Midfielder6700–53.0+6.0
Rodrigo Riquelme Midfielder81010.0551.2−1.1
Marc Roca Midfielder23000.0348.1–
Junior Firpo Defender8100–48.0−4.1
Héctor Bellerín Defender9000–44.3+1.5
Fran García Defender900–43.6–
Álvaro Valles Goalkeeper9000–40.1−15.7