In a good season, the squad led by coach Manuel Pellegrini earned the sixth spot that grants access to the European Competitions. With an interesting squad, a few Bétis players stood out from the rest in La Liga. To understand their impact to the team, we present the average ratings of the players in a Back 4, the type of defense used for almost the whole season. In addition, this players must meet the necessary minutes requirement to be considered (minimum 450 minutes played in the season in a type of predefined defense: Back 4 or Back 5).
Bétis’s eleven with the most minutes played this season (La Liga).
Star Player:
- Á. Moreno (FB) – 6.92
With the highest average rating in this squad, Bétis’s FB – Álex Moreno – was one of the main reasons for the positive results of the first half of the season. The really good performances earned Moreno a transfer to Aston Villa in January.
Other Key Players:
- S. Canales (M&W) – 6.91
- Guido Rodriguéz (M) – 6.91
- R. Silva (GK) – 6.91
Additional information regarding the team (La Liga).
With a lot more positive results at home than away (9 Home Wins & 8 Away Wins), it is possible to say that Bétis was a stronger team at home. The positive goal difference highlights the good defense showned by this team (1,08 goals per game) with a solid offensive setup (1,21 goals per game).
Bétis’s eleven and subs with the most minutes played in the Europa League (Minimum 325 minutes played in this competition).
With another presence in the knockout stage of the Europa League, Bétis managed to play good football in Europe. Bétis Full-Back (FB) – A. Ruibal – had incredible performances during this competition allowing him to be the player with the highest average rating. In addition to that, players like Rodri and Sergio Canales were really important for the positive results achieved in this European Competition.
Positions most in need of strengthening:
- CB
Looking at the most used players, we can see that Bétis should reinforce the squad with quality Centre-Backs (CBs) since, this season, this was the biggest deficiency of this squad.
Meaning of the used abbreviations:
- G – Games
- W – Wins
- D – Draws
- L – Loses
- P – Points
- GS – Goals Scored
- GA – Goals Against
- GD – Goal Diference
- HW – Home Wins
- AW – Away Wins
Data from FBref.